Abacus Construction Index
UK: Curtain Walling: Curtain Wall Suppliers
ABOUT CURTAIN WALLING
Curtain walling is made from sheets of glass or other material held in a metal frame. It gives a durable external skin to a building, while saving weight and space. Curtain walling systems are factory made, and are quickly erected on site by specialists. Curtain walling allows the early enclosure of a building, and usually involves no wet trades.
Curtain walling systems may take the form of units, which can be placed by crane, or stick systems which can be assembled on site from within the building or from a flying scaffold. Most curtain walling systems have aluminium bars, with grooves for gasket glazing and drainage. In cold climates curtain walling is provided with thermal breaks. Weather tightness of curtain walling against driving rain is achieved by pressure equalized joints and by drained and ventilated joints.
SPONSORED LINKS
LEADING UK CURTAIN WALL MANUFACTURERS
Other useful links relevant to curtain walling:
Glass & Glazing Federation
Metal
Cladding & Roofing Manufacturers Association
DETAILED INFORMATION RESOURCES ON CURTAIN WALLING
We recommend the following websites, with building product information including manufacturers' specs, standard specifications, and CAD details: Barbour Compendium at www.barbourcompendium.co.uk, RIBA Product Selector Plus at ww.productselector.co.uk, ASC Bricsnet at www.ascinfo.co.uk, Building Products Index at www.bpindex.co.uk, British Board of Agrément at www.bbacerts.co.uk, British Standards Online at www.bsonline.bsi-global.com.
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