Complete-Building hurricane and cyclone protection starts with the openings.

A severe-weather event acts on the complete building envelope. This guide explains why windows, doors, sliders, garages and service openings need to be mapped together before selecting individual protection products.

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Building-envelope approachWind + debris + waterMAP → MATCH → VERIFY

Coastal building illustrating complete-building hurricane and cyclone protection — The protection strategy follows the building envelope, not a single product category.

Complete-Building ProtectionMap every vulnerable opening before choosing the product.

Windows
Doors
Sliding openings
Balconies
Garages
Shopfronts
Plant + service areas

01Project guidance

Why openings matter.

Windows, doors and other exterior openings interrupt the protective shell of the building. If a major opening is breached, wind and rain can enter and internal pressure conditions can change, adding to the demands on the wider structure.

02Project guidance

Separate wind pressure, debris impact and water management.

These are related but different performance questions. A product that resists high pressure is not automatically impact rated, and neither claim replaces proper window, threshold, flashing and drainage design.

03Project guidance

Choose protection around the opening type.

Conventional windows, wide sliding doors, entrance doors, balconies, garages, shopfronts and plant openings each have different operational and structural requirements.

04Project guidance

Use the Apollo five-stage method.

MAP every vulnerable opening. MATCH the appropriate product. VERIFY technical evidence. INTEGRATE the product with structure, drainage and power. MAINTAIN the protection throughout its service life.

Plan · compare · specify

Use the wider Apollo protection pathway.

Commercial hub

Complete-Building Protection

Move from the technical concept into Apollo's commercial protection range.

Open pathway Decision guide

Shutters vs impact windows

Understand the difference between deployable and permanent protection.

Open pathway Technical authority

Testing & standards

Read the evidence behind pressure and impact claims.

Open pathway

Technical claim control

Performance follows the exact system and project.

Opening size, positive and negative design pressures, impact requirements, tracks or frames, anchors and structural substrate all affect final performance. Apollo ties numerical wind, impact and certification claims to the applicable tested or engineered configuration rather than applying one blanket rating to an entire product family.

Testing, standards & specification

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Start with the building. We’ll help map the protection system around it.

Send the project location, drawings or photos, opening dimensions and any known wind or impact requirements.

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Supply-only project model. Final structural design, fixings, installation, local approvals and code compliance remain project-specific unless expressly included in the quoted supply scope.