Extract from CWCT INSTALLATION HANDBOOK:Rainscreen is constructed as panels with a ventilated cavity between them and an inner air barrier. Rainscreen is either built by mounting support rails and panels on an inner wall of concrete, brick or blockwork (overcladding) or is part of a curtain wall (panelised, unitised or stick) that is self-supporting with […]
The double-skin façade (DSF) is an facade construction composed of two transparent ”skins” that are separated by an air corridor. The DSF is a form of active façade, because it employs equipment, like fans or solar/thermal sensors. It also integrates passive design strategies, such as natural ventilation, daylighting, and solar energy. The DSF is a
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Curtain wall fabricated and assembled in the factory in form of Panels are used in unitized construction. Typically one glazing bay inwidth and one or two storeys high the units are installed.The unitized construction can accommodation more movement in the façade as each panel moves on its own with the substructure depending on the fixing
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