6. Semi-curtain
European standards do not mention the semi-curtain. This concept is mainly French. In Europe, we're talking about curtain walls that pass in front of concrete slab edges, for example, or frames between concrete slabs. However, there is a very common intermediate case that was very well defined in the former XP P28 001 standard. This is the case where the spandrel is made of concrete. In this case, the window frames are installed in front of the concrete (like a curtain wall), and the concrete spandrels are lined on the outside with glass infill, or similar, with insulation over concrete. Once installed, it's impossible to tell from the outside whether this is a curtain wall or a semi-curtain wall. From the inside, it looks like a strip frame.
In reality, they're strip frames, but with special features in terms of fastenings and, above all, sealing - which has to...
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Standards and norms
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Curtain wall design documents
- Curtain walls – Product standard. - NF EN 13830 -
- Terminologie. - NF EN 13119 -
- Curtain walls, semi-curtain walls, panel façades – CLA – CGM – CCS – 1- Technical specifications – 2- General material selection criteria – 3- Special clauses – 4- Maintenance appendix - DTU 33.1 P 28-002 indice 1 à 3 -
- Tolérances dimensionnelles...
Regulations
Article 111.15 of the French Construction and Housing Code.
Article 5 Circulaire du 13/12/1982 relative à la sécurité des personnes en cas de travaux de réhabilitation ou d'amélioration des bâtiments d'habitation existants.
DRT circular no. 95-07 of 14/4/1995 on workplaces. This text specifies, among other things, the need to use safety glass in doors, adjacent parts, lower...
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