Survivor Polycarbonate · Research & Marine

AltaSea Research Facility

Survivor polycarbonate doors close the wharf-side bays of a marine research campus, where the openings face open water and the interior has no other daylight source.

Why this installation matters

Proof from a working facility

The building sits on a working pier with salt air on the door all day, which is where steel sections and plated hardware start to fail. Translucent polycarbonate cannot rust, and closed doors turn the whole opening into a lit wall, so a deep concrete bay stays workable without switching on fixtures.

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Each view documents a different buying consideration: building context, interior daylight, door elevation, or operating hardware.

Long wharf building over water with translucent overhead doors along the numbered berth bays — exterior Site context: the doors sit on a working pier, so every closed opening takes salt air and weather off the water.

Closer exterior view of berth 83 with a closed translucent polycarbonate overhead door beside a shipping container — exterior Door elevation: the polycarbonate sections and aluminum framing carry no rust streaking down a wall that gets constant marine exposure.

Wide interior of an empty concrete bay with two closed translucent doors glowing along the wall — interior Interior with the lights off: the closed doors are the primary light source in the bay, and the daylight carries well past the opening.

Interior view of a single closed translucent Survivor door under an open steel roof structure — interior Single opening: the door reaches the full height of the bay, so nothing in the wall above it is blocking light or clearance.

SmartJack control box and chain-driven operator mounted beside a closed translucent door with the torsion spring above — operation Operator pairing: the SmartJack control box and its chain drive mount to the side of the opening, which keeps the drive off the header and clear of the door face.

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