As it is well acknowledged, there are a variety of magnificent curtain wall buildings in major cities all over the world, such as the World Trade Center in New York, Petroleum Building in Chicago, Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, Shanghai Friendship Building and Beijing Great Wall Sheraton Hotel and etc. Especially modern glass curtain wall bui...

Glass curtain wall is regarded one distinctive style of the modern building designs in architecture nowadays. For the modern building construction, when glass curtain walls replace masonry construction in commercial buildings, the depth and reach of light penetration have been greatly improved, reducing the need for artificial lighting and conse...

Curtain Wall Systems: A Building’s First Line of Defense As we all know, there is no doubt that any kind of building facade should be able to withstand the damaging effects caused from the natural weather, which, day by day, inflicts heat, rain, wind, and snow upon the structure. Fortunately, curtain wall system is such a magic style of the mode...

The term ‘cladding’ refers to components that are attached to the primary structure of a building to form non-structural, external surfaces. This is as opposed to buildings in which the external surfaces are formed by structural elements, such as masonry walls, or applied surfaces such as render. In practical applications, cladding u...

According to the Centre for Window and Cladding Technology (CWCT), Curtain wall system is regarded as “a form of vertical building enclosure which supports no load other than its own weight. Aesthetics While the building envelope remains one of the most important exterior elements for building functionality, curtain wall facade can be an elegant...