Curtain Wall Spandrel Panel Detail

Spandrel panels are useful to hide areas in glazing systems exposing slab edges and ceiling details.

Curtain wall spandrel panel detail.

A large spectrum of ceramic products are available from euroview in monolithic or igu form. They are commonly used to infill areas of glazing curtain walls or storefronts. Customised to your needs. A further difference is type of glazing used.

Shadow boxes are used for the particular appearance they give. Mapes is here through the uncertainty. Overall curtain wall thermal performance is a function of the glazing infill panel the frame construction behind opaque spandrel and column cover areas and the perimeter details. Aluminum has a very high thermal conductivity.

These are unprecedented times for our country and for us all. The steel structure is used to support the curtain wall at every floor slab. Commonly in spandrel panel application the insulation is butted up against the spandrel glass. Spandrel panels are also known as infill panels or insulated aluminum composite panels.

Spandrel panels are the area of a curtain wall or screen located between vision areas of windows which conceal structural columns floor slabs and shear walls. One of the benefits of being a nearly 70 year old company is that we ve steered through many economic changes twists and turns in the market and a constantly evolving industry. Why use a shadow box. Curtain wall frame conductance is a function of the frame material geometry and fabrication e g.

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. Etem e85 technical catalogue page 228 229 basic components of a typical curtain wall system 15. Curtain wall insulation rockwool curtain wall insulation provides superior fire resistance in glass metal and masonry curtain wall spandrel systems. They take the place of 1 or 1 4 thick glass units.

Curtain wall systems glass wall panels exterior wall construction curtain wall available in a variety of depths profiles finishes and unitized options our relatively lightweight weathertight curtain wall systems provide a cutting edge combination of design and performance including thermal hurricane and blast resistance. The bronze tee bar is bolted to the steel angles. The right side of the detail shows the condition at the window. The tee bar is plug welded to the continuous bronze mullions.

The left side is cut through the spandrel panel. Shadow boxes generally use transparent glass whereas glazed spandrels use opaque glass painted fritted etc. When used in combination with rockwool firestopping products they provide a comprehensive firestopping system that has been ul ulc tested and approved for perimeter fire containment systems.