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Originally Posted by Kelvin
Do you have additional details that you can show w.r.t. the "window wall" system. I'm not sure I know exactly what it is that you are describing. Is it a prefabricated panel or built in place?
Either way, I'm pretty sure any building enclosure can be adjusted to suit the required insulation, air-tightness, etc. parameters.
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I have details, but I doubt I am allowed to post them for liability reasons, haha.
A curtain wall is hung off the edge of a slab (usually 4 or 5 inches) using metal brackets that are cast into the slab. Window walls are put between the slabs, and actually rest on the slab itself, the mullion does overhang the slab by about 1" so that a spandrel panel can cover the slab.
The basic mechanics of the 2 systems are the same (you can't tell the difference by looking at the finished product), but Window walls have more components and are more difficult to install (are are less efficient as I said before).