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Curtain wall at floor edge.
Section at vertical joint.
The goal of whole building design is to create a successful high performance building by applying an integrated design and team approach to the project during the planning and programming phases.
The steel structure is used to support the curtain wall at every floor slab.
Hence exterior walls of buildings were no longer required for structural support.
Curtain wall and edge of slab fire barrier systems for single spandrel zero spandrel and steel back pan configurations.
Curtain wall and edge of slab fire barrier systems for single spandrel zero spandrel and steel back pan configurations hilti s vast library of firestop solutions ranging from traditional spandrel designs 100 vision glass or eifs are unrivaled in the industry.
Stick curtain wall and precast concrete wall section detail ying ren.
The development and widespread use of structural steel and later reinforced concrete allowed relatively small columns to support large loads.
This section shows two different conditions.
The system hi bpf 120 11 provides an aesthetically pleasing fire rated assembly for floor to ceiling glass designs with class iv movement capabilities in a fully unitized assembly.