Project Overview
Facility: Leawood Village Apartments
Owner: Flint Development
Location: Leawood, KS
General Contractor: Crossland Construction
Construction Manager: Ian Leftwich
Architect: BRR Architecture, Inc.
Services: Smoke Curtains
Project Summary
Nettles installed 18 elevator smoke curtains in Leawood Village Apartments, to contain smoke in the event of a fire and prevent it from spreading to other floors.
The Problem
In the event of a fire, smoke curtains are essential for protecting both people and infrastructure. Leawood Village, a luxury apartment complex in Kansas, needed an effective, reliable elevator smoke containment system for their building.
The Nettles Solution
The Nettles team installed 18 elevator smoke curtains in the building. DSI – 600 smoke containment systems are reliable, cost-effective, and meet section 901 code requirements.
The smoke curtains are made of fire-resistant fabric. They prevent smoke from spreading to other floors via the elevator shaft. Elevator smoke curtains drop automatically when a fire alarm is triggered. After the building’s fire alarm turns off, the curtain automatically rises into its concealed housing. There is also both a button and a manual handle to raise the curtain after deployment.
We were able to install the smoke curtains and conceal them in compact housing, meaning they are virtually invisible before being deployed. We completed the project on schedule and on budget.
Nettles is one of the largest and most respected subcontractors and installers of smoke containment systems in the Midwest. We work across the Midwest, including Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. To learn more, check out our other featured projects or get in touch with an expert.
