Parking structures often have unique challenges that require customized solutions. High-performance doors offer versatile and innovative options to meet the varying needs of parking facilities. They’re built for durability, strength and security while maintaining the overall function and aesthetics of your parking garage entry.
Sloped Bottom Bars: Designed for Uneven Terrain
One common issue in parking facilities is being located on uneven or hilly terrain. Standard doors have difficulty sealing properly in these environments, leaving gaps that compromise security and energy efficiency, especially in extreme climates.
High-performance doors can be fitted with sloped bottom bars designed to accommodate uneven surfaces. This allows doors to close seamlessly, ensuring a tight seal regardless of the terrain. This enhances the functionality of the doors, making them an ideal choice for parking facilities located on hills or other uneven areas.
Insulated Doors: Energy Efficient
Energy efficiency is essential in parking facilities, especially in extremely hot or cold climates where maintaining comfortable temperatures is preferable for tenants and visitors.
Spiral® doors offer high-speed operation for high-traffic situations with rigid aluminum slats that eliminate the need for a second security door. The high-speed operation alone helps reduce air infiltration, minimizing the amount of time the door is open. They can also be insulated to even further minimize heat transfer, making them an excellent choice for parking facilities looking to reduce energy costs. They not only help maintain consistent temperatures, but also contribute to a more comfortable environment for both vehicles and pedestrians. Insulated doors are particularly valuable in colder regions, where preventing heat loss can result in significant long-term savings.
Customizable Slats: Designed for Functionality and Aesthetics
Modern parking facilities often prioritize aesthetics along with functionality. Spiral doors can be customized with a variety of slat designs to meet both of these objectives.
The Spiral® VT ventilated door maximizes fresh air and ventilation while reducing pollutants and odors. The perforated, round-hole style slats allow for maximum air flow without compromising building security. The Spiral® FV® full vision door allows natural light in and provides visibility on both sides of the door, while maintaining high security. Its LEXAN material is shatter-, scratch- and graffiti-resistant with an impact strength 250 times stronger than glass – making it ideal for urban parking facilities. In addition, an integrated weatherseal between the clear anodized aluminum-framed slats keeps the elements out and the door secure.
These customizable options enable parking facilities to tailor their doors to specific operational needs and design preferences, ensuring a balance between form and function:
- Custom Patterns: Create an aesthetic design with a mix of solid, vision and ventilated panels for doors that are both purposeful and attractive.
- Vision Panels: Adding vision panels to the middle of a mostly solid slat door provides visibility while maintaining privacy and security.
- Ventilated Panels: Incorporating ventilated panels allows for airflow in otherwise solid doors, which is especially useful in parking garages that require extra ventilation.
Freestanding Doors: Ideal for Open Parking Environments
In some cases, parking facilities require doors that are not attached to a building. Freestanding doors provide a solution by offering flexibility in placement and enhanced security for open parking environments. These doors are installed with a custom-built frame or structure, which serves as the anchor point for the door.
This setup is particularly useful for:
- Temporary Parking Structures: Freestanding doors can be used in temporary or modular parking areas where traditional buildings aren’t viable
- Open-Air Parking Areas: These doors add a layer of security and access control in non-enclosed parking lots or areas where access is restricted and a more secure form of entry is desired.
As facilities evolve to meet the growing demand for parking, high-performance doors are an investment in creating adaptable, functional and aesthetic parking environments. Discover how we can help you customize parking garage doors for your specific application. Or contact us to discuss your facilities’ needs.
