SAPA Building Systems have launched a new curtain walling system, further expanding the range of SAPA, a major European and Global supplier of windows, doors, curtain walling and aluminium systems.
Curtain Walling will soon be subject to more stringent building regulations and larger, triple glazed units.
SAPA is already well known for it’s range of aluminium curtain walling systems. They have been specified in schools, developments of flats and houses and other commercial buildings for many years already.
Sustainability is at the core of the new SAPA NRGY762 Curtain Walling System
NRGY62 from SAPA is the first product in their new NRGY portfolio of products. Designed around offering the highest levels of thermal performance, it is a curtain walling and facade system aimed at the architecturally designed and influenced buildings and projects.
Most curtain walling systems are designed around a typical 50mm width and sight line. SAPA already offer a 52mm and 72mm option but this new curtain walling product uses a typical 62mm width. This not only helps the system keep in line with their other products it adds to the range for those that are looking for a dimension in between.
The other benefit of the 62mm width is greater live loading.
This new face width of 62mm provides an increased live load movement. It also continues to meet the requirements of BS6180 standard for recommendations and guidance for the construction of barriers in and around buildings. BS6180 calls for a 15mm minimum required within the system to act as a barrier instead of a handrail (when combined with the glass). This is maintained with this new curtain walling system.
SAPA say:
This is a point of difference to other 60mm curtain walling systems which, when you take into account manufacturing tolerances, often only leave a 3mm gap between the glass and the frame, giving very little room for manoeuvre under building load before the glass comes into contact with the frame.
Construction methods in the new SAPA NRGY62 curtain walling have also been improved.
The new Smart Pin construction of SAPA NRGY62 Curtain Walling
This new curtain walling system from SAPA also moves away from the traditional “bracket” construction in assembling transoms to the mullions. It utilises a unique smart pin system.
The advantage of the smart pins system is the ability to support greater glass weights. Designs in curtain walling are moving to larger panes of glass than before. This is also beneficial in meeting the current trend for triple glazing. As triple glazing is a much heavier sealed unit than traditional double glazed units, greater weights of up to 680kg can be accommodated.
This is a sizeable upshift in glass weights that curtain walling sections can carry and is a significant improvement over other systems. SAPA believe that these smart pin connections are set to become the standard given the changing trends in glass specification.
The NRGY62 system has excellent thermal and environmental specifications, meeting Passivhaus requirements. This positions SAPA ahead of any future changes in Building Regulations that will no doubt demand greater performance from door and window systems.
Contact us if you would like further information on the new SAPA NRGY62 curtain walling system.
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