Advantages of curtain wall glazing in building applications

Nowadays, curtain walls have been widely used in residential apartments with opening windows. For example, natural light is one of the big benefits for curtain wall buildings, which is often considered as a selling point for property management firms to use when leasing units. The light is amazing. Because you are not dealing with traditional type walls, the curtain wall lets in plenty of natural light. The benefit to workers is that the natural light is easier on the eyes and shows colors that are truer. In addition, there are some other distinctive advantages of using curtain wall glazing in building applications as follows:

Excellent energy efficiency, air, wind and water protection thanks to insulated profiles and high-performance glass;
Long-term energy savings over the life of the building;
Large or small units make curtain walling suitable for virtually any design including residential property;
The ability to span multiple floors or individual segments between floors;
Substantially stronger than windows yet offering slimmer or similar 50mm sightlines.

In recent years, more and more people tend to prefer glass curtain wall in their residential buildings which can create large picture windows and incorporate slimline sliding doors in applications. In other words, because this glazing design lends itself so well to larger screens, it’s popular in residential projects. Also referred to as architectural glazing, the slimline bars with box-like construction makes it ideal residentially. While mostly regarded as a commercial system, homes benefit from strength, excellent weather performance and insulated construction. You will see many of these types of houses featured in Grand Designs type television programmes. Where the vision is for maximum light or large glass “walls”, floor to ceiling glazing, it generally looks like so perfect. There’s no better material when spanning the ground and upper floors of the house. Furthermore, modern curtain wall design comes double or triple glazed. It’s also fully integrated with any type of opening windows and all types of patio doors.

As a rule, high-rise buildings where the facade spans more than six metres typically used the unitised method of fitting. This involves fully fabricated and glazed sections of the facade, installed in multiple units and creating the overall finished glass wall. For lower-rise building installations, the stick construction involves the curtain walling arriving on site in ladders or grids. It’s installed in segments along the building elevation, glazed and capped externally. Dong Peng Bo Da Steel Pipe Group is a famous steel pipe manufacturer in China. We are committed to producing various types of steel products for your choice in your building project in future. Our products are all designed for the fast and easy installation of curtain walls. Contact us if you have any need in your project.