Description
Understand the fundamentals of glass curtain wall design and explore how to balance the oftencompeting objectives.Glass curtain walls are ubiquitous in contemporary building construction. Their design and specification, from standard offtheshelf systems to highlycustomized systems, requires careful understanding of curtain wall components, engineering, and performance requirements. This information will discuss fundamentals of glass curtain wall design and explore how to balance the oftencompeting objectives of aesthetics, water penetration and wind load resistance, building movement accommodation, solar control, thermal insulation, and condensation management, to name a few. The material will also review advanced analysis tools that facade engineers use to help design, fabricate, install, test, and assure quality for successful, longterm performance. Several case studies and project examples will also be highlighted.
Date: 2020-06-24 Start Time: End Time:
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