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Notes on facades.

What we've learned putting close to seven million square feet of facade on buildings — systems, cladding, glass, testing, budgets, fire safety and the questions worth asking any facade contractor.

Stick members, semi-unitized grid with cassette, and a complete unitized panel side by side Curtain wall systems

Unitized, semi-unitized or stick: choosing the right curtain wall system

The practical differences between unitized, semi-unitized and stick curtain wall systems.

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From shop drawing to extrusion to assembled, glazed panel hanging on a crane hook Working with us

What a facade contractor actually does — from concept to installation

A facade contractor is not a glass supplier. Design engineering, shop drawings, mock-ups, fabrication, testing, installation and after-sales.

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Full-size curtain wall panel standing in a performance test rig Quality

Why facade mock-ups and chamber testing matter

Air, water and structural chamber testing of curtain walls, and the role of mock-ups.

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Curtain wall components laid out: glazed corner, profiles, gasket coil, sealant, screws, brackets Budgeting

What really drives the cost of a glass facade in India

Why curtain wall quotes differ so widely in India.

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Finished unitized curtain wall panels standing in transport racks on a factory floor Working with us

How to choose a facade company in Hyderabad

Seven questions that separate serious facade contractors from assemblers of subcontracts.

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ACP tray, HPL board and granite slab cladding samples side by side Cladding

ACP vs HPL vs stone: choosing facade cladding honestly

Aluminium composite panels, high-pressure laminate and stone cladding compared on cost, weight, fire behaviour and ageing.

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Cross-section of a double-glazed insulated glass unit with low-E coating Glazing

Choosing facade glass for the Indian climate

How to choose facade glass for Indian heat: why solar factor beats U-value in Hyderabad, what low-E coatings do, when DGUs pay for themselves, and tempered vs heat-strengthened..

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Completed unitized facade fragment with maintenance tools Aftercare

How long does a glass facade last — and what keeps it alive

The real design life of a curtain wall, which components age first.

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Pressure-cap glazing beside flush structural silicone glazing with slim black joints Systems explained

Structural glazing vs curtain wall: what people actually mean

'Structural glazing' and 'curtain wall' are constantly confused in India. What each term really means, how they combine, and which questions actually decide your system..

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Cut-away of a curtain wall at a floor slab showing the mineral wool firestop Safety & compliance

Facade fire safety in India: what NBC compliance really means

What the National Building Code requires of facades: perimeter firestops at every slab, spandrel separation, fire-retardant ACP cores.

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