UK architectural aluminium systems supplier, Kawneer, has enhanced its curtain wall portfolio with the launch of a ‘fast-track’, dry-glazed unitised system.
An alternative to the AA 201 structurally-glazed modular system, the AA 265 incorporates a three-chamber system and overlapping gasket design for optimum weathertightness. Kawneer said: “Its dry-glazed assembly gives the building team a unique set of benefits, including factory fabrication to ensure additional quality control, and rapid onsite installation, with a team of five capable of installing up to 250 m2 of the AA 265 system in a single day.
In addition, if access during installation is limited, the AA 265 system can be installed under restrictive working conditions, with the building remaining occupied.”
The optimum weathering is achieved by zone-drained pressure equalisation, with the glazing providing a positive weather seal for high performance. The system also features an exclusive highperformance thermal break. Its slim 65 mm sightlines, picture-frame style capping, integral vent option, and dualfinish, give specifiers a wide choice of options ‘to create individual and exciting building facades’.
