Spandrel Panels Curtain Wall

When glass is used as the curtain wall an advantage is that natural light can penetrate deeper within the building.

Spandrel panels curtain wall.

They are commonly used to infill areas of glazing curtain walls or storefronts. They take the place of 1 or 1 4 thick glass units. 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. Our high definition digital printing process produces durable uv resistant colours that remain bright and vibrant for the life of your curtain wall panels.

Spandrel panels are also known as infill panels or insulated aluminum composite panels. Glazing systems function largely as air and water vapor barriers resisting air or water infiltration and accommodate building and system movement induced by wind thermal and seismic forces. Curtain wall and storefront glazing systems are typically a thin non structural outer façade element of a building that can span multiple floors or be incorporated into a punched opening. Since the curtain wall is non structural it can be made of lightweight materials thereby reducing construction costs.

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. A curtain wall system is an outer covering of a building in which the outer walls are non structural utilized only to keep the weather out and the occupants in.