COLLECTIVE AND UNDERGROUND CAR PARKS
SAFE, ECONOMICAL AND CONVENIENT
A shortage of parking spaces, increasing traffic and expensive properties: Multi-storey and underground car parks are the contemporary answer. In terms of technology and design, however, they no longer have much to do with the gloomy multi-storey car parks of the past.
The requirements for possible uses have grown and have been laid down in state regulations. For many reasons, multi-storey and underground car parks therefore also require special doors. National and European standards and regulations contain special expectations with regard to safety, construction and function. For example, a multi-storey or underground car park must be sufficiently ventilated and at the same time ensure that unauthorised persons cannot gain access.
Planners, property managers and garage users place high demands on optimum efficiency, long-term functional reliability and the smoothest possible running of moving components, even at high frequencies. We describe the important criteria in detail on the following pages.
Requirements and solutions
Air circulation
REQUIREMENTS
The long-term use of underground and multi-storey car parks by vehicles entering and leaving has a negative impact on the technical equipment on doors and on air quality in general. Exhaust emissions are a source of danger that must be countered by means of structural features and technical
equipment. This also applies to individual car parks that are separated by their own doors. there are requirements and prescribed safety measures for all of these.
In particular, the ventilation options and the recommendations of the fire brigades in the event of a fire must be taken into account here. Relevant regulations can be found in the garage ordinances of the federal states or in the relevant ordinances in which these requirements have been integrated.
SELECTED NOVOFERM SOLUTIONS
Trafimatic® Plus collective garage entrance doors with various ventilation types for equipping the entire door surface or integrated into the top or bottom of the door leaf - Vertical bars: T-profiles for steel doors or aluminium square tubes for aluminium doors (ventilation cross-section 70 % of the door surface) - Perforated bead plates: punched holes, 30 x 6 mm, for steel doors (ventilation cross-section 33 % of the door surface) - Grille with welded wire: Mesh, 50 x 50 mm, for steel doors (ventilation cross-section 80 % of the door surface) - Aluminium expanded metal grilles (ventilation cross-section 33 % of the door surface) |
Overhead car park doors in various designs using different hole sizes to promote air circulation - Kiel up-and-over door with 50 mm round perforations - Micro up-and-over door - with 6 x 6 mm perforations in the centre panel as a solution for privacy protection and ventilation (ventilation cross-section: approx. 16 %, depending on size) - Up-and-over door type K® 90 Air with 90 x 90 mm perforations for ideal air circulation (ventilation cross-section: approx. 35 %, depending on size); enables "effective extinguishing work" in accordance with the latest fire service recommendations |
| Optimum air circulation thanks to adjustable ventilation position for operators for up-and-over garage doors |
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Security and burglar resistance
REQUIREMENTS
Access to and closure of collective garages, multi-storey car parks and underground car parks must be secured. The same applies to individual parking spaces that are subdivided within large car parks with separate gates. This involves protecting the parked cars as well as the surrounding living, working or basement areas.
However, the functional safety of the doors themselves and the safety of people handling them must also be guaranteed. In addition, sliding fire protection doors can also safely separate individual areas in larger collective garages.
SELECTED NOVOFERM SOLUTIONS
| Trafimatic® Plus collective garage entrance doors with two photocells integrated in the frame, a closing edge safety device, cable breakage protection as standard and finger trap protection on the sides thanks to safety gaps between the frame and door leaf |
| Trafimatic® Plus collective garage entrance doors comply with the European safety standards for doors (EN 13241-1 and EN 12604) |
| Up-and-over garage doors with multiple tension springs and tamper-proof 3-point locking system; the locking system cannot be reached from the outside with tools and is also independent of the floor, which prevents malfunctions caused by dirt on the floor |
| Fire-resistant sliding doors with safety brake bar (closing forces are reduced to below the requirements of DIN EN 12453) |
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Multifunctionality and design
REQUIREMENTS
Multi-storey and underground car parks do not have to be planned and built without sacrificing design and functionality. With modern door and gate systems, equipment that fulfils both technical requirements and design demands is possible today. Today, it is also possible to realise a secure smoke barrier with an attractive appearance. And with commercial doors that fulfil all expectations in terms of sound insulation, fire protection or burglar resistance, concepts can be realised from a single source.
SELECTED NOVOFERM SOLUTIONS
| Trafimatic® Plus collective garage entrance doors with precise roller guide and soft start and soft stop function for quiet door operation; available with on-site infill or in numerous designs and colours |
| Automatically closing steel fire-resistant sliding doors in T30/T90 versions and smoke protection sliding doors with a flat surface for an attractive appearance; sliding door panels and the associated wicket doors can be built with T30 or T90 fire-resistant glazing; single-leaf T90 doors are also available in a stainless steel version |
| Fire protection lift and sliding flaps for ground-level openings as well as openings with parapets - also for conveyor belts running at any height |
| Ceiling flaps and recess flaps for panelling |
| Versatile and highly configurable project doors available in fire protection classes T30 (EI2 30), T60 (EI2 60) and T90 (EI2 90) as well as smoke protection, multi-purpose, sound insulation and security doors; available in numerous design variants, decors and colours |
EXAMPLES IN THE INSTALLED STATE
Escape route systems
REQUIREMENTS
In order to regulate access to multi-storey and underground car parks, an individually customised usage concept is important. In principle, doors should only be opened by authorised persons. If the group of authorised persons is clearly defined, a key or transponder solution with knob fitting from the outside to the inside can be helpful.
The properties can also be secured with automatic self-locking door locks in accordance with DIN EN 179 and panic door locks in accordance with the EN 1125 standard. Leaving an underground car park via specially marked escape and rescue routes must always be guaranteed in an emergency. For this reason, existing doors leading out of the building can only be mechanically secured against break-ins to a limited extent.
Unauthorised use of escape doors can also be made more difficult, e.g. by electronic systems with acoustic-optical warning devices.
SELECTED NOVOFERM SOLUTIONS
| Multifunctional doors with anti-panic lock variants in accordance with DIN EN 179 and DIN EN 1125 with numerous fitting options |
| Emergency exit systems (lever handle and panic lock) in accordance with DIN EN 179 or anti-panic locks (anti-panic bars and locks) in accordance with DIN EN 1125 can be integrated into doors |
| Self-locking panic locks |
| Anti-panic locks with single or multi-point locking - with various passage functions |
| Push or touch bars to DIN EN 1125 for quick and safe exit from the building |
| Escape door locking with additional escape door strike above the main lock |
EXAMPLES IN THE INSTALLED STATE
Economy and efficiency
REQUIREMENTS
Underground car parks and underground garage doors are often characterised by public use or at least a high volume of visitors. In offices and administration, residential complexes, sports facilities or shopping centres, low wear and low energy consumption is therefore essential when operating garage doors. garage doorsis of great importance.
Flexible programming and settings for peak times increase longevity and thus save time and money. The option of leaving doors open and only closing them in the event of a fire also reduces operating costs.
A second access via a wicket door is recommended so that a door does not have to be opened completely when people pass through.
SELECTED NOVOFERM SOLUTIONS
| Collective garage entrance doors, usable at high frequencies, with a favourable 230 V connection and 24 V LED drive to open the door in 14 seconds; an automatic timer integrated into the control unit as standard enables programming to keep the door open until the end of rush hour at peak times. This reduces the load on the operator |
| Large selection of safety equipment for collective garage entrance doors (light barriers, optical sensors, indicators) also work with 24 V LED technology |
| Up-and-over garage doors with primer-coated, galvanised door leaves and galvanised block frames for high corrosion resistance |
| Novomatic 823 S overhead operator for frequently operated doors in multi-storey and underground car parks with a tensile and compressive force of 1,000 N |
| Operators for up-and-over car park doors with energy-efficient LED lighting (1.6 W) and low power consumption in standby mode (0.5 W) |
| Fire-resistant sliding doors with free swing function, which allows the door to be moved to any position with light pressure - automatic closing in the event of fire |
| Collective garage entrance doors and sliding fire doors with integrated wicket door |
EXAMPLES IN THE INSTALLED STATE
Selected equipment and accessories
SAFETY | COMFORT | |
| Large selection of safety equipment for collective garage entrance doors (light barriers, optical sensors, indicators) | Novomatic 823 S overhead operator for smaller multi-storey car parks with powerful 1,000 N pull and push force and a quick-open function | |
| Radio receiver in the operator control unit enables individual hand transmitters to be deleted and programmed, e.g. if a hand transmitter is lost; this ensures that only authorised persons can enter the collective garage at all times | Large selection of hand-held transmitters (2- and 4-channel) and buttons for controlling the collective garage entrance gates and up-and-over car park doors | |
| Emergency release with dead man's control; if one of the safety functions signals a danger or an error, the entrance door can only be operated using the dead man's control | Receiver, 230 V or 12/24 V, with which up to 1,000 users can open the entrance gate to the collective garage; separate antenna, 433 MHz, in case of insufficient reception | |
| Hatched and clearly visible floor markings and traffic lights for safe traffic control (red/green) for the inside and outside of the multi-storey car park | Weekly timer for individual programming of the entrance gates, e.g. for peak traffic times | |
| Up-and-over car park doors with Novomatic 423 operator, 3-point locking system and customised running track (BDIP) available as a complete solution | When called up, the display of the entrance gate control unit shows all information relevant for maintenance (number of cycles, fault diagnosis, operator data, settings, etc.). | |
| Emergency release for up-and-over garage doors if a second access point is not available | Electric drives for sliding gates for opening via surface-mounted pushbutton in dead man's control, closing via release button of the hold-open system | |
| Safety brake bar for fire protection sliding gates provides protection against jamming and crushing, even in the event of a power failure | Door closing brake (radial damper) for regulating the closing speed | |
| Fire-resistant glazing in one or more panel fields and in wicket doors (without threshold) | Freewheel function to bring heavy sliding doors into the correct position with light pressure | |
| Hold-open system: hold-open and release device for sliding doors that have to remain open for the most part due to operational reasons | Five different hinge types for project doors in steel or stainless steel, also as 3D hinges and a slim 3D project hinge in stainless steel | |
| Hook latch locks to secure the closed sliding door |
EXAMPLES IN THE INSTALLED STATE
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