Unitized Curtain Wall System Details

Panel framing details of curtain walls.

Unitized curtain wall system details.

In the stick system the curtain wall frame mullions and glass or opaque panels are installed and connected together piece by piece. It is offered in a wide range of options that can be customized to each project. Unitized curtain walls are pre glazed pre sealed and pre assembled in units comprising one lite of glass with surrounding interlocking framing that are then taken to the field and installed one by one onto the building structure. Unitized system is identified by the split mullions and the transforms that are evident in the panel perimeters as shown in figure 5.

A curtain wall system is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non structural utilized only to keep the weather out and the occupants in. Kawneer s 2500 pg wall curtain wall system is a unitized solution engineered to meet these criteria and more. Whether you prefer stock length fabricated or pre assembled and pre glazed this is a unitized solution the way you want it. Stick systems and unitized also known as modular systems.

In case of sticky curtain wall there is no sort of splits all forms a single unit. Curtain walls can be classified by their method of fabrication and installation into the following general categories. Since the curtain wall is non structural it can be made of lightweight materials thereby reducing construction costs. Kawneer offers unitized curtain wall systems with thermal performance blast mitigation structural silicone glazed ssg options and preglazed and fabricated systems.