Curtain wall is presently being adopted widely in high-rise buildings because of its several merits in many aspects. Curtain walls, however, also have problems, such as thermal efficiency and moisture condensation, especially in countries where there are four seasons like Korea, because of wide glazing windows and metal frames that have high the...

In the modern curtain wall design, glass is the main boundary material between the inside and the outside of a curtain wall. In other words, glass gives the possibility to see what is outside, and also provides natural light, as well as separate from the weather elements. Besides, it also gives us thermal comfort or privacy when required. For a ...

Curtain Wall Design Challenges While curtain walls can be extremely beneficial, they sometimes come with extra expenses and complexity. Curtain walls are most often made from high-quality, durable glass and expensive, flexible metals. Therefore, they can cost more than traditional walls made of concrete, plaster, metal, or stone. But when assemb...

Curtain wall comprises the maximum exposed surface in curtain wall buildings and is a large contributor of heat ingress. More importantly, it is the only element that can help reduce the thermal load in a building as all other factors contributing to it, such as, occupant heat load and heat from electrical devices such as computers and laptops a...

Glazing is part of the skin of the building which allows certain elements of nature to come into the internal space. For glass curtain wall systems, there are a variety of glass glazing available in the current market, such as float glass, tinted glass, clear glass and all of them can be installed as double glazing units. Specifically speaking, ...