A recent mockup test found design and manufacuring flaws in this curtain wall system In my first article I referenced the four most-common causes of cladding system failure: inadequate design, ...

This webinar focuses on the design of curtain walls constructed with the highest possible efficiency properties, serviceability characteristics, and recyclability of constituent parts for today's high ...

Curtain wall is becoming an increasingly sophisticated building envelope system. A current and continuing trend, according to Kirt Osgood, vice president and principal of Dallas-based Curtain Wall ...

Robert A. Heintges, founding principal of the international building envelope and curtain wall consultancy Heintges, instructs students in the Totalization studio at the Rice University School of ...

The design of the proposed Colman Tower in Seattle calls for a state-of-the-art curtain wall composed of high-performance glass and panelized brick. The advent of the curtain wall is one of the most ...

Alumil offers a wide range of curtain wall systems, each one with different characteristics to match any project. Alumil provides solutions for every need and aesthetic. A “value for money” curtain ...

A group of researchers in China has developed a new design for vacuum integrated photovoltaic (VPV) curtain walls, which they claim can efficiently combine PV power generation and thermal insulation ...

Our contemporary society has been witnessing a surge in skyscraper construction in urban centers worldwide for various reasons—including engineering advancements, increased urban density, space ...

Alexander A. “Sak” Sakhnovsky, a pioneer of test methods for curtain-wall stability, died of heart failure at age 84 on June 19 in Miami. While running a housing research laboratory at the University ...