Curtain Wall Systems: A Building’s First Line of Defense As we all know, there is no doubt that any kind of building facade should be able to withstand the damaging effects caused from the natural weather, which, day by day, inflicts heat, rain, wind, and snow upon the structure. Fortunately, curtain wall system is such a magic style of the mode...

The term ‘cladding’ refers to components that are attached to the primary structure of a building to form non-structural, external surfaces. This is as opposed to buildings in which the external surfaces are formed by structural elements, such as masonry walls, or applied surfaces such as render. In practical applications, cladding u...

According to the Centre for Window and Cladding Technology (CWCT), Curtain wall system is regarded as “a form of vertical building enclosure which supports no load other than its own weight. Aesthetics While the building envelope remains one of the most important exterior elements for building functionality, curtain wall facade can be an elegant...

Today, due to developments in manufacturing processes, steel framing is reemerging as a high-performance material in glazed curtain walls. It surpasses traditional aluminum curtain wall systems in terms of free span size, narrow sightlines and design flexibility. Especially modern curtain wall systems incorporating long, continuous steel back me...

As a rule, curtain wall systems are generally customised based on particular project purposes with variable requirements, hence the designs are verified within laboratory conditions to test for various aspects like air, water, structural and seismic. In other words, any curtain wall system needs to be designed for various parameters including, b...