Euroglass designs, engineers, and installs commercial and residential frameless glass systems in New Zealand. For specific technical details, please click below:

Commercial Systems   Residential Systems  

Glass Options  Occupancy Types

Face Fixed  Floor Mounted  Post Options 

Face Fixed Options  Floor Mounted Option  Post Options 

The recent NZS4223.3:2016 change highlights that there are three glass and hardware requirements for glass balustrades. This has been simplified below. Each glass type has the corresponding hardware requirements in brackets. By clicking on the text, it will also take you to our videos illustrating how the glass performs:
1) TOUGHENED GLASS (Interlinking handrail required)
2) TOUGHENED EVA LAMINATED GLASS (Interlinking brackets /clamps required). 
3) TOUGHENED SENTRYGLAS LAMINATED GLASS (no hardware needed)

There are seven core occupancy types:

RESIDENTIAL TYPES:
A - areas within a domestic or residential dwelling
A (other) - external balconies of domestic or residential dwelling
C3 - areas for moving people and not susceptible to overcrowding

COMMERCIAL TYPES:
B, E - office not susceptible to overcrowding
C3 - areas for moving people and not susceptible to overcrowding
C1/C2 - areas with tables or fixed seating adjacent to a balustrade
C5 - areas susceptible to overcrowding
D - areas with tables or fixed seating adjacent to a balustrade

For more information, view the Guidance on Barrier Design