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Sapphire’s Remote Locker Device puts safety first
[vc_row width=”70″ background_image=””][vc_column][sapphire_textBlock]Sapphire has always aimed for innovation within the construction industry. With mass timber, unitized facades and precast walls becoming increasingly popular worldwide, the Remote Locker brings a modern method of construction to the balcony business. The Remote Locker, novel and inventive by nature, has been patented by Sapphire due to its ability to change the market – helping residential construction to be a safer industry to be a part of.
What is it?
No bigger than a toolbox and allowing for the advanced, safe and cost-effective installation of a balcony, the Remote Locker is an incredibly smart. The Remote Locker is fixed onto a prefabricated balcony over preinstalled arms within Sapphire’s balcony Cassette®, the building’s stub-arms already installed. The Remote Locker then allows an installer to fix the arms to the stubs via radio. Finally, the remaining bolts can be safely fixed, and the Remote Locker can be removed, without a harness being needed.
Safer to install
The Remote Locker has significant health and safety benefits as it removes the need to harness a worker to the building for installation, as the fixing of the balcony to the building can be done via a radio controller. Sapphire’s Remote Locker device is battery-operated and charged on-site so once the Remote Locker is operational, the safety benefits are instantly tangible.
Saving money with remote locker
With the Remote Locker design, the balcony arms are installed within the Cassette® inside the factory. This comes with cost benefits at two major junctions. Firstly, time spent is reduced at the arm installation stage, as no stub arms will need to be fit onto the building’s façade at a later point. Secondly, labour costs will be reduced as the arms are already fitted inside the balcony, so less time will be needed to fit a two-piece arm onto the stub bracket.
Cost improvements often marry well with sustainability too – by using an innovative installation technique, the time spent on site can be reduced and so too will the carbon emissions present in longer installations, where workers must travel to and from a site each day.
Transforming the way balconies are installed has always been at the forefront of Sapphire’s ethos. By improving safety during the installation phase, costs could come down, less time will be spent on site and work will become more sustainable as a result.[/sapphire_textBlock][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row width=”70″ background_image=”” el_id=”” el_class=”” css=””][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Connecting to a traditional frame
[vc_row width=”70″ background_image=””][vc_column][sapphire_textBlock]The Netherlands is home to over 200 buildings standing at 70 metres or higher. With even more of these towering structures currently being planned in The Hauge, Amsterdam and other cities across The Netherlands, now’s a better time than ever to consider your project’s balcony requirements. Traditionally, balconies have been fixed to buildings by connecting to a traditional frame made of concrete.
What is a traditional frame?
A traditionally poured concrete frame is built from the ground up, poured between stacks of rebar steel to create a sturdy wall to the building. Thanks to its rigidity, this method is used to this day as a reliable (albeit slower than a precast alternative) way to build apartment blocks and a durable material to anchor a balcony into. However, given how labour and carbon-intensive this approach is, many countries are looking for more advanced approaches.
We can connect to a traditionally poured concrete façade in several ways with our lightweight aluminium Cassette® balconies. Thanks to the slim, manageable form factor of our Cassette® balconies, any number of connections can be made, such as a tie-rod connection, a Remote Locker connection or even our innovative Glide-On™ solution.
Tie-Rod
The tie-rod connection is a fantastic choice for a traditionally poured frame as it makes minimal penetrations into the façade, meaning less risk of thermal bridging over time. Furthermore, far less raw material is used with the tie-rod connection, making it a sustainable, greener solution as both embodied and operational carbon is reduced.
Remote Locker
The Remote Locker is another smart solution, using radio technology and a small, toolbox-sized device which fixes the balcony to the arm anchors. With the Remote Locker, the stub arms are cast into the concrete façade as the façade is being poured. The main body of the arms are fixed inside the balcony Cassette® and raised by a crane up to the stub arms. The Remote Locker then fixes the arms to the stubs with a series of bolts controlled through a radio signal. Once the bolts are fixed, the balcony is safe to be stepped onto by a worker and the Remote Locker can be safely removed.
Glide-On
Finally, the Glide-On™ solution is available for traditionally poured frames. Using our innovative and speedy solution, we cast the anchors into the concrete slab, forming a robust base for the balcony Cassette® to slide directly onto, being secured by an on-site team.
Traditionally poured concrete frames have been used for decades and due to their structural benefits, they will likely be used for many decades to come. Thanks to that reliability, securing balconies to a concrete frame can be done incredibly sustainably with a tie-rod connection, smartly with the Remote Locker design or faster than ever before with our innovative Glide-On Cassette system.
If you’re interested in learning more about balcony design, various other frame connections and connecting to a traditional frame, book yourself onto one of our CPD sessions here:[/sapphire_textBlock][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row width=”70″ background_image=”” image=”712″ heading=”Specify Your Bespoke Balcony” button_text=”Specify Now” button_link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fcabs.balconies.global%2Fbalcony-configurator%2F|||” double_height=””][vc_column][sapphire_textOverlayBlock image=”8456″ heading=”Balcony Design CPD” button_text=”Specify Now” button_link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%2Fbalconies%2Fknowledge%2Fcpd-presentations%2Fbalcony-design-cpd%2F|title:Book%20now” double_height=””]With the absence of a balcony-specific standard, yet a host of different organizations stipulating a range of requirements, balcony design has often been a minefield. We have extensively explored the thousands of pages of regulations, and add our findings from expansive testing to bring to you a clear understandable presentation in which we explore the requirements that need to be met as well as innovative solutions.[/sapphire_textOverlayBlock][/vc_column][/vc_row]
What’s the benefit of the Remote Locker Device?
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Innovation is one of the core principles of Sapphire’s existence. ‘Innovation to prosper the Community’ is a belief we have held strongly onto since our founding in 1992 and we continue to innovate to this day. Therefore, the use of our automated Remote Locker Device (RLD) across global projects has been paramount to success.
The Remote Locker Device is an automated installation tool, no bigger than a toolbox, which allows for the installation of a balcony in a safe and cost-effective manner. The RLD is fixed onto a prefabricated balcony over preinstalled arms within the balcony Cassette®, the building arms already installed. The RLD then allows an installer to fix the arms to the stubs via radio. Finally, the remaining bolts can be safely fixed, and the RLD can be removed, without a harness being needed.
Why is innovation important?
Sapphire has always endeavoured to innovate within the construction industry. With mass timber, unitized facades and precast walls becoming increasingly popular, the Remote Locker Device brings a modern method of construction to the balcony business. By being a forward-thinking, modern company, we can change with the industry as opposed to constantly catching up to it. The world of construction is ever-changing, so working with a 21st-century mindset is incredibly beneficial.
The Remote Locker Device is another of Sapphire’s inventions which has been patented due to the novel and inventive nature of the concept.
Is Remote Locker Device safer to install?
The Remote Locker Device has significant health and safety benefits as it removes the need to harness a worker to the building for installation, as the fixing of the balcony to the building can be done via a radio controller. Our innovative Remote Locker Device is battery-operated and charged on-site so once the Remote Locker is operational, the safety benefits are instantly tangible.
How can I save money with the Remote Locker Device?
Thanks to the design of the Remote Locker Device, the balcony arms are installed within the Cassette® inside the factory. This comes with cost benefits at two major junctions. Firstly, time spent is reduced at the arm installation stage, as no stub arms will need to be fit onto the building’s façade at a later point. Secondly, labour costs will be reduced as the arms are already fitted inside the balcony, so less time will be needed to fit a two-piece arm onto the stub bracket.
Cost improvements often marry well with sustainability too – by using an innovative installation technique, the time spent on site can be reduced and so too will the carbon emissions present in longer installations, where workers must travel to and from a site each day.
Transforming the way balconies are installed has always been at the forefront of Sapphire’s ethos. By improving safety during the installation phase, we can improve costs, spend less time on site and work more sustainably as a result. To find out more about how we strive to innovate, read more here.
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What’s the benefit of the Remote Locker Device?
[vc_row width=”70″ background_image=””][vc_column][sapphire_textBlock]Innovation is one of the core principles of Sapphire’s existence. ‘Innovation to prosper the Community’ is a belief we have held strongly onto since our founding in 1992 and we continue to innovate to this day. Therefore, the use of our automated Remote Locker Device (RLD) across global projects has been paramount to success.
The Remote Locker Device is an automated installation tool, no bigger than a toolbox, which allows for the installation of a balcony in a safe and cost-effective manner. The RLD is fixed onto a prefabricated balcony over preinstalled arms within the balcony Cassette®, the building arms already installed. The RLD then allows an installer to fix the arms to the stubs via radio. Finally, the remaining bolts can be safely fixed, and the RLD can be removed, without a harness being needed.
Why is innovation important?
Sapphire has always endeavoured to innovate within the construction industry. With mass timber, unitized facades and precast walls becoming increasingly popular, the Remote Locker Device brings a modern method of construction to the balcony business. By being a forward-thinking, modern company, we can change with the industry as opposed to constantly catching up to it. The world of construction is ever-changing, so working with a 21st-century mindset is incredibly beneficial.
The Remote Locker Device is another of Sapphire’s inventions which has been patented due to the novel and inventive nature of the concept.
Is Remote Locker Device safer to install?
The Remote Locker Device has significant health and safety benefits as it removes the need to harness a worker to the building for installation, as the fixing of the balcony to the building can be done via a radio controller. Our innovative Remote Locker Device is battery-operated and charged on-site so once the Remote Locker is operational, the safety benefits are instantly tangible.
How can I save money with the Remote Locker Device?
Thanks to the design of the Remote Locker Device, the balcony arms are installed within the Cassette® inside the factory. This comes with cost benefits at two major junctions. Firstly, time spent is reduced at the arm installation stage, as no stub arms will need to be fit onto the building’s façade at a later point. Secondly, labour costs will be reduced as the arms are already fitted inside the balcony, so less time will be needed to fit a two-piece arm onto the stub bracket.
Cost improvements often marry well with sustainability too – by using an innovative installation technique, the time spent on site can be reduced and so too will the carbon emissions present in longer installations, where workers must travel to and from a site each day.
Transforming the way balconies are installed has always been at the forefront of Sapphire’s ethos. By improving safety during the installation phase, we can improve costs, spend less time on site and work more sustainably as a result. To find out more about how we strive to innovate, read more here.[/sapphire_textBlock][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row width=”70″ background_image=”” el_id=”” el_class=”” css=””][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]