The design concept is the soul of curtain wall development, the quality of curtain wall materials is the foundation and guarantee of curtain wall development, and the overall quality of curtain wall construction units and construction teams also affect the development of curtain wall. Design, material selection, construction, management, acceptance and operation of front-line workers are all important factors affecting the development of curtain walls. At present, there are four types of curtain walls that are most popular in the construction industry. They are:
Stone curtain wall
China’s stone curtain wall is the world’s largest producer and user. Nowadays, the most concerned issue in the industry is the quality of the pendant. Although pendant is only a small accessory in the whole stone curtain wall, it plays a role of pulling up four or two kilograms. It can also be said that pendant is one of the most critical accessories in the quality and safety of the whole stone curtain wall.
Metal curtain wall
Since the late 1970 s, aluminum alloy doors and Windows, curtain wall industry began to take off in China, the popularization and application of aluminum alloy glass curtain wall in the construction and development, from scratch, from imitation to their own research and development, from bear the small to the large engineering project contracting of construction projects, construction low-standard products from production to the production of high-tech products, from the construction of low-rise building doors and Windows, to the construction of high-level glass curtain wall, from only processing such simple profile to the high-end profiles extrusion complex cross section, imports from development to foreign contracted projects, aluminum alloy doors and Windows and glass curtain wall has been rapid development.
By the 1990 s the emergence of new building materials to promote the building curtain wall, the further development of a new type of building curtain wall type appeared in all parts of the country, namely the metal curtain walls, metal curtain wall refers to the materials for sheet metal curtain wall panel curtain wall, the grand art fluorocarbon aluminum-plastic plate is now on the market curtain wall plate by all customers.
Due to the excellent machining performance sheet metal, color variety and good security, to fully adapt to the complex modelling design, can increase the line of concave and convex, and processing various types of curve line, to the architect to huge play space, destinations for architects, thus obtained the development which progresses by leaps and bounds.
Glass curtain wall
The glass curtain wall is a beautiful and novel method of building wall decoration, which is a prominent feature in the era of modernist high-rise buildings.
Media curtain wall
The zero-energy Multimedia Curtain wall is an innovative project of sustainable energy and digital media technology designed for the Beijing Xicui Entertainment Center, located near the site of the 2008 Olympic Games. The project features one of the world’s largest color LIQUID crystal display screens and China’s first photovoltaic system integrated into a glass curtain wall. The entire building operates as a self-sustaining energy organization system by absorbing solar energy during the day and using it to illuminate the screen at night, reflecting the weather cycle throughout the day.
From the perspective of curtain wall, it is mainly used in the germination stage, while the latter is mainly used in some specific occasions. The market development needs further research, and the market share will further enhance the development space.
With the help of science and technology, multimedia and multimedia systems will continue to be an indispensable part of curtain wall engineering.
Other types of curtain walls
The proportion will rise further in the future. Energy-saving, intelligent, environmental protection, LEED, reusable demonstration will be the mainstream, second and third-tier cities in China will follow the trend.
