New MEGAGlass™ from TCG

Walkable Glass Project Goals:

The design team on this project was looking for a transparent glass flooring product that would allow visitors to see clearly through the glass flooring panels to view the foundation/structure of the original Twin Towers when visiting the museum. They selected our TCG Crystal Clear GlassGrit™ glass flooring because it provides the highest slip resistance rating available in the market while also providing the most transparent glass flooring anywhere. It is why so many museums select our glass flooring products. We are honored to have our glass flooring panels included on the 9/11 Museum! (We also have our GlassSculpt™ panels installed on the Freedom Tower Observation Deck.)

Glass Flooring Safety Specifications:

At TCG Glass, we test our glass flooring products more than any other architectural glass manufacturer and we exceed the most stringent requirements in the world! More than 3 million people visit the 9/11 Museum each year, so this glass flooring project required walkable glass that met the highest safety and durability standards.  This glass flooring system met and exceeded the following standards: 

Anti-Slip Glass Flooring

The TCG GlassFrit™ anti-slip surface walking glass flooring surface exceeds international slip resistance requirements:

        •       SA HB 198:2014 (Australian)

        •       British Specification 7976-2

Strength and Durability 

Our glass flooring systems and glass walkways are all laminated and manufactured to meet/exceed the following standards:

• ASTM C1048, standard specification for heat-treated glass-kind HS, kind FT coated and uncoated.
• ASTM C1172-91, standard application for laminated architectural flat glass.
• ASTM C1036, Type 1-transparent, quality Q3-glazing select quality
• ASCE Tab 4.1 and IBC, Table 1607.1
• ASTM 2751-11, Standard Practice for the Design and Performance of Supported Glass Walkways.