Buyer Guide: 3 Best Curtain Walls for Buildings

A curtain wall is a new outer covering of a building. The curtain wall is non-structural and used for keeping the weather invading and occupants in. In the meantime, industrial curtain wall systems usually are made of lightweight materials such as glass, so they can reduce some construction costs. In this post, Chimgreen would recommend the 3 best curtain walls to you and let you get a further understanding of the curtain wall.

 

●Glass curtain walls could eliminate or reduce the destructive effect of temperature difference on the building structure (heat expansion and contraction).

●Compared with the main structure, it allows a larger displacement, so it can effectively reduce the damage to the main structure by the earthquake.

●The weight reduction benefit is obvious. Compared with brick wall concrete, the specific gravity of the curtain wall is much smaller, so it can greatly reduce the load of the main structure, thereby reducing the load-bearing of the basic structure and saving materials.

●Create an excellent decorative effect to build a modern city landscape.

●Possess good industrialization conditions, easy to install various auxiliary facilities, easy to maintain and maintain.
 

The outdoor curtain wall has a glazing panel and metal panel structure. The single outdoor curtain wall is composed of a transom, mullions, vision glass, and anchor. The commercial curtain wall usually be attached to the building structure and doesn’t bear the floor or roof loads of the building. In a words, the commercial curtain wall not only shields the exterior of the building and even protects the interiors.

In this type of curtain wall system, the components are assembled piece by piece on the structure of the building. This system is mainly used for low-rise buildings or in small regions. This is due to the fact that for reaching higher elevations it is important to have exterior access. This system promises flexibility as it gives space for onsite adjustments. Though it has the advantage of low shipping costs, the labor and time consumption should not be underestimated as tend to run quite high.

Different from the storefront systems in being designed to span multiple floors, the outdoor curtain wall is designed to span multiple floors to present and clear and modern building appearance. If you are finding the best curtain wall solution for your projects, Chimgreen is here for you. Chimgreen is reckoned one of the greatest curtain wall manufacturers in China, offering a wide range of industrial curtain wall systems to hundreds of building projects.