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Curtain wall

About: Curtain wall is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 7634 publications have been published within this topic receiving 21299 citations.


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors review previous studies made on double skin facade systems (DSFS) in buildings and present a review of the most important methods of saving energy in a building is by carefully designing its facade.
Abstract: One of the most important methods of saving energy in a building is by carefully designing its facade. A ‘double skin facade’ is optimally one of the best options in managing the interaction between the outdoors and the internal spaces. It also provides some architectural flexibility to the design. Recently it has received much attention as opposed to the more typically glazed curtain wall. This is because of its ability to efficiently reduce energy and therefore saves cost. The amount of energy saved depends on the climate and the design chosen. The design of the DSF involves decisions on geometric parameters, glass selection, ventilation strategy, shading, daylighting, aesthetics, wind loads, and maintenance and cleaning cost expectations. DSF has an impact on several aspects of the design phase of a building. For example, thermal properties, acoustic characteristics and daylighting are affected in the exploitation phase of the building. In addition, in terms of building safety point of view, fire propagation maintenance or glazing thermal break must be taken into account. Currently, little work has been done on the behaviour of DSFs in hot and humid climates. This paper shall review previous studies made on double skin facade systems (DSFS) in buildings.

244 citations

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TL;DR: The first installation of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) was realized in 1991 in Aachen, Germany (Benemann et al., Adv. Sol. Energy 13 (1999) 317) as mentioned in this paper.

156 citations

Patent
24 Jun 1991
TL;DR: In this article, a curtain wall structure assembled from modular frame assemblies and having an improved four corner joint construction of more than adequate weathertightness is presented, where alignment means is provided for structurally connecting lower head rails in axially aligned relation.
Abstract: A curtain wall structure assembled from modular frame assemblies and having an improved four corner joint construction of more than adequate weathertightness. Alignment means is provided for structurally connecting lower head rails in axially aligned relation. Filler strip means and lap strip means cooperate with the alignment means to cap a vertical conduit formed by interlocked mullion sections; and to seal a gap and a space presented between adjacent interlocked head and sill rails thereby providing a wearthertight four corner joint.

106 citations

Patent
10 Oct 2000
TL;DR: In this article, a curtain wall (ACM) system has vertical mullions and horizontal supports which provide a dry as well as a structural system for non-sequential construction of curtain wall exteriors.
Abstract: A curtain wall (ACM) system has vertical mullions and horizontal supports which provide a dry as well as a structural system for non-sequential construction of curtain wall exteriors. Internal gutters offer a failsafe moisture proof system. The horizontal and vertical framework members may be mounted in the reverse orientation for special exterior wall configurations. Individual panels can be replaced without sealants or tear down of neighboring panels. A face support for the thin ACM panels is provided. Thermal expansion is addressed with a floating panel on a track design. Alternate embodiment includes transition frame members having glass and metal panel integral supports, freestanding X-Y sub-frame assemblies, fiber optic outboard channels and novel methods of assembly.

106 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a commercial building with large, curtain wall areas in Shanghai, China was used to simulate the annual building performance with and without the solar window film, and the simulation results indicated that two factors significantly influenced the effect of the window film.

89 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
202333
202274
202183
2020641
2019648
2018687