Application and Design Requirements of Fire Windows in Buildings

The window frame materials and inlaid glass of ordinary exterior window have no fire-resistant function, which makes such window become the weakest part in the fire safety design of buildings. This thesis takes the newly released Fire window Product Standards for reference, combines with several cases that caused heavy casualties and property losses for the fire spread of exterior windows in China in recent years, then proposes to widely apply fire windows into buildings and finally discusses the requirements of window frame materials and glass materials shall be met in the design of fire windows.