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8. Glass roofs
It looks like a standard curtain wall. However, using ordinary curtain wall profiles is out of the question, as long as the facades are inclined, otherwise leakage is certain.
A curtain wall is always externally ventilated (drained and pressure-balanced) and internally sealed. This is even more important in a glass roof. However, it's a tricky job, as ventilation must not lead to water infiltration. In practice, ventilation takes place through the draining mullions.
The principle of a glass roof is to drain the crossbeams towards the uprights and to evacuate water at the bottom. However, care must be taken to ensure watertightness at the junctions of vertical stiffeners, taking expansion into account. A good solution is to install a gutter gasket covering the entire profile nose. This joint should be in one piece over the entire height....
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Suspended facades
Standards and norms
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Curtain wall design documents
- Curtain walls – Product standard. - NF EN 13830 -
- Terminologie. - NF EN 13119 -
- Curtain walls, semi-curtain walls, panel façades – CLA – CGM – CCS – 1- Technical specifications – 2- General material selection criteria – 3- Special clauses – 4- Maintenance appendix - DTU 33.1 P 28-002 indice 1 à 3 -
- Tolérances dimensionnelles...
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Article 111.15 of the French Construction and Housing Code.
Article 5 Circulaire du 13/12/1982 relative à la sécurité des personnes en cas de travaux de réhabilitation ou d'amélioration des bâtiments d'habitation existants.
DRT circular no. 95-07 of 14/4/1995 on workplaces. This text specifies, among other things, the need to use safety glass in doors, adjacent parts, lower...
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