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About NPSA

The UK Government’s National Technical Authority for Physical and Personnel Protective Security.
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  The Catalogue of Security Equipment (CSE) is available to help security practitioners to identify appropriate physical security equipment. The CSE provides a range of products that have been evaluated against specific NPSA security standards and the performance rating achieved.

Glazed Facades Product Comparison

Windell Limited

Windell - WLB-TMC

Category: Glazed Facades

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Description

Mullion to transom connection is comparable to the Lo-blast Façade System, manufactured by Windell.
This detail shown is a NPSA recommended modification of a standard Windell Lo-blast connection detail and is one of the 5 measures that should be incorporated into the design of the stick curtain walling system, to achieve the mitigation protection level detailed in NPSA Guidance Note: Blast Mitigation Measures for Stick Curtain Wall Systems.

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Specification

Connection details:
Lo-Bl 50 / C100

Drawing number:
WLB-00-TMC-001

Compatible frame system:
Lo-blast Façade System

The NPSA stick curtain wall system mitigation measures focus on five key elements of the façade design. All five of the recommended key elements must be implemented to achieve the hazard reduction.

The five key elements are:

Connection between the façade and the structure
Façade frame
Transom to mullion connection
Glazing
Glass retention