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Custom Faux-Steel Curtainwall

Custom Faux-Steel Curtainwall Window Wall Awning Ventilator, Exterior Slide Sliding Door & Terrace Door

System Features

  • matches the exterior appearance of traditional steel curtainwalls to 1/32”
  • thermal break construction
  • Silicone and captured factory glazing
  • Adapted zero-sightline ventilators
  • Unitized construction
  • Inside/outside color/finish capability

Custom Faux-Steel Curtainwall

CUSTOM FAUX-STEEL CURTAINWALL

PROJECT

J.W. Marriott Hotel 208 South LaSalle, Chicago, Illinois

Configuration

three panel, two-story fixed curtainwall, perimeter anchorage only

Test Results

test standard pressure results
BEFORE STRUCTURAL TEST:
air infiltrationAAMA 2836.24 psf approximately 2% of allowable rate
static waterAAMA 33112 psf no penetration
dynamic waterAAMA 501.112 psf no penetration
AFTER STRUCTURAL TEST:
air infiltrationAAMA 2836.24 psf approximately 2% of allowable rate
dynamic waterAAMA 33112 psf no penetration