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UNITIZED CURTAIN WALL

The growth of UCW has increased greatly in recent years thanks • Improved weathertight performance due to reduced sealant
to the increase in building height, the demand for recladding of sealing on site
older buildings, and the drive to reduce “on site” programmes. • Minimal or no external scaffolding required offering cost
Unitized construction is the façade industry’s reference to “off- savings to the client/contractor
site” construction. • Avoidance of health & safety hazards on sites due to
UCW consists of manufactured and pre-glazed storey high reduced scaffolding requirements
units or panels normally constructed from aluminium framework • Suited to high-rise construction where it is impractical to
that are fully completed prior to going on site, including all install SCW
fenestration choices from glass, stainless metal panels, insulated • Choice of materials installed in the factory can range from
spandrels to stone cladding. powder coated aluminum spandrel panels, stainless steel
Meanwhile SCW is weather dependency and access panels, stone cladding, aluminum composite panels, all
requirements, none of these are an issue with UCW as offering the architect a wide options to choose.
the primary benefit of this option is that installation time is
significantly reduced and external scaffolding may not be Disadvantages:
required. This means a substantial overall cost saving on the • UCW construction is perceived as more expensive than
project. Stick Curtain Walling
• Only suited to large building projects particularly those of a
Advantages: modular and repetitive design
• Speed of site installation • Not suited to most complex and angular façades
• Quality of the finished product is greatly improved as • Build sequence cannot be changed easily or quickly.
products are machined, assembled, glazed in a factory • Sightlines using UCW are greater than SCW due to the
controlled environment interlocking designs.

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