The public usually judges a building by its curtain wall engineering. However, the curtain wall is not just a beautiful exterior, it also contains key elements of architectural aesthetics and performance.
MD Glass has a team of curtain wall engineering experts who are keen to solve complex and innovative architectural problems. Our curtain walls expert team includes engineers, architects and consultants, committed to turning your vision into reality, ensuring a perfect environment for building tenants, and providing energy-saving and cost-effective solutions for building owners.
Aesthetics and performance of curtain wall
As architects continue to create novel and unique architectural appearances, including details such as multiple slopes, cantilevers, chambers, lanterns and canopies, building curtain walls have become more and more complex. MD Glass’s curtain wall team has rich design experience, no matter low-rise, high-rise or super high-rise buildings, we are able to provide developers and architects with the best advice.
Building curtain walls can account for about 25% of the total construction cost, so it is regarded as a potential high-risk factor for the smooth delivery of the building. The role of the engineer is to balance the visual and performance requirements and provide an economically feasible solution for the safe and efficient construction of the building. The curtain wall is a climate regulator that can control the luminosity entering the building, expand the natural lighting inside the building, and reduce heat loss in the winter and heat gain in the summer. Similarly, the curtain wall project must cooperate with the building’s HVAC system to provide natural ventilation. In addition, the curtain wall can control external noise from traffic and limit the noise transmission between floors or rooms.
The building curtain wall can also resist strong wind, supporting structure and a certain degree of explosion-proof. In addition, the curtain wall plays a key role in controlling the spread of flames and smoke.
