6. VEA curtain wall
This is external stapled glazing with a completely different design from the others.
This is a facade with large panes of glass (generally one storey high) and a width of 2 to 3 meters. The glazing is not mounted in a frame, but drilled with a ball-and-socket joint or clamped (with a fastener), generally for smaller volumes (figure 13 ).
The glazing support framework is usually made of steel tubing with three-dimensional joints. Sometimes, simpler frames are used, or tensioned cables (figure 12 ). This solution is very aesthetic, but reserved for a few...
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VEA curtain wall
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...
Regulations
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...
Websites
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Map of France 2005
Software tools
Vitrage Décision version 4, CEBTP.
Directory
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
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HORIZAL http://www.horizal.com
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