{"id":60448,"date":"2019-07-22T12:49:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T11:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=60448"},"modified":"2019-07-22T12:49:01","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T11:49:01","slug":"flood-protection-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/building-control-news\/flood-protection-products\/60448\/","title":{"rendered":"StormMeister\u00ae flood protection innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the major innovative changes to take place within the StormMeister\u00ae<\/a> organisation has been the introduction and application of CAD software to its flood protection products<\/h2>\n

It is now able to custom design and model StormMeister\u00ae flood protection products for projects throughout the UK and Worldwide. This has required a significant investment by the company in terms of software and the appointment of a dedicated member of staff, mechanical engineer Ryan Mitchell to specifically operate the CAD software.<\/p>\n

Ryan has already produced significant results in terms of design, specification, modelling and simulation of bespoke flood protection products against a spectrum of floodwater heights. StormMeister\u00ae continues to work with software engineers TMS in Falkirk who is providing ongoing training and software upgrades.<\/p>\n

Many flood product producers will not have their own testing facilities, so whilst some products might be independently tested this can be expensive and normally a one-off exercise carried out behind closed doors. StormMeister\u00ae has its own testing facilities and with eight testing tanks, it has the ability to test all of their products over and over again constantly improving not just in terms of performance but in terms of products that are easy to use and easy to install.<\/p>\n

Its facilities are open to all to come and see the products being tested and throughout the years they have been host to many individuals from the public, industry and government departments. StormMeister\u00ae would be delighted to arrange a demonstration for you and don\u2019t worry if you can\u2019t make the journey they can arrange a live demonstration over the Internet!<\/p>\n

Flood windows are a StormMeister\u00ae speciality and it is the only company in the world to produce inward opening flood protection windows. They have been asked to supply inward opening flood protection<\/a> windows for an important building in Washington DC where the outside of the windows needs to be protected by welded stainless steel security mesh and therefore inward opening windows are the only option. The company has designed and modelled StormMeister\u00ae inward opening flood protection windows for this project in Washington DC, all of those windows will be fitted with its patented Active Flood Seal type tested to PAS1188.1 2014 the industry standard. As a matter, of course, they fit the Active Flood Seal all the way around the openers of the windows and doors to give ongoing flood resistance well above the PAS1188 level.<\/p>\n

In the US everything is bigger including flooding and StormMeister\u00ae is providing flood protection doors and windows for projects in Ellicot City Maryland where during flooding situations the floodwater can reach heights of seven feet and more. Not only is the floodwater high it\u2019s a roaring torrent down the High Street and the company have produced StormMeister\u00ae flood protection doors and windows to protect some highly vulnerable commercial properties. The flood doors and windows for Ellicott City incorporate armoured glass and CAD modelling has enabled them to verify the designs with results showing minimal deflection (in terms of a few millimetres) of the doors and windows at floodwater heights of seven feet.<\/p>\n

Maryland flooding: Ellicott City street turns into a raging river<\/h3>\n