Why Testing Matters
The team at TRACKLOK® have been testing since early 2013 to ensure compliance to New Zealand, Australian and Californian codes.
For the GRIDLOK® seismic ceiling bracing we have continually tested from 2016 through to 2022.
A LinkedIn post from Jeff Fahrensohn, Manager Inspections at Auckland Council last week piqued our interest and in particular this quote:
“the challenge comes when an unknown, untested, or uncertified product is proposed and the compliance information provided (if any), does not provide enough evidence to demonstrate how it complies with the building code.”
Our robust testing has ensured GRIDLOK® avoids the deficiencies of conventional options, including inaccurate edge clearance for screw placements, questionable connection to ceiling systems and lack of design translation to onsite installation.
Seismic bracing specifications based purely on cold rolled steel codes and/or no physical testing at all, do not provide for the resilience required in our built environment.
Plus the absence of testing guidelines in this space is a concern all.
The team at TRACKLOK® Ltd propose that our commitment to rigorous testing, working with dedicated professionals and 8 years of successful installs around the world, has resulted in a body of work on which you can rely.
You can have trust specifying and installing GRIDLOK® ceiling bracing - 100%.
In fact make it the default specification to protect your business and your clients - Revit files available online.
We hope one day this body of work may provide the much needed testing template to ensure so called alternatives, are actually that.
Because at TRACKLOK® - #TestingMatters
Healthcare Sector Expertise Goes Global
Seismic risks to hospitals have been in the news lately, highlighting the importance of seismic resilience in our critical community structures.
TRACKLOK®, GRIDLOK® and DEFLOK® for non-structural wall and ceiling systems are designed and tested for these types of projects, our first being Burwood Hospital in 2016.
Extensive testing and growing use have resulted in us obtaining preapprovals in California from the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI). We are now specified and installed in major US healthcare organizations as the preferred solution, and the only bracing solution with this level of approval and acceptance.
These solutions are patented, in broad use, and have been embraced by contractors for the ease of installation and reduction in cost, while being more resilient than conventional systems.
Our seismic solutions for hospitals are applicable to performance-based and prescriptive building codes.
Our products are tested to provide seismic bracing for post disaster function hospitals, in both performance based and prescriptive building code frameworks, and this has been internationally accredited to the highest standard.
Please click here to see OPM from HCAI
OPM O544 GRIDLOK®
OPM 0377 for TRACKLOK® (BRACELOK® in the USA)
Eva Parkinson - Behind the Plans
I’ve been a part of the TRACKLOK® team for a year now and it's been awesome!
My role at TRACKLOK® involves assessing clients' plans against our engineering principles and applying our interior partition wall bracing system.
It’s always really exciting to see new projects come across our desk.
I’m third year Structural Engineering at University of Auckland, loving the work, and TRACKLOK® has been incredibly beneficial for my professional development.
I love solving challenging problems, I’m intrigued by the design of structures and one
of my passions is sustainability - I'm looking forward to seeing what's to come in the engineering and construction space.
You can find me at plans@tracklok.com or upload your plans for a FREE mark up on our online portal.