Curtain Wall
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BSI Kitemark
Certificate type
Aluminium curtain wall system
Description
The Curtain Walling System combines quality, sustainability, aesthetics, price and performance. It is ideal for education buildings, offices, hospitals, factories, shop fronts, large stairwell screens and other commercial developments where large areas of fenestration are required.
Features and benefits:
- Accepts direct glaze insulation or spandrel panels
- Makes replacement of individual glazed units easier in the event of damage or breakage.
- Internal & external PVC-U cladding available in wide range of colours
- Accommodates the full range of 70mm window and door systems
- The curtain wall system is PVC-U clad; both internally and externally, ensuring colour and material matches for an attractive end result.
- Window frames, cover caps and cladding panels are fitted post installation minimizing site damage.
Cavity design:
- Thermal cavity design to AAMA TIR-A8-90 structural performance of poured and de-bridged barriers.
- Thermally broken aluminium sections to have Chromium Phosphate finish.
General information
Color | Beige Black Grey White Brown Manufacturer guidanceAny RAL colour available |
Finish | Smooth |
Material | Aluminium Glass |
Shape | Square |
Warranty description | Ten year |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | H11/110 Curtain walling |
Product range |
Specification data - Unitized curtain walling systems
Classification data | |
System performance | Air permeability. |
System manufacturer | Epwin Window Systems. |
Framing | |
Framing members | 70 mm PVC-U clad and Aluminium profiles to BS 1474. |
Fasteners | Transom brackets- Stainless Steel BS 970, Grade 430. |
Cladding units | |
Glass units | Double glazed units. Guidance for specification option: 24 mm & 28 mm. Triple glazed units. Guidance for specification option: 36 mm, 40 mm & 44 mm. |
Panels and facings | |
Material | Direct glaze insulations. Spandrel panels. |
Thermal insulation | 0.168W/m²K. Manufacturer guidancePolyamide thermal break has thermal conductivity of 0.168 W/m.k. |
Internal linings | Aluminium alloy to BS 1474, Grade 6063 T6. Manufacturer guidanceBS 7950 Specification for enhanced security performance of casement and tilt/turn windows. |
Fasteners | Mullion fixing bolts, clamp plate and transom bracket fixing screws - Stainless Steel BS 970 Grade 304 (A2). |
Perimeter seals | Weatherproof membranes. |
Window and Door Systems | BS EN 12608 Specification for white PVC U extruded hollow profiles, manufactured in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 and BS EN ISO 14001 and VinylPlus Responsible Sourcing. |
Security performance | General performance requirements for door assemblies; PAS 24:2022 Enhanced security performance requirements for door assemblies. Curtain wall system not tested. |
Sustainability data
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom |
Material | Aluminium Glass |
Recyclability | Manufacturer guidanceCan be recycled. |
Product certifications
BSI Kitemark
BS EN 12608-1 - PVC-U Profiles for the fabrication of windows and doors Certificate no. KM 12895
Literature
Epwin Window Systems Curtain Wall Brochure
Case studies
Woldgate School
Profile 22 Casement Windows were a central part of a £1.3 million renovation project at Woldgate School and Sixth Form College in Pocklington near York
Profile 22 transforms Hollins College