BIM models support curtain walling design and build. Press Release. 04 Mar 2021. Pilkington United Kingdom Limited, part of the NSG Group, has made its structural glazing technology Pilkington Planar™, available via building information modelling (BIM) – helping to simplify the design and build of expansive glazed building features ...

Curtain Wall The curtain wall method of glazing allows glass to be used in large uninterrupted areas creating consistent attractive facades. The flexibility in choice of Pilkington products allows the designer to control every aspect of the performance from thermal to solar considerations and ultimately the design statement for the building.

Glass Radiators. Glass Structure. Curtain Wall. Pilkington Profilit™ is a U-shaped profiled glass. This highly durable product allows light to enter buildings whilst presenting a translucent external appearance.

The coatings are not the only innovative part of the glazing used in the project, as the glass is held in place by the latest structurally bonded curtain wall system from manufacturer Schüco. Each unit contains a large pane of clear glass and a smaller pane of opaque, coloured spandrel glass, creating horizontal lines across the façade between each floor of the building.

In order to maximise the benefits that the glazing delivers to students using the facility, a structurally-glazed curtain-wall system from manufacturer Raico was selected for the project. The system ensures that, externally, only a narrow silicone joint remains visible between each pane of glass, maximising sight-lines in and out of the ...

Curtain Wall; Doors; Fire Corridor; Floors; Glass Structure; Internal Partition; Photovoltaics; Roof Glazing; Shopfront; Stairs; Windows; Glass Furniture; Internal Partition Glass is an excellent choice for internal partitions. Not only does it allow light to penetrate further into a building but it can provide many other functions:

As time progressed more elaborate conservatories were developed – John Nash’s Georgian design constructed in Kew Gardens is a prime example of a 17 th Century conservatory. The Victorian era was vital to the evolution of conservatory building as the production of steel – an ideal material for framing glass – became cheaper allowing designers like Sir Joseph Paxton to blaze a trail in ...

The family owned business has a wealth of experience in the design and installation of various building enclosure systems including stick built curtain walls, pre-glazed unitised curtain walls, Pilkington Planar™ structural glass facades and custom metal and glass enclosure systems.