Curtain Wall System Details

The details shown in this plate are from the seagram building in new york city completed in 1957.

Curtain wall system details.

Panel framing details of curtain walls. 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. They represent the methods used in the bronze and glass curtain wall system. The bronze mullions run the full height of the building.

During longer spans there will be a need for. Since the curtain wall is non structural it can be made of lightweight materials thereby reducing construction costs. Oldcastle buildingenvelope can provide a fully glazed system from one source. Unitized curtain wall.

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

Proven products and systems that offer the advantage of speed lower field installation costs and significantly improved quality control within a controlled shop environment.