Curtain Wall System Details

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

Curtain wall system details.

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. The details shown in this plate are from the seagram building in new york city completed in 1957. Panel framing details of curtain walls. 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. When glass is used as the curtain wall an advantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper within the building. 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. 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.

In case of sticky curtain wall there is no sort of splits all forms a single unit. Proven products and systems that offer the advantage of speed lower field installation costs and significantly improved quality control within a controlled shop environment. The bronze mullions run the full height of the building. During longer spans there will be a need for.

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