Why to choose curtain wall for the exterior of a high-rise building

When you think about the simplest kind of an enclosed building, there are four walls with a roof on top where the walls hold up the roof with the entire weight of the roof resting on the walls. In such a house, the walls must be made of strong, usually heavy materials in order to support the load. But in most of modern buildings, especially skyscrapers, the weight of the upper floors and the roof are held up by an internal frame and not by the outer walls. This means that the outer walls can be made of much lighter materials like glass, aluminum, or even solar panels. These non-load-bearing walls are known as “curtain walls.”

In general, there are four main advantages of choosing curtain wall for the exterior of a high-rise building. Firstly, curtain walls lighten the overall weight of a building. Because the outer walls no longer need to support the load of the upper floors, and merely divide the inside and outside of the building, they can be made of much lighter materials. Secondly, both construction time and costs can be saved. In a high-rise building construction, assembling the load-supporting framework takes a long time. Curtain wall panels can be prefabricated simultaneously so that they can be assembled as soon as the frame has been completed. Besides, curtain wall materials are usually cheaper than heavier load-bearing materials and are also cheaper to transport. Thirdly, buildings with curtain walls can be structurally more resilient and high-performing than those with traditional load-bearing exterior walls. This is because curtain walls are often better at absorbing and withstanding forces like wind sway and seismic tremors than heavier, more rigid walls. Due to the materials and techniques applied, curtain walls can also be better at blocking direct sunlight, controlling temperature, rainwater diversion, and external noise reduction. Last but not the least, modern curtain wall design can mostly make high-rise building look more beautiful, for glass panel facade presents a sleeker, more modern and sophisticated appearance than a building with a bare concrete or brick exterior.

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