Do you know our curtain wall?
This system, also called a light façade, is made up of a self-supporting external envelope whose structure is joined together and anchored to the main system of the building. Therefore, it is a mere facade that does not carry any load other than its own weight, loads transferred through an auxiliary structure of steel anchors and supports. It is usually a light, glazed system, generally designed with aluminum profiles.
What does the curtain wall give us?
There are many advantages that this type of structure offers us. Strength and rigidity, for example, are the two most relevant adjectives in this system. These aspects are sufficient to be able to achieve the objective of supporting the horizontal forces to which it will be subjected. All this without deforming excessively.
Another important factor is that it gives us freedom of movement. Thus, it allows expansions and contractions that are caused, most of the time, by the thermal expansion of the materials.
In addition, it is a system capable of resisting deformations of the main structure of the building, as well as evacuating water and providing thermal insulation, providing greater solar energy gains in summer and significant genetic savings in terms of air conditioning. There is also, thanks to its properties, greater control of both visual and acoustic insulation. Thus, it is a structure that provides maximum thermal, acoustic and visual comfort.
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Thanks to the glass design we can give the building a more pleasant and elegant appearance, while providing natural lighting inside.
What is the objective of this system? You want with him curtain wall provide the facade with the conventional requirements of an exterior enclosure but without contributing to support those structural loads that a building normally suffers. This auxiliary structure, located in the front part, adopts elements of low weight.
Components such as structural or filling elements are some of those that make up this façade, designed in the form of a grid to be able to divide the structural elements. Its thickness, generally, is between 10 cm, thus providing a light appearance and easy installation.
