In the city of high-rise buildings, the most representative of the general is its bright glass facade, also known as the glass curtain wall, they can work for the indoor friends to create a good environment, but not because of the outdoor light pollution caused by the trouble.
Then today we cite is also linked to this aspect of the content – doors and windows curtain wall, it is often confused with ordinary doors and windows, but in fact refers to an industry, specific you may wish to refer to the following.
First, doors and windows curtain wall is what to do
1. Doors and windows curtain wall is an industry.
2. Doors and windows curtain wall is a product, that is, the building has to be used for lighting and ventilation products, that is, our general glass windows, in residential places called doors and windows, skyscrapers, office buildings, more than the outside look are glass, generally called curtain wall.
3. Doors and windows curtain wall is a special industry, construction buildings and other proportions are still very large.
Doors, windows, curtain wall is different. Doors, windows are well understood, right? Curtain wall and window difference is that the window is fixed on the main body. Although the curtain wall is fixed on the main body. But it is a separate system.
Second, the difference between windows and curtain walls
Glass curtain wall: the building envelope composed of metal components and glass panels.
Window: is the building structure of the enclosure components, in the building is mainly light and ventilation role. It consists of window frame and window sash two parts, according to the frame material is divided into: wood windows, steel windows, aluminium alloy windows and plastic steel windows. According to the different ways of opening are divided into: casement windows, hanging windows, vertical windows, sliding windows, fixed windows and so on.
The difference between the two is: glass curtain wall is generally the building facade decoration and lighting role, generally a larger area. And the area of the window is relatively small.
Third, what is the concept of unit curtain wall
Unit type glass curtain is the panel and metal frame (beams, columns) in the factory assembly for the curtain wall unit, in the form of curtain wall units, the structural form of unit type glass curtain wall is characterised by: first of all, the composition of the glass curtain wall unit (skeleton materials, glass, thermal insulation materials) in the factory assembly into a whole frame, to put it bluntly is in the factory has been made into a curtain wall module, and then transported to the construction site. At the construction site, only one curtain wall module is installed and fixed to the main structure of the building in turn.
Since the columns are connected, their specifications should be consistent with the floor height and column spacing dimensions. When connected with the floor or beam, the height of the curtain wall should be equivalent to the floor height or a multiple of the floor height; when connected with the column, the width of the curtain wall is equivalent to the column spacing.
Advantages of unit-type glass curtain wall: construction site installation is simple, fast, shorten the construction cycle. Disadvantages are: inconvenient transport and storage, high lifting requirements at the construction site, easy to cause damage.
Window and curtain wall or a certain difference, can be reflected in the positioning, such as glass curtain wall is composed of metal components and glass panels of the building envelope, in addition to taking into account the majority of non-professionals will be windows and doors curtain wall and its confusion, so in the text picture above, we also focus on the example of the illustration. Window and door curtain wall can refer to an industry, but also can refer to a product, often used in high-rise buildings, office buildings, exterior wall decoration operations.
