WOOD CURTAIN WALLS

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A curtain wall system is an outer covering of a y gbuilding in which the outer walls are non-structural.

As the curtain wall is non-structural it can be made of a lightweight material reducing construction costs.

When glass is used as the curtain wall, a great d t i th t t l li ht t t dadvantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper

within the building.

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The curtain wall façade does not carry any dead load weight from the building other than its own g gdead load weight.

The wall transfers horizontal wind loads that are incident upon it to the main building structure through connections at floors or columns of the b ildibuilding.

A curtain wall is designed to resist air and water infiltration sway induced by wind and sesmicinfiltration, sway induced by wind and sesmicforces acting on the building, and its own dead load weight forces.load weight forces.

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1. Wood support system2. Inner sealing layer against the ingress of warm air in the glazing rebate, and moisture from the glazing rebate in the supportingglazing rebate in the supporting structure3. Relief groove to the pressure equalization (the need of the relief is dependent on the design of the system geometry and the overall concept façade)

4. Interior glazing system (inner glazing profile) as a support system f h i fillfor the infill5. Glazing plane 6. Thermal separation7. Outer sealing layer against water penetration from outside in the glazing rebate8. Exterior glazing system (holding function of sealing and glazing plane)9. Cover strips to meet the aestheticp

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The dove-tail stamping makes it very easy to catch the CS-screws and pushtogether the connector. This connector ensures tightness. RICON consists of

id i l i i d f i li l d d d itwo identical parts, it is made of premium quality steel, and produced inAustria. It is zinc galvanized and coated.

• Universal ─ for all profileUniversal for all profilesystems- can be used as primaryand secondary beams as post andrail connectorrail connector.

• Invisible ─ no visible connectingparts

• Versatile ─ both single anddouble connections possible

• Flexible ─ mounting possibleg pfrom outside to inside

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Wood curtain wall d i i idesign, engineering, and construction has been reduced to a highly precise ready to assemble method.

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