Unitized curtain walls are pre glazed pre sealed and pre assembled in units comprising one lite of glass with surrounding interlocking framing that are then taken to the field and installed one by one onto the building structure.
Unitized curtain wall system details.
Unitized system is identified by the split mullions and the transforms that are evident in the panel perimeters as shown in figure 5.
Whether you prefer stock length fabricated or pre assembled and pre glazed this is a unitized solution the way you want it.
In the stick system the curtain wall frame mullions and glass or opaque panels are installed and connected together piece by piece.
Panel framing details of curtain walls.
Curtain walls can be classified by their method of fabrication and installation into the following general categories.
When glass is used as the curtain wall an advantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper within the building.
It is offered in a wide range of options that can be customized to each project.
During longer spans there will be a need for.
Kawneer offers unitized curtain wall systems with thermal performance blast mitigation structural silicone glazed ssg options and preglazed and fabricated systems.
Since the curtain wall is non structural it can be made of lightweight materials thereby reducing construction costs.
Kawneer s 2500 pg wall curtain wall system is a unitized solution engineered to meet these criteria and more.
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.