Curtain Wall System Detail

Oldcastle buildingenvelope can provide a fully glazed system from one source.

Curtain wall system detail.

Unitized system is identified by the split mullions and the transforms that are evident in the panel perimeters as shown in figure 5. Unitized proven products and systems that offer the advantage of speed lower field installation costs and significantly improved quality control within a controlled shop environment. A curtain wall system is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non structural utilized only to keep the weather out and the occupants in. During longer spans there will be a need for.

Because these units are frequently custom designed the amount of movement to be accommodated can be carefully engineered into the system. When glass is used as the curtain wall an advantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper within the building. In case of sticky curtain wall there is no sort of splits all forms a single unit. Since the curtain wall is non structural it can be made of lightweight materials thereby reducing construction costs.

Panel framing details of curtain walls. Unitized curtain wall.