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2.  WHAT IS GLAZING ?
 GLAZING, WHICH DERIVES FROM THE MIDDLE ENGLISH FOR 'GLASS', IS A PART OF A WALL OR WINDOW
MADE OF GLASS.
 GLAZING IS WHEN YOU PAINT A THIN LAYER OF MINERALS AND GLASS ONTO A FIRED OR UNFIRED
CERAMIC PIECE.
 THE ACT OF INSTALLING GLASS IN WINDOWS, DOORS OR FIXED OPENINGS.
 IN PRACTICALLY , IT WOULD BE THE ACTUAL INSTALLATION OF A PIECE OF GLASS WITHIN A FRAME.
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 HISTORY
 GLAZES HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED TO HAVE BEEN USED IN THE
DECORATION OF CERAMICS AS FAR BACK AS THE EARLY EGYPTIAN
PERIOD.
 POWDERED GLASS WAS ORIGINALLY USED AS THE BASE OF HISTORIC
GLAZES.
 MINERALS AND WATER-SOLUBLE SALTS WERE ADDED WHICH ALTERED
THE COLOUR AND TEXTURE OF THE FINAL PRODUCT.

3.  WHY GLAZING ?
 STRUCTURALLY GLAZED SYSTEMS CREATE A GREATER TRANSPARENCY THAN
TRADITIONAL CAPTURED SYSTEMS.
 THERE ARE LESS VISUAL INTERRUPTIONS DUE TO THE LACK OF METAL ON
THE EXTERIOR (AND POTENTIALLY THE INTERIOR), CREATING A SEAMLESS,
CONTINUOUS GLASS LOOK.
 TRADITIONAL CAPTURED CURTAIN WALL SYSTEMS HAVE PRESSURE PLATES
AND CAPS THAT CAN CONDUCT LARGE AMOUNTS OF HEAT IN OR OUT OF
THE FAÇADE DEPENDING ON THE SEASON.
 SINCE THERE IS LITTLE TO NO EXPOSED EXTERIOR METAL, THERE IS ALSO LESS
THERMAL BRIDGING WITH STRUCTURAL GLAZING, SAVING ON ENERGY
CONSUMPTION COSTS.
 NEW TECHNOLOGY AND BETTER INTEGRATION WITH DAY LIGHTING AND
CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS ALLOW ADVANCED GLAZING IN BUILDING
FACADES TO
1) IMPROVE THE COMFORT AND PERFORMANCE OF BUILDING OCCUPANTS,
2) ASSIST IN NATIONAL AND GLOBAL EFFORTS TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL WARMING.
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4. MATERIALS TO BE USED :-
 GLASS - 100% RECYCLABLE MATERIAL.
 ALUMINUM - LESS WEIGHT, BUT HIGH STRENGTH.
 SILICONE SEALANTS - SAND GEL USED FOR BONDING GLASS.
 EPDM - ETHYLENE PROPYLENE DI AMINE MONOMER.
WEATHERPROOF JOINT SEALANTS.
TO PREVENT WATER AND AIR ENTERING.
TEMPERATURE UNTO 110 DEGREE KELVIN.
 ALUMINIUM
 STAINLESS STEEL - USED AS FRAMING MATERIALS
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5.  MATERIALS :-
 STRUCTURAL FRAMING :
 THE STRUCTURAL FRAMING IS NORMALLY FABRICATED FROM AN ALUMINUM ALLOY
AND MAY BE EITHER ANODIZED OR FINISHED WITH AN ARCHITECTURAL COATING.
 ANODIZED COATINGS ON ALUMINUM TEND TO BE VARIABLE, AND MAY CREATE
PROBLEMS FOR SILICONE ADHESION IF NOT STRICTLY MONITORED.
 GLASS :
 GLASS TYPE NORMALLY USED IS CLEAR VISION GLASS, WHICH MAY BE TINTED OR
TREATED WITH A REFLECTIVE COATING.
 OTHER TYPES OF GLASS CONSIDERED BY THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL INCLUDE:
ANNEALED, HEAT-STRENGTHENED, TEMPERED, LAMINATED, OR INSULATING GLASS.
 STRUCTURAL SILICONE SEALANTS :
 THE SEALANT SELECTION IS MADE BASED ON SEVERAL FACTORS, INCLUDING: THE
TYPE OF SYSTEM BEING USED, THE DESIGN PARAMETERS TO BE MET AND, ONLY
HIGH` STRENGTH SILICONE SEALANTS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TESTED FOR
STRUCTURAL GLAZING SHALL BE USED.
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6. 1) STRUCTURAL GLAZING 2) CURTAIN WALLS
1) BOLTED GLAZING
2) CABLE STAYED GLAZING
3) FIN SUPPORTED GLAZING
GLAZING
1) STICK SYSTEM
2) UNITIZED SYSTEM
STRUCTURAL GLAZING NON-STRUCTURAL GLAZING
BOLTED GLAZING
FIN SUPPORTED
GLAZING
CABLE STAYED
GLAZING
DOUBLE GLAZED
4) DOUBLE GLAZED
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7. 1. STRUCTURAL GLAZING :-
 STRUCTURAL GLAZING, IN THEIR SIMPLEST FORM.
 CONSISTING OF GLASS THAT IS BONDED TO A STRUCTURE WITHOUT THE USE OF CONTINUOUSLY GASKET
ALUMINUM PRESSURE PLATES .
 WHY STRUCTURAL GLAZING ?
 CREATE A GREATER TRANSPARENCY .
 LESS VISUAL INTERRUPTIONS.
 SEAMLESS, CONTINUOUS GLASS LOOK.
 LESS THERMAL BRIDGING WITH STRUCTURAL GLAZING, SAVING ON ENERGY CONSUMPTION COSTS.
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8. • USED WHERE MAXIMUM VISIBILITY IS REQUIRED.
• CAN BE CUSTOMIZED FOR VARIOUS DESIGNED BY USING SPIDER GLAZING
HARDWARE.
• TOUGHENED GLASS AND VARIOUS OTHER COMPONENTS INVOLVED
• 12MM ,15MM , 19 MM TOUGHEND GLASS
• PROVIDES SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR THE END USERS.
• STRUCTURAL SUPPORT SHOULD BE CREATED WITH MILD STEEL OR STAINLESS STEEL
FOR LARGER ELEVATIONS.
• 4 WAY SPIDERS,2 WAY SPIDERS AND SINGLE WAY SPIDER FITTINGS TO FACILITATE
VARIOUS SPIDER GLAZING DESIGN OPTIONS.
• IN SPIDER GLAZING CONCEPT FIN GLASS OF 15MM IS USED AS DEAD WEIGHT AND
PRESSURE WITH STANDING FORCE.
1. BOLTED GLAZING 2. FIN SUPPORTED GLAZING
• MAJOR CONCEPT FOR FACADE GLAZING
• ALL THE EXTERIOR DESIGN CONCEPTS CAN BE DONE WITH SPIDER GLAZING CONCEPTS.
• ONLY OPTION AVAILABLE FOR THE LARGER OPENING IN ELEVATION.
• ACT AS STRUCTURAL SUPPORT FOR ANY HIGH-END EXTERIOR DESIGNS.
• GLASS FINS REPRESENT THE EARLIEST FORM OF THE STRUCTURAL GLASS
• A GLASS FIN IS REPLACES A FRAME OR MULLION.
• THE REACTION LOAD TRANSFERRED TO THE TOP & BOTTOM OF THE FIN SHOE.
• FIN SYSTEMS ARE ALSO DESIGNED WITH BOLTED JOINTS.IT CREATE GREATER
VISIBILITY & INCREASE THE NATURAL LIGHT IN INTERIORS.

9. • `
• TENSION FACADES USE HIGH TENSILE CABLES OR STAINLESS STEEL RODS TO IMPOSE
THE LOADS OF THE FACADE.
• DECREASES THE AMOUNT OF SOLID STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS VISIBLE ON THE PROJECT,
THEREFORE INCREASING THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE FACADE.
• THE TWO MAIN TYPES IN THE INDUSTRY ARE TENSION ROD FACADES AND CABLE NET
WALLS.
• DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOWS OR DOORS ARE UPVC FRAMES FITTED WITH TWO
PANES OF GLASS WITH A SPACE OF 12MM TO 16MM BETWEEN THEM.
• THE GAP BETWEEN THE TWO PANES IS HELD IN PLACE WITH A SPACE BAR AND
CONTAINS EITHER NORMAL AIR OR IT CAN BE FILLED WITH ARGON GAS.
• THIS STRUCTURAL SYSTEM SUPPORTS GLASS BY A NET GEOMETRY OF PRE-TENSIONED
CABLES.
• THE GLASS UNIT IS SEALED TO BE AIRTIGHT AND FITTED INTO THE UPVC FRAME.
• CABLE NETS ARE REMARKABLY MINIMAL STRUCTURES WHEN THE BOUNDARY STEEL
REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE TYPICALLY HIGH PRESTRESS LOADS IS IGNORED.
• THE IDEA BEHIND DOUBLE GLAZING IS THAT TWO PANES OF GLASS, PLUS THE
AIR GAP BETWEEN THEM, ACT AS A LAYER OF INSULATION INHIBITING THE
PASSAGE OF HEAT OR COLD FROM OUTSIDE INTO YOUR HOME, THUS MAKING IT
ENERGY EFFICIENT.
• CABLE PRESTRESS MUST BE APPLIED IN THE FIELD VIA COMPLEX HYDRAULIC JACKING
PROCESSES. INSTALLATION MEANS AND METHODS ARE A PRIMARY CONSIDERATION
FOR ALL CABLE STRUCTURES.
• TRIPLE GLAZING IS BEING USED TO INCREASE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF A
BUILDING
3.CABLE SUPPORT GLAZING 4. DOUBLE GLAZED

10.  STRUCUTURAL GLAZING ACCESSORIES
 (A)MULLIONS (VERTICAL MEMBER)- MULLIONS ARE PROVIDED BASICALLY TO TRANSFER THE DEAD LOAD OF THE CURTAIN WALL.
 (B)TRANSOMS (HORIZONTAL MEMBER) - TRANSOMS ARE ALUMINIUM SECTIONS PROVIDED IN BETWEEN THE MULLIONS
HORIZONTALLY.
 (C)SILICONE SEALANTS -SILICONE SEALANTS ARE USED TO PREVENT THE PASSAGE OF MOISTURE, AIR, DUST AND HEAT THROUGH
ALL THE JOINTS.
 (D)SETTING BLOCKS - SETTING BLOCKS ARE USED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT IN THE RELATION TO THE SIZE OF GLASS, GLAZING
TECHNIQUES AND CONDITION OF USE.
 (E) LOCATION BLOCKS -EDGES OF THE GLASS, TO PREVENT MOVEMENT OF THE GLASS WITHIN THE FRAME
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11.  A CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM IS AN OUTER COVERING OF A BUILDING IN WHICH THE OUTER WALLS ARE NON- STRUCTURAL,
BUT ONLY KEEP THE WEATHER OUT AND THE OCCUPANTS IN.
 CURTAIN WALLS ARE NON STRUCTURAL MEMBERS AND ARE MADE OF A LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIAL REDUCING
CONSTRUCTION COSTS.
 THE CURTAIN WALL FAÇADE DOES NOT CARRY ANY DEAD LOAD WEIGHT FROM THE BUILDING OTHER THAN ITS OWN DEAD
LOAD WEIGHT.
CURTAIN WALL
 COMMON TYPES OF CURTAIN WALL SYSTEMS FOR HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
 STICK SYSTEM
 UNIT SYSTEM
 UNIT AND MULLION SYSTEM
 COLUMN-COVER AND SPANDREL SYSTEM
 VARIOUS TYPES OF GLASS WALL SYSTEM
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12. ADVANTAGES:
 GREAT FLEXIBILITY
 - SITE MODIFICATION IS POSSIBLE.
 DISADVANTAGES:
 - DIFFICULTIES IN QUALITY CONTROL.
 - RELIES HEAVILY ON SITE WORKMANSHIP.
 - DIFFICULT TO ACCOMMODATE BUILDING MOVEMENT.
 - DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WATER DRAINAGE TO
INDIVIDUAL FLOORS.
 - TOO MANY LOSS PARTS AND COMPONENTS ON SITE.
 - POOR ACOUSTIC AND THERMAL INSULATION.
 - DETERIORATION OF EXPANSION AND SEALANT JOINTS.
Vertical curtainwall Convex contoured Curtain wall
Concave contoured
curtain Curtain wall
 APPLICATION OF CURTAIN WALL
VERTICAL ELEMENTS: MULLIONS
HORIZONTAL ELEMENTS: RAILS
TYICALLY
FRAME SHORT DISTANCE FROM MULLION TO MULLION AND
TRANSFER
GRAVITY WEIGHT OF GLASS TO MULLIONS
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13. 1. UNITIZED SYSTEMS
 UNITIZED CURTAIN WALLS ENTAIL FACTORY FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY OF PANELS AND MAY INCLUDE FACTORY GLAZING.
 UNITIZED CURTAIN WALL HAS THE ADVANTAGES OF: SPEED; LOWER FIELD INSTALLATION COSTS; AND QUALITY CONTROL
WITHIN AN INTERIOR CLIMATE CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT. THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS ARE TYPICALLY REALIZED ON LARGE
PROJECTS OR IN AREAS OF HIGH FIELD LABOR RATES.
ADVANTAGES
 WATERPROOFING
 EASY FOR INSTALLATION
 ACCOMMODATES BUILDING MOVEMENTS.
 SHORTER CONSTRUCTION DURATION.
 WORK MUCH EARLIER
DISADVANTAGES
 THE INSTALLATION WORK NEED TO BE DONE BY HIGH-SKILLED
 WORKERS
 THE PRICE OF UNITIZED CURTAIN WALL IS HIGHER THAN STICKS.
 THE TRANSPORTATION OF PANELS IS MORE COMPLICATED.
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16.  STICK SYSTEM
 THE VAST MAJORITY OF CURTAIN WALLS ARE INSTALLED LONG PIECES (REFERRED TO AS STICKS) BETWEEN FLOORS
VERTICALLY AND BETWEEN VERTICAL MEMBERS HORIZONTALLY.
 STICK CURTAIN WALLS ARE PROCESSED, MANUFACTURED AT FACTORY AND ASSEMBLED, INSTALLED AND COMPLETED
AT SITE. THIS KIND OF CURTAIN WALL CAN BE USED FOR ALL OUTSIDE SURFACE TYPES OF BUILDINGS AND ESPECIALLY
SUITABLE FOR SOPHISTICATED AND MULTIPLE JOINT STRUCTURE ARCHITECTURE.
ADVANTAGES
 WATERPROOFING
 EASY FOR TRANSPORTATION
DISADVANTAGES
 DIFFICULTIES IN QUALITY CONTROL.
 RELIES HEAVILY ON SITE WORKMANSHIP.
 REQUIRES DIFFERENT TRADE MEN
 DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WATER DRAINAGE TO
INDIVIDUAL FLOORS.
 TOO MANY LOSS PARTS AND COMPONENTS ON
SITE.
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17.  DIFFRENCE BETWEEN UNITIZED CURTAIN WALLS AND STICK CURTAIN WALLS :-
STICK CURTAINS WALLSUNITIZED CURTAIN WALL
• UNITIZED CURTAIN SYSTEMS ARE COMPOSED
OF LARGE GLASS UNITS THAT ARE CREATED AND
GLAZED WITHIN A FACTORY AND THEN SENT TO
THE CONSTRUCTION SITE.
• ONCE ON SITE, THE UNITS CAN THEN BE
HOISTED ONTO ANCHORS CONNECTED TO THE
BUILDING.
• SINCE THERE IS NO ON-SITE GLAZING, ANOTHER
MAJOR BENEFIT OF USING A UNITIZED SYSTEM
IS THE SPEED OF INSTALLATION.
• THE SYSTEM CAN BE INSTALLED IN A THIRD OF
THE TIME OF A STICK-BUILT SYSTEM.
• STICK CURTAINS WALLS THE VAST MAJORITY OF
LOW TO MID-RISE CURTAIN WALLS ARE INSTALLED
IN THIS WAY.
• LONG PIECES OF ALUMINUM ARE INSERTED
BETWEEN FLOORS VERTICALLY AND
HORIZONTALLY BETWEEN VERTICAL MEMBERS
TO SUPPORT AND TRANSFER THE LOAD OF THE
GLASS BACK TO STRUCTURE.
• MOST OF THE ERECTION AND GLAZING FOR A
STICK-BUILT SYSTEM IS DONE ON SITE.
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18. • STRUCTURAL GLAZING IS A SYSTEM OF
BONDING GLASS TO A
BUILDING'S STRUCTURAL FRAMING MEMBERS
UTILIZING A HIGH STRENGTH, HIGH PERFORMANCE
SILICONE SEALANT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED AND
TESTED FOR STRUCTURAL GLAZING IN STRUCTURAL
GLAZING APPLICATIONS, DYNAMIC WIND LOADS ARE
TRANSFERRED FROM THE GLASS, BY
THE STRUCTURAL.
• STRUCTURAL GLASS FAÇADE TECHNOLOGY EMBRACES
A DESIGN OBJECTIVE OF HIGH TRANSPARENCY AND
EXPRESSED STRUCTURE, AND INCORPORATES SOME
TYPE OF GLASS AS THE CLADDING MATERIAL.
• THE FACADES ARE USED IN LONGER SPANNING
APPLICATIONS WHERE AN ALUMINUM EXTRUSION AS
THE PRIMARY SPANNING MEMBER BECOMES
IMPRACTICAL OR IMPOSSIBLE.
• A CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM IS AN OUTER COVERING OF A BUILDING IN
WHICH THE OUTER WALLS ARE NON-STRUCTURAL, UTILIZED TO KEEP
THE WEATHER OUT AND THE OCCUPANTS IN. SINCE THE CURTAIN
WALL IS NON-STRUCTURAL, IT CAN BE MADE OF LIGHTWEIGHT
MATERIALS, THEREBY REDUCING CONSTRUCTION COSTS.
• CURTAIN WALLS TYPICALLY SPAN ONLY FROM FLOOR TO FLOOR, THE
PRIMARY SPANNING MEMBER BEING AN ALUMINUM EXTRUSION.
CURTAIN WALLS ARE SEPARATE FROM THE BUILDING FRAMING SYSTEM,
BUT ATTACHED TO AND SUPPORTED BY IT.
• THE PANEL STRUCTURE MAY BE EXPRESSED, OR COMPLETELY COVERED
ON BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.
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 DIFFRENCE BETWEEN STRUCTURAL GLAZING AND CURTAIN WALLS
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GLASS IS AN NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLID WHICH IS OFTEN TRANSPARENT AND HAS WIDESPREAD PRACTICAL,
TECHNOLOGICAL, AND DECORATIVE USAGE IN THINGS LIKE WINDOW PANES.
• GLASS
EXTRA CLEAR GLASS TOUGHENED GLASS(TEMPERED) DECORATIVE GLASS

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21. PATERNS IN GLASS BLOCK
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22. PATERNS IN GLASS BLOCK
 GLASS ALUMINIUM CURTAIN WALLS
 THE GLASS AND ALUMINUM CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM IS A MARVEL OF
ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE.
 A TOTALLY NON COMBUSTIBLE SYSTEM OF GLASS AND ALUMINUM REQUIRING
MINIMAL MAINTENANCE AND PROVIDING YEARS OF AESTHETIC QUALITY AND
BUILDING ENVELOPE PERFORMANCE.
 IT IS THE MOST ADVANCED EXTERIOR WINDOW WALL SYSTEM AVAILABLE FOR
BUILDINGS.
 THE GLASS AND ALUMINUM CURTAIN WALL IS DESIGNED TO RESIST
WIND AND EARTHQUAKE LOADS, TO LIMIT AIR LEAKAGE, CONTROL VAPOUR
DIFFUSION, PREVENT RAIN PENETRATION, PREVENT SURFACE AND CAVITY
CONDENSATION AND LIMIT EXCESSIVE HEAT LOSS (OR HEAT GAIN).
IT IS FURTHER DESIGNED TO RESIST NOISE AND FIRE.
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23.  THE EXTERIOR CLADDING IS COMPRISED OF
REFLECTIVE GLAZING WITH ALUMINUM AND
TEXTURED STAINLESS STEEL SPANDREL PANELS
AND STAINLESS STEEL VERTICAL TUBULAR FINS.
 CLOSE TO 26,000 GLASS PANELS, EACH
INDIVIDUALLY HAND-CUT, WERE USED IN THE
EXTERIOR CLADDING OF BURJ KHALIFA.
 OVER 300 CLADDING SPECIALISTS FROM CHINA
WERE BROUGHT IN FOR THE CLADDING WORK
ON THE TOWER.
 THE CLADDING SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO
WITHSTAND DUBAI'S EXTREME SUMMER HEAT,
AND TO FURTHER ENSURE ITS INTEGRITY, A
WORLD WAR II AIRPLANE ENGINE WAS USED FOR
DYNAMIC WIND AND WATER TESTING. THE
CURTAIN WALL OF BURJ KHALIFA IS EQUIVALENT
TO 17 FOOTBALL (SOCCER) FIELDS OR 25
AMERICAN FOOTBALL FIELDS.
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24. • A 1:500 SCALE CLADDING PRESSURE TAPS .
• THE LOCATION OF EACH TAP WAS DETERMINED
AND AGREED IN CONSULTATION BETWEEN SOM
AND THE RWDI ENGINEERS.
• THE MODEL WAS PLACED ON A TURNTABLE IN
THE WIND TUNNEL.
• THE TUNNEL WAS CONFIGURED WITH THE
EXISTING SURROUNDING BUILDINGS , THEN THE
TUNNEL WAS CONFIGURED WITH THE
SURROUNDING BUILDINGS OF THE FUTURE
DEVELOPMENT IN PLACE.
• MEASUREMENTS WERE TAKEN FOR 36 WIND
DIRECTION SPACED 10 DEGREES APART .
• THE MEASURED DATA IS CONVERTED INTO
PRESSURE COEFFICIENTS BASED ON THE
MEASURED MEAN DYNAMIC PRESSURE OF THE
WIND ABOVE THE BOUNDARY LAYER .
• THE STATISTICAL DATA OF THE LOCAL WIND
CLIMATE ACCOUNTS FOR THE VARIABLE
EXTREME WIND SPEEDS WITH WIND DIRECTION .
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25. • ADVANCED GLAZING'S WILL BE DYNAMIC ELEMENTS IN FACADES THAT ARE
FULLY INTEGRATED INTO BUILDING OPERATIONS, PROVIDING DAY LIGHTING
AND NATURAL VENTILATION.
• BY USING THE MODERN TECHNOLOGY OF GLAZING, WE CAN SIMPLIFY THE
CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, GIVE MORE STABILITY.
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