Crime And Hurricanes. Ways To Protect Yourself From The Two Similar Forces.

May 11, 2010 - PRLog -- How we can protect ourselves simultaneously against crime and hurricanes ?

First, let us analyze how each element is impacting our property and our lives.


Hurricanes: After researchers from the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) studied how houses withstood the 2005 storms as well as the kinds of damage the houses suffered, surprising conclusions surfaced.
Wind damage accounted for only a fraction of the destruction, the real causes were flying objects and water intrusion. When flying objects pierce windows and doors, hurricane force winds enter the home. The internal pressure causes the roof to blow off, resulting in massive structural and water damage.


Crime: In the aftermath of Katrina, property crimes increased to a level never before seen. Even now, after New Orleans is policed again, statistic figures are amongst the highest in the country.
First point of intrusion is any one of the exterior doors. Doors are compromised by picking the locks and/or by breaking the locking mechanism or hinge set. Especially vulnerable are sliding doors as they are simply lifted off their tracks. The second choice is breaking the glass of a window, releasing the closing mechanism and entering.
What both threats have in common is the fact that the original penetration is through the windows/doors. Knowing this fact,  we homeowners can start implementing a system of protection which addresses both threats, crime and hurricanes.

SwissShade windows and doors combine heavy-duty aluminum, aluminum clad wood or steel reinforced vinyl frames with impact-resistant laminated glass and a multi-point locking mechanism.

When objects break an impact-resistant window during a storm or by the impact of an intrusion tool such as a hammer or crow bar, the opening is not penetrated because of the strength and energy-absorbing capability of the interlayer. People are protected because the glass fragments adhere to the interlayer.
Fringe benefits of laminated glass are protection of the interior of the home from the sun's damaging UV rays, filtering out up to 99 percent of the harmful rays.
The interlayer and the weight of the glass also provides noise abatement that is greater than double-pane insulated glass. For example, the dB value of standard insulated glass jumps from 32 dB to 42 dB for an A 3 laminated security glass.
These laminated glass panes can be designed and built to many different security levels, from a burglarproof / hurricane resistant levell all the way to a bulletresistant level, protecting against bullets from pistols and rifles. The following tables give you an idea as to the different levels and their respective thickness and weight:
http://www.swissshade.com/fauser_security_windows.htm

Multi-Point Locking mechanism: Each opening window and/or balcony door has an integrated and multi-point locking mechanism with a minimum of 7 cam locks per opening.
http://www.swissshade.com/securityglazing.html


Like in a safe, this technology locks the sash into the window/door frame around the perimeter. In addition, this mechanism allows you to tilt the window inwards on top AND/OR open the window by turning it inside like a casement window. The tilt mode allows you to get fresh air while still being protected against intrusion. The turn mode allows for a quick escape route if so needed.
http://www.swissshade.com/fauser_tilt_turn_operation.html

For more information, please contact SwissShade + Security Inc. at 520 822 1982 or through our website at www.swissshade.com

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