Curtain Wall System
Because of the use of lightweight materials curtain wall systems are an affordable option for a building s exterior casing.
Curtain wall system. These are mainly installed in low rise building or small regions. Aluminium glazed walls effortlessly blur the divide between in and outside allowing your living spaces to be filled with panoramic views and natural light. Our window wall system is designed to allow factory glazed window and door units to be installed between the floor slabs of multiple story buildings giving the appearance of curtain wall. Facades involves window wall cladding elements and curtain walls which generates the exterior envelope of the building.
Curtain wall system comprises one of the elements of facade technology in high rise building. Curtain wall system 1. A curtain wall is designed to resist air and water infiltration as well as sway created by wind and seismic forces and its own weight. Depending on the size of the building the savings may be compounded.
Since the curtain wall is non structural it can be made of lightweight materials thereby reducing construction costs. This is because to reach higher elevations exterior access is essential. Laws and building and safety codes governing the design and use of kawneer products such as glazed entrance window and curtain wall products vary widely. As the term implies this is a compromise between the stick system and the fully unitised system in this system the mullions are separately installed prior to the assembly of the pre assembled framed panels which are placed between the mullions.
The curtain wall systems now possess structural importance equivalent to that gained by other structural elements of the building. Stick curtain wall system involves its components to be assembled piece by piece on the building at the site. Because of the system s ability to resist air and water infiltration curtain walls are energy efficient. Kawneer does not control the selection of product configurations operating hardware or glazing materials and assumes no responsibility therefor.
The use of curtain walls has many advantages.