Flood Panel LLC, a manufacturer of commercial flood barriers in the U.S., announced the first hinged flood door resistant to water levels as high as 6 feet, twice the height tested by FEMA. The Flood Panel Dual Function Flood Door is available for purchase from National Flood Protection LLC, the national corporate partner of Flood Panel and the only certified installer.
DF Flood Door provides the “dual function” of a regular pedestrian door with special latches to maintain a leak-proof seal for 24-hour active flood protection and quick deployment ahead of flood events. The product is available in steel or stainless steel and can be custom-built for most openings and flood elevations. The door meets International Building Code design and performance criteria for non-residential buildings.
NFP furnishes and installs Flood Panel products to clients across all 50 states. The company also provides comprehensive flood mitigation services, including design consultation, building evaluation, system engineering, custom design services, professional installation, deployment training, and annual maintenance and inspection.
Building owners want assurance that their flood protection will keep water out when flooding occurs. The National Flood Barrier Certification & Testing Program certifies floodproofing products to national standards set by the Association of Flood Plain Managers, the U.S. Army Core of Engineers and FM Global, the world’s largest business and property insurer.
The program outlines tests, manufacturing facility audits and operational guidelines to certify flood barriers will stand up to waves, hydrostatic and impact forces. An independent testing certification company must perform testing in an approved testing lab, such as the Flood Lab at Flood Panel headquarters in Florida. FEMA and the National Flood Insurance Program adopted the program to standardize floodproofing nonresidential structures up to 3 feet of water. Flood Lab tests products to perform in higher water heights like those experienced in recent flood events across the country.
DF Flood Door meets design and performance criteria set by the international Building Code, Association of Civil Engineers and FEMA.