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Foldable Protection Screen Xclimb 60 keeps Busy Toronto Area Safe During Construction of Luxury Hotel

04.04.2011 | News
To keep the work area safe and protected from any weather, Doka's new foldable Xclimb 60 protection screen is used. The screen protects the people in the busy Toronto area from falling debris from the work site.

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Impressions

  • When the crane is ready to lift the large formwork tables, the top of the screen is fold down with hydraulic cylinders.
  • All work on the new deck can be done immediately with full edge protection allowing for a fast and safe work sequence on the overall construction project.
  • This fast fold down solution allows enough room to even pinch the tables at the slab edge.
  • Shangri-La Hotel, Toronto
The protection screen is wrapped around the entire perimeter of the building for four levels, and will climb up the 65 stories with hydraulics, no crane is needed. The top part of the screen was designed to fold down, which makes resetting of the slab formwork easier. The hinged top part of the protection screen is a big safety advantage in all stages of the project since the slab edges are protected with the screen as soon as the hinged part is set back in place after lifting up the slab formwork. In addtion, the hinged part is completely sealed with rubber between the screens and also to the slab edges to keep heat in the required area.

In addition to the protection, Doka engineering designed loading platforms built into the screens to allow storage for the vertical formwork close to where the actual work is happening to reduce crane time.

One of the major challenges is the complicated slab edge outline. In the building’s design, the outside perimeter of the east side changes at every level. The edge of the building waves in and out irregularly. Then, starting on level 50, the slab edge in the center of the west side steps in and out every other level, approximately 5,800 mm.

The contractor, Hardwall Construction Ltd., was pleased that Doka provided a complete protection screen solution, which can take the changes in the building, is able to hinge down and has loading platforms all the way around the building.

"The Doka Hinged Protection Screen has provided the jobsite with a safe & fast system. It accomodates on-site material storage, public safety and winter heating requirements." Angelo Furgiuele, Hardwall Construction, Ltd.

Displaying modern opulence in the midst of the business district, the Shangri-La Hotel in Toronto will offer lavish accommodations for discerning guests. The 200-room extravagant hotel will occupy the first 17 floors of this development while luxury condominium residences will be located on the upper levels of the 65-story tower. The Shangri La Hotel is scheduled to open in spring 2012.

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