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How can ability reproduce the simple sense beauty that glass place has by day through lamplight? This is a common concern of landscape lighting designers. For the lighting treatment of modern curtain walls with large colored glass surface, the use of "architectural lighting" to integrate the ligh...Read more »
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Performance testing of materials, components and accessories 1. Before curtain wall installation, on-site sampling inspection shall be conducted on the tensile force of the rear embedded parts. 2 silicone building (weather resistance) sealant before use, should be tested for compatibility with it...Read more »
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Building energy-saving curtain wall first, with the continuous improvement of the national requirements for building energy consumption standards, the emergence of the integration of door and curtain glass window technology has become an inevitable product of industry development. With the improv...Read more »
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In the process of installing the inclined structural glass curtain wall outside the terminal T1 in the Terminal area of Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, it is extremely difficult to install the glass curtain wall in view of the tight construction period, unique architectural shape and specia...Read more »
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The grid system Usually the supporting structure of high-rise curtain wall building adopts orthogonal beam-column metal frame system. With the diversification of architectural function and architectural art requirements, new structural forms get more applications. Three oblique grid system is wi...Read more »
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Curtain wall glass structural adhesive failure Glass curtain wall because of the long-term adverse factors of the natural environment, such as wind, sun, rain, ultraviolet radiation, earthquake, so the glass curtain wall must have weather resistance, durability, corrosion resistance, as a bonding...Read more »
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Engineering quantity calculation is a basic and important work in business work, in the daily work often encounter problems about engineering quantity calculation, now do a brief summary for everyone to share. Familiar with calculation rules First, be familiar with the calculation rules related...Read more »
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1. Characteristics of curtain wall construction The safety management of curtain wall construction has many similarities with the safety management of general construction engineering construction, but there are also many differences, which is because of the particularity of the construction tech...Read more »
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Curtain wall metal plate use: aluminum veneer, composite aluminum plate, aluminum plastic plate, stainless steel plate, titanium alloy plate, color steel plate these several common Sheet metal; aluminum veneer performance is the most outstanding, which is due to its process and material advantage...Read more »
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Unit curtain wall is by two adjacent components in the main curtain wall structure of the installation of the joint, so it in the structure and connection processing and unit type curtain wall has a significant difference. In unit curtain wall fittings, installed on the main structure to install...Read more »
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In the pursuit of transparency, one of the biggest problems encountered by glass curtain wall is the waste of energy. Large area of glass leads to a large demand for air conditioning energy. How to take both transparency and energy saving into account is one of the main research topics of glass c...Read more »
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1, the world's first "thin, light and large" inorganic ceramic plate, both adhering to the advantages of inorganic materials, but also abandon the disadvantages of stone, cement plate, metal plate and other traditional inorganic materials thick, high carbon; 2, the whole material and its applicat...Read more »
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The glass curtain wall used for decoration in the curtain wall building is like a large mirror of dozens or hundreds of square meters. The reflection coefficient of this wall to light is particularly high. The general white painted wall is 69~80%, and the glass curtain wall is as high as 82 ~ 90%...Read more »
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In the modern society, modern curtain wall design is regarded a matter of beauty for the commercial buildings. From aluminum-framed patterned materials to beautifully curved glass, curtain walls that envelop an entire building are non-load bearing and created to be as aesthetically pleasing as po...Read more »
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A hotel must supersede commonplace values for it to achieve superior value in the hearts of its customers. To put it simply, it should exude visual appeal without ignoring practicalities and function. The ‘excellent’ factor is achieved with the right aesthetic value and this is the reason that gl...Read more »
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In the current market, stick-built curtain wall system is considered the traditional type of curtain wall system in use today. It is a cladding and exterior wall system which is hung on the building structure from floor to floor. In most cases, stick-built curtain wall system is generally assembl...Read more »
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Similar to storefront systems, most of curtain wall systems are composed predominantly of extruded aluminum frames. Due to the versatility and lightweight, aluminum has many advantages to be used in curtain wall systems. In the current market, there are various types of curtain wall systems avail...Read more »
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With the advancement of building technology, modern building envelope design does make great progress in the modern building construction in recent years. Curtain wall building is such a typical example here. In the current market, curtain wall systems are non-structural cladding systems widely u...Read more »
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Today, glass curtain wall is aesthetically slick, modern and desirable for many architects. It is used primarily for commercial buildings, and some unique residential projects. In practical applications, most of curtain walls generally tend to use glass glazing safely in large, uninterrupted area...Read more »
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“Curtain wall” is a term generally applied to vertical, external elements of a building which are designed to protect the occupants and structure of that building from the effects of the external environment. Modern curtain wall design is regarded a cladding element rather than a structural membe...Read more »
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Mostly, building frames and panel designs are very important in curtain wall construction, as they need to perform multiple functions: •Transferring loads back to the primary structure of the building; •Providing thermal insulation as well as avoiding cold bridging and condensation; •Providing fi...Read more »
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Historically, external windows of buildings were generally single glazed, which consist of just one layer of glass. However, a substantial amount of heat will be lost through single glazing, and it also transmits a significant amount of noise. As a result, mulit-layer glazing systems were develop...Read more »
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So far, curtain wall system has been considered a cost-effective option for modern buildings for a long time. In recent years, it’s possible for any non-load bearing wall in residential applications to be replaced with glass. Similarly, a ground-to-roof curtain wall section can be designed as an ...Read more »
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Like all building elements, curtain walls have limits and weak points in applications. The following deficiencies can cause failures prematurely in your building system as well as cause water intrusion into the building or other prevalent issues. Gasket & Seal Degradation Gaskets are strips ...Read more »