Tag Archives: curtain walls

Ensuring acoustic performance of windows and curtain walls

November 4, 2016

By comparing exterior noise levels with interior requirements, and considering background noise levels, a project’s required level of window or curtain wall acoustic performance can be inferred either in specific frequency bands or by using one of the single-number rating systems described in this article.

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Thermal efficiency in glazed curtain wall systems

September 1, 2016

With glazed façades dominating urban landscapes, the strides made to improve the energy efficiency of glass are well-documented and generally well-understood. However, the framing members of wall and window systems have also been re-engineered.

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Storefronts: Test the subsill

June 22, 2015

Widely used in buildings ranging from retail/office complexes to hospitals, storefront and window wall systems are specified for ground-level fenestration and entrances, and for punched and horizontal bands (or ribbons) of windows.

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Additional thoughts on the NAFS short-form specification

December 2, 2014

In the December 2014 issue of The Construction Specifier, Dean Lewis wrote about the North American Fenestration Standard/Specification for Windows, Doors, and Skylights’s (NAFS’) short-form specification. American Architectural Manufacturers Association/Window and Door Manufacturers Association/Canadian Standards Association (AAMA/WDMA/CSA) 101/I.S. 2/A440, serves as the basis for product certification as required by the International Building Code (IBC).

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Port Canaveral’s Exploration Tower: Specifying unitized curtain walls and wind tunnel tests

December 1, 2014

In the April 2014 issue of The Construction Specifier, the cover story centered around properly specifying color-changing mica coatings on Port Canaveral’s Exploration Tower.

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