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Historical marker on The Fireproof Building, 1020 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio. The plaque reads "Constructed in 1909 and renovated for residential and commercial use in 2014, The Fireproof Building was originally home to Fireproof Warehouse and Storage Co. and was first used to protect personal possessions. With steel doors & solid concrete walls, The Fireproof Building was synonymous with security, and was designated a Civil Defense Fallout Shelter during World War II.
On June 2, 1922 the facade of the original Fireproof building was cut back 10 feet due to the widening of High Street for increased automobile use along with cable cars. This created the beautiful front structure we see today.
As the moving & storage industry changed, the building transitioned into secure storage for business assets. For over 30 years it served as headquarters for Fireproof Records Center one of the country’s largest information storage companies.
The Fireproof Building spans over a century of industry development and change personifying the vibrant spirit of strength and innovation abundantin Columbus’ Short North Community."
Old painted sign on the Fowler Apartments, 407 Ferry Street, Lafayette, Indiana. Originally the Hotel Fowler, this building is now federally subsidized independent senior living apartments, with rents and eligibility determined by government regulations.
Former Yoshida family's residence(park), Kashiwa-shi(city) Chiba-ken(Prefecture), Japan
千葉県柏市(ちばけん かしわし) 旧吉田家住宅歴史公園(きゅう よしだけ じゅうたく れきしこうえん)
This safe is great for small businesses. There is an internal locking drawer, an open slide out drawer, a small shelf, a letter size hanging file folder and a key storage area. There are multiple versions of this safe, this is the better one with a 2-hour fire rating (vs 1 hour standard) and is certified to protect digital media during a fire (ie: important company file backups! video tapes, cd-roms, dvds, etc...)
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Sentry Safe For Sale Langley, BC, Canada
Fire in the sky :)
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Modern fireproof market place, carrying large quantities of produce and curios
marked March 12, 1950
McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain prepares prior to the second practice session of the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix at the Sepang circuit outside Kuala Lumpur April 8, 2011. REUTERS/Tim Chong
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Tin ceilings became very popular during the Victorian era; they were lightweight, fireproof and lasted a good while. It also provided another opportunity for interior ornamentation. The rolled tin sheets were stamped with intricate designs and ended up gracing businesses and residences alike. In the days of their greatest popularity, at least 45 companies in the US manufactured tin ceilings.
The tin ceiling is in the current Courthouse Cafe (it’s diagonally across the street from Letcher County Courthouse) in Whitesburg, Kentucky. The building (the Fields Block) dates from about 1914, the owner being Judge Daniel D. Fields. It may have served as a bank at one time—it has a vault (where dishes are washed today in the restaurant) and columns at the entrance. It’s part of Whitesburg Historic District and was listed September 12, 2006 on the National Register of Historic Places with reference ID #06000813
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Barcelona Experiència
Project Entrance tunnel
· Project & production
· 12 mts half tunnel 80 m2. - 1.000 kgr
· Fireproof composites self-stand structure
Project 4D Cinema stands
· Project & production
· 30 mts Stand 150 m2. - 1.750 kgr
· Fireproof composites self-stand structure
· Car painting high durability
Project Antoni Gaudí Bronze Sculpture
· Lifesize sculpture
· Fireproof polyester resin
· Outdoors & heavy duty paint
· Stainless steel fixation system
· Paint fake bronze
Ghost sign for the Leggat Fireproof Hotel, Butte, Montana. The Leggat Hotel is still around as low income housing. Ironically it was seriously damaged by a fire in February 2013 when a tenant inadvertently set her couch ablaze by smoking while using oxygen.
Installation of the fixings that the glazing will be attached to , this is the canteen block that will have panoramic
windows fitted
The Banksman is also responsible for slinging the panels, using a special unit the four pads form a vacuum to the glass Securely holding the panel for lifting
"160 Outside Fireproof Rooms, all with bath. Coffee Shop and Dining Room; also the home of the Crystal Room. 'Sleep in safety and comfort without extravagance.'"
The space under the corridor flooring will take all the wiring and connections for the computers and IT network
The Grand Hotel was located in Downtown Chattanooga along Market Street, appealing to Passengers coming to town along the Chattanooga Choo-Choo which was almost across the street. This faded wall ad is on the side of that building which is not a hotel anymore.
The second line says "Fire Proof." Back in the day when that was a major selling point that not all hotels must have been able to claim.
The ornate fire-proof 'strong room' at the former Land Titles Office building in Queen Street, Melbourne. Constructed in 1874-1879, this building has not been used for decades. The complex is now owned by the Victoria University of Technology.
Some of the features include slate shelving and fireproof flooring.
Seen as part of Melbourne Open House
Gumpaste magnolia, Royal icing stencil (not as neat as I would like). Top cake chocolate fudge with chocolate mousse; bottom cake is an almond cream cheese cake with carmel Swiss Meringue buttercream filling.
"IDAHO FALLS' ONLY FIREPROOF HOTELl. Coffee shop, Free parking lot, Air conditioned Dining Room, Barber Shop. Sleep in Safety."
Fireproof trees are scattered scarcely over the savannah in south-western Democratic Republic of Congo
Built in 1822-1827, this Greek Revival-style building was designed by Robert Mills and built by John G. Spidle to serve as a fire-resistant building to house the records department and archives of Charleston County. The building features a stucco-clad exterior with a raised basement, quoins at the corners of the basement, arched window bays at the corners of the first floor, arched windows at the central bays of the side facades of the second floor, a low-slope roof enclosed by a parapet flanking a central gabled roof, raised porticoes at the center of the north and south facades with doric columns, arcades with arches a the base, metal railings, and pediments, and metal-frame casement windows. The building is a contributing structure in the Charleston Historic District, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1973. The building was heavily rehabilitated in 2016-2017, with the building systems being modernized, and presently houses the South Carolina Historical Society.
Barcelona Experiència
Project Entrance tunnel
· Project & production
· 12 mts half tunnel 80 m2. - 1.000 kgr
· Fireproof composites self-stand structure
Project 4D Cinema stands
· Project & production
· 30 mts Stand 150 m2. - 1.750 kgr
· Fireproof composites self-stand structure
· Car painting high durability
Project Antoni Gaudí Bronze Sculpture
· Lifesize sculpture
· Fireproof polyester resin
· Outdoors & heavy duty paint
· Stainless steel fixation system
· Paint fake bronze
Straw bale Cottage, Kensington Metro Park. Outside of Milford Michigan. Note: this is a "natural building" meaning composed of many natural substances with low embedded energy. This isn't a typical modern day straw bale house construction project, but more of a showcase of how natural one can go. For example there's a wattle and daub inner wall. There's a thatched roof. Thatch maybe okay for some rural structures, but probably isn't a great choice for homebuilding in most locations, since it's less fireproof than many other types of roofs, like steel roofing for example. However they were building this showcasing natural techniques and it being a farm rural location like setting, made thatch an interesting choice. CEB (compressed earth blocks) have much less embedded energy than cement blocks or bricks which take more heat to produce. CEB has very low embedded energy and the earthen plasters and CEB may use a lot of excavation material from the site of a building rather than using a typical 7 to 10 acres of wood for a stick built house. Much of the wood in this was from lost ash trees, lost to the emrald ash borer, they were milled from ash wood on site that was to be designated as fire wood.
Is a "steel" roof better than some other types of building materials for roofs. Opinions vary. Steel although not considered a natural substance and high in embedded energy has a long life and can be recycled. There are metal roofs in many third world country shakes, because metal is available and cheap enough to use. Metal roofs are disliked by some fire code officials, because they actually may hold the heat in under the roof in the event of a fire. Some complain about metal roofs being noisy during rainstorms, which is understandable and something that can be treated with insulation that deadens the sound. Others say metal roofs can be more prone to leak if improperly installed. But overall I think I'd prefer a metal roof if I was buiding my own superinsulated structure. Perhaps a merging of Metal roofing, straw bale superinsulated lime plaster, and compressed earth blocks could build the most earth friendly and efficient house in cold climates like Michigan.
Why talk about super-insulation? Because of the cost of energy and possible scarcity of energy as fossil fuels become more scarce or more expensive. Whether oil, gas and coal prices go up due to "peak oil" or some "conspiracy" the end result is the same, the costs of energy skyrocket and we all are hurt in the end. The best solution is conservation and proper design. Why have a structure that is huge, when you only need to live in a small part of it? Why have a huge structure for a bunch of toys that you have to heat, cool store and pay for, while your awake slaving at work to pay the utilities? We need to start thinking smarter and design houses to be much more energy efficient, to get ahead now and perhaps survive in the future. 2/3rds of our energy usage goes to home heating and transportation. Think about it.
1/3rd of your energy budget (maybe more) goes to driving your car. 1/3rd to heating and cooling your house. 1/3rd of our energy goes toward industry which is already difficult to cut back and we have no control over. So I think the best thing to do is cut back on the things that give the biggest payback first and work toward other things. What would that be? Buying a $100,000 superinsulated house? Or a more expensive one? Putting in insulation? None of these, but first and the biggest payback currently is with your car and transportation. Especially as oil is as high priced as it is. Within about 12 months of the revised edit of this writing (8-2009), Mexico's SuperGiant field will have fallen off in production enough to cause Mexico to have no excess oil to pump for exports. Every 18 months the world loses the equivalent oil production as the entire output of Saudi Arabia. The world is literally running out of liquid oil production. New finds cannot keep pace with depletion rates.
So start with your car. If it's a gas hog, get a gas mizer. Start there, the payback will be the fastest by cutting back on transportation energy expense. Then work toward your house if you can. If we can all cut back on our use of energy, it becomes a 100% efficient recovery, much better than being more efficient at doing something bigger and wasting more and more resources.
Second when designing your new house, if you have the luxury. Focus on a small core that is heated and cooled as your living area and extra spaces being unheated or heated by nature for seasonal use. You can often do your activities somewhere else and how much junk do you own that must be kept at a warm or cold temperature while your away? Proper solar and insulated designs can almost reduce your heating bills for heating the house to zero if you have the ability to site the house and use proper insulation designs. Insulate the roof as much as possible R-60 if possible. Most heat and cooling effects are lost due to poor roof insulation.