In the following references, we present examples of schools, kindergartens and other educational facilities in which high-quality Novoferm products have been installed. Sometimes unusual, sometimes impressive, the range of possible applications is very broad. With around 10, students, Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences is the largest state university of applied sciences in East Westphalia-Lippe.
The Bau- und Liegenschaftsbetrieb NRW constructed a new building here with a gross floor area of more than 92, square metres, in which all departments are now bundled under one roof to provide optimal research and study conditions. Where so many people come together every day, safety requirements must also be handled professionally.
Tubular steel frame doors from Novoferm were used for the smoke and fire protection closures. They not only impressed with their high resistance, but also with their filigree structures and elegantly narrow face widths, as one of the planners' key requirements was "transparency". Lecture theatres and seminar rooms flooded with daylight, integrated atriums combined with the transparency of large glass surfaces and a variety of visual axes are the outward sign of the desired open communication and interdisciplinary exchange of ideas.
The elaborate technical features of the individual fire and smoke protection doors are also noteworthy in this property. In the entrance area and the extensive connecting paths, over single and double-leaf T30 or T90 fire protection doors from the Novoferm fuego light system and almost 90 single and double-leaf smoke protection doors from the presto system reliably seal off the university from fire hazards.
In view of the high public traffic, all doors are equipped with an electromechanical hold-open device or holding magnets. This means that the doors remain permanently open - there are no dangerous barriers in everyday university life - and only in the event of danger do they close immediately and automatically, networked via smoke detection systems.
