Construction and Performance of Curtain Wall Systems for Super ...

Unit SystemUnit systems are composed of modulated panels that arefabricated in factory and delivered to site in1-piece forinstallation. The panels are fully provided with all the glazingand/or the spandrel panels, incorporated with the requiredinsulation and other architectural features, thus requiring verylimited 2 nd -fixed installation works on site.The panels are usually spanned in a floor-to-floor arrangementand may be designed in a number of standard/optional panelssuch as fully glazed, glazed with opaque panels, fully opaque inmetal or stone slab, louvered panels, or other special moduleslike the corner or bayed units. In order to get the best benefit ofusing this system, units are often produced to an optimisticlarge size so as to minimize the number of units used.