Curtain Wall System Detail

Because these units are frequently custom designed the amount of movement to be accommodated can be carefully engineered into the system.

Curtain wall system detail.

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. Unitized curtain wall systems accommodate the differential movement between the structure and the thermal movement of the frame at the joints between each curtain wall unit. When glass is used as the curtain wall an advantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper within the building. Oldcastle buildingenvelope can provide a fully glazed system from one source.

Since the curtain wall is non structural it can be made of lightweight materials thereby reducing construction costs. Unitized system is identified by the split mullions and the transforms that are evident in the panel perimeters as shown in figure 5. Panel framing details of curtain walls. 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.

Unitized curtain wall. We are the only curtain wall manufacturer that can design manufacture manage and deliver custom engineered curtain walls with fully integrated architectural glass all from one source.