Originally made in steel, curtain walls are now made in aluminium due to its lightweight properties. Today, modern curtain walls are generally filled with glass or other materials to create the aesthetic of the building in question. In the modern times, particularly in commercial buildings and buildings of notable architecture, an aluminium curt...

With constant development in science and technology, glass curtain walls are finding increasingly more applications and their structures are also experiencing great changes. In practical applications, spider glazing is part of the frameless glass curtain wall system where they provide a flush external appearance with uninterrupted views. Specifi...

Technically speaking, curtain wall is a considered aesthetic element on the building and its inherent tasks include providing protection and comfort from the elements outside the building. The effectiveness of its performance is also related to the level of maintenance implemented at the facility. Since there are so many components involved in a...

Curtain walls today are typically aluminum frames infilled with cladding of glazing, metal, or stone. Connected to a building’s floors or columns, they don’t carry the structure but do serve to help keep out air and water, reduce sway, and transfer wind and gravity loads to keep the structure stable. In practical applications, in spite of the hi...

As previously mentioned, modern curtain wall design can be helpful to resist environmental loads (wind, rain, thermal insulation) as well as bear physical loads such as seismic and blast loading. In that regard, its components should be designed and selected with duration in mind. However, expectancy level of duration depends on building type, s...