Common types of glazing that are used in architectural applications include clear and tinted float glass, tempered glass, and laminated glass as well as a variety of coated glasses, all of which can be glazed singly or as double, or even triple, glazing units. Glazing can be mounted on the surface of a window sash or door stile, usually made UPVC of wood or aluminium. Glass is also used for internal partitions and as an architectural feature. Glass can play a great role in accomplishing greater indoor environmental quality and when used carefully can improve energy efficiency
Semi Unitised Glazing
A semi-unitized curtain wall glazing system is a type of structural glazing where the primary structural framing components are erected individually as an erector set. In this set, the vertical mullions are attached first to the floor slabs and the horizontals are attached to the vertical mullions to resemble a grid. The glass panel and the spandrel, which can be either glass or aluminium are shop glazed and installed into the assembled grid work. The joineries and perimeter sealants are fields installed. The semi unitized systems largely anchored to the face of the slab as embedded plates or inserts.
Suspended Glazing
Frameless glazing suspended from the building structure.
Matchless elegance at the entrance with suspended glass with spider fittings and glass fins, to break the restricted inside view of the complex.
This system combines specially processed and toughened glass panes with a countersunk bolt fixing system designed to support the weight of the glass. Each pane is anchored separately by means of a weight – bearing bolt that is inserted from the bush through a hole in the glass to the super structure. Pane to pane joints are sealed with silicone sealant.
Curtain Wall Glazing
Generally speaking, Curtain Wall Glazing would refer to all glazing types that use glass and aluminium in
the curtain wall system. Specialized curtain wall glazing refers to those curtain walling systems that meet the code requirement on safety features. Of particular importance is the code requirement on fire safety. The vertically continuous curtain wall mandatorily needs to have fire-resistant materials in the space between the panel and the floor structure at each level or floor.
Our curtain wall glazing system also provides for windows or vents being glazed into the curtain wall system. The curtain wall windows are operable and are aimed at controlling the ventilation. At Universal G&C, we can make any window type fit into a curtain wall glazing system with our expertise.
We take extreme care to ensure the quality of all curtain wall glazing systems. The materials we use as curtain walls be it glass and the aluminium used as a framework or in cladding are all of the high-quality materials. We use the best-in-class perimeter sealants with a view to maximizing their service life. We properly design and install them so that they serve their maximum intended service life. After their service life is over, we diligently follow-up and meticulously prepare the surface to replace the perimeter sealants.