Curtain Wall

A curtain wall system is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non-structural, utilized to keep the weather out and the occupants in. Since the curtain wall is non-structural, it can be made of lightweight materials, thereby reducing construction costs. When glass is used as the curtain wall, an advantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper within the building. The curtain wall façade does not carry any structural load from the building other than its own dead load weight. The wall transfers lateral wind loads that are incident upon it to the main building structure through connections at floors or columns of the building. A curtain wall is designed to resist air and water infiltration, absorb sway induced by wind and seismic forces acting on the building, withstand wind loads, and support its own dead load weight forces.

Curtain wall systems are typically designed with extruded aluminum framing members, although the first curtain walls were made with steel frames. The aluminum frame is typically infilled with glass, which provides an architecturally pleasing building, as well as benefits such as daylighting. However, the effects of light on visual comfort as well as solar heat gain in a building are more difficult to control when using large amounts of glass infill. Other common infills include: stone veneer, metal panels, louvres, and operable windows or vents.

Curtain walls differ from storefront systems in that they are designed to span multiple floors, taking into consideration design requirements such as: thermal expansion and contraction; building sway and movement; water diversion; and thermal efficiency for cost-effective heating, cooling, and lighting in the building.

Color Options

Grey
RAL 7001
RAL 7012
RAL 7015
RAL 7013
RAL 7006
RAL 7043
RAL 7045
RAL 7044
RAL 7035
RAL 7036
RAL 7032
RAL 7034
RAL 7021
RAL 7022
RAL 7024
Brown
RAL 8028
RAL 8014
RAL 8017
RAL 8025
RAL 8007
RAL 8000
RAL 8001
RAL 8011
RAL 8002
White and Black
RAL 9010
RAL 9016
RAL 9002
RAL 9001
RAL 9004
RAL 9011
Other Shades
RAL 6013
RAL 6010
RAL 6021
RAL 6003
RAL 5018
RAL 5020
RAL 5017
RAL 5009
RAL 3011
RAL 3005
RAL 3027
RAL 3012
RAL 3022
RAL 1011
RAL 1015
RAL 1001
RAL 1002
RAL 1024
RAL 1027

Glass Options

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