MARKET SURVEY REPORT ON

ALUMINIUM DOOR WINDOW FRAMES

AND CURTAIN WALL SECTIONS.

NAME- S. MOHAMMAD SALMAN NAQVI

CLASS- 3B
ROLL N- 06718001619
CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM COMPRISES ONE OF THE ELEMENTS OF FACADE TECHNOLOGY IN HIGH RISE BUILDING. FACADES
INVOLVES WINDOW WALL, CLADDING ELEMENTS AND CURTAIN WALLS WHICH GENERATES THE EXTERIOR ENVELOPE OF
THE BUILDING.
AS IT HAS A HIGHER EXPOSURE TO EXTERIOR ATMOSPHERE, IT HAS TO BE PROPERLY DESIGNED, INSTALLED AND
MAINTAINED KEEPING IN MIND THE FUNCTIONALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY.

GLASS CURTAIN WALL AT RS 240/SQUARE FEET

CURTAIN WALL CONSTRUCTION

MULLIONS AND TRANSOMS
CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM DETAILED COMPONENTS OF A
CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM
➢ ELIMINATION OF WATER PENETRATION
➢ AIR IMPERMEABILITY
➢ RESISTANCE TO WIND, THERMAL AND ACOUSTIC ACTION
➢ SOLAR LEVELS

•STICK CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM UNITIZED CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM

THE CURTAIN WALL FRAME (MULLIONS) AND GLASS OR
OPAQUE PANELS ARE INSTALLED AND CONNECTED
TOGETHER PIECE BY PIECE.
SECTION
IN THE UNITIZED SYSTEM, THE CURTAIN WALL IS COMPOSED
OF LARGE UNITS THAT ARE ASSEMBLED AND GLAZED IN THE
FACTORY, SHIPPED TO THE SITE AND ERECTED ON THE
BUILDING.
ALUMINIUM IS THE STRONGEST AND MOST DURABLE MATERIAL, EASY TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN.
QUALITY DOUBLE AND TRIPLE GLAZED ALUMINIUM DOORS ARE THEREFORE THE MOST EXPENSIVE
CHOICE IN THE DOOR MARKET. ALUMINIUM DOORS ARE OFTEN USED FOR COMMERCIAL
PROPERTIES AND RETAIL FACILITIES.

SLIDING: RS 180/SQUARE FEET

HINGED: RS 170/SQUARE FEET
HINGED DOORS
HINGED DOORS TYPICALLY CONSIST OF EITHER A SOLID ALUMINIUM PANEL DOOR OR GLAZED DOOR
AFFIXED TO A DOOR JAMB WITH TWO OR MORE HINGES. ADDITIONAL HINGES ARE GENERALLY REQUIRED
TO SUPPORT TALLER DOORS. ALUMINIUM HINGED DOORS ARE A GREAT ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL
TIMBER DOORS FOR THE ENTRY TO YOU HOME OR BUILDING.

SLIDING DOORS
SLIDING DOORS OPEN HORIZONTALLY BY SLIDING, USUALLY PARALLEL TO A WALL. A SLIDING DOOR CONSISTS
OF ONE FIXED PANEL ATTACHED TO TWO HANGERS ON ROLLERS WHICH SLIDE ALONG A TRACK. THE PANEL
SLIDES BACK AND FORTH TO CREATE A DOOR OPENING.

SLIDING FOLDING DOORS

SLIDING FOLDING DOORS ARE STACKABLE FOLDING DOORS OF MULTIPLE PANELS THAT SLIDE AND
STACK NEATLY TO ONE OR TWO SIDES. FOLDING DOORS OPENS BY FOLDING BACK IN SECTIONS OR SO-
CALLED PANELS.

STACK-AWAY DOORS
STACK-AWAY DOORS ALLOW FOR REMARKABLY LARGE OPENINGS, ENABLING YOU TO OPEN YOUR SPACE
AND LET THE OUTDOORS IN. THESE DOORS USE OVERHEAD SLIDING TRACKS MOUNTED TO THE
CONCRETE CEILING OR SLAB. PARTIAL OPENING OR CLOSING OF THE STACK AWAY DOORS IS EASILY
ACHIEVED TO SUIT YOUR REQUIREMENTS.
THE STRENGTH OF ALUMINIUM MEANS IT WON’T WARP OR DISCOLOUR OVER TIME, LASTS AS LONG OR LONGER THAN
TIMBER OR UPVC WITH ALMOST NO MAINTENANCE AND CAN BE FINISHED WITH A HUGE RANGE OF RAL COLOURS.
REPRESENTING THE GOLD STANDARD IN THE ARCHITECTURAL SECTOR, ALUMINIUM WINDOWS FEATURE THE BIGGEST
INNOVATIONS INCLUDING SMART OPENING FUNCTIONALITIES, INTEGRATED SYSTEMS SUCH AS INTERNAL BLINDS OR
THERMAL BREAK TECHNOLOGY – A CENTRAL, LESS CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL SITS BETWEEN THE TWO GLASS PANES TO
BLOCK HEAT TRANSFERENCE – AS WELL AS ALLOWING CURVED OR SLOPING FRAMES FOR STANDOUT WINDOWS.

SLIDING: RS 675/SQUARE FEET

HINGED: RS 250/SQUARE FEET
ALUMINIUM SLIDING WINDOWS
THESE ALUMINIUM WINDOWS ARE OPERATED BY SLIDING THEM FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER. THEY ARE EASY TO
OPERATE, AND ONE OF THE MOST COMMON TYPES OF LIGHT METAL WINDOWS. IF YOU APPROPRIATELY USE GLAZING
COMBINATION, YOU CAN MODIFY THEIR INSULATION CAPABILITIES AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AND THUS YOU CAN
REDUCE YOUR ENERGY BILLS SIGNIFICANTLY. THEY NEED VERY FEW COMPONENTS TO ASSEMBLE AND HENCE
MAINTENANCE OF THESE WINDOWS ARE EASIER.

ALUMINIUM CASEMENT WINDOWS

CASEMENT WINDOWS ARE MOSTLY SUITABLE FOR THE HOUSES, WHICH ARE LOCATED AT AN ANGLE TO WHICH THE AIR
BLOWS. YOU DO NOT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE FACILITY AIR ENTERING YOUR HOME WITH THESE TYPES OF WINDOWS
AS THEY OFFER ADDED CONVENIENCE FOR VENTILATION. THEY ARE HINGED AT THE SIDES AND CRANK OUTWARD. THUS,
YOU CAN OPEN THEM AT AN ANGLE TO FUNNEL IN THE GENTLE AIR INTO YOUR HOME. SINCE THE CASEMENT LOCKS ARE
MOUNTED INTO THE FRAME AND HOOK ARE SHAPED, THEY PROVIDE BETTER SECURITY ALONG WITH COMFORT.

ALUMINIUM BI-FOLD WINDOWS

BI-FOLD WINDOWS ARE LESS DEMANDING IN TERMS OF MAINTENANCE AS THEY ARE EASY TO CLEAN. THEY ALLOW
CONSIDERABLE ACCESS TO THE OUTSIDE SPACE OF YOUR HOME. WITH THIS TYPE OF ALUMINIUM WINDOWS, YOU
WILL HAVE A LONG-TERM, SMOOTH OPERATION FACILITY. ALUMINIUM BI-FOLD WINDOWS OPEN UP TO THE STACK
ON A SIDE AND GIVE AN UNDISTURBED SPACE BETWEEN THE FRAMES.

STACK-AWAY DOORS
THESE WINDOWS ENABLE HORIZONTAL AS WELL AS VERTICAL MOVEMENT, THUS ALLOWING YOU TO LET LOTS OF AIR
INTO THE ROOM. SINCE THEY OPEN INWARDS, THESE WINDOWS ARE IDEAL FOR HOMES, WHICH HAVE LIMITED SPACE
OUTSIDE OR ARE CONSTRICTED WITH SMALL BALCONIES. THESE WINDOWS ARE EASY TO CLEAN. ALUMINIUM TILT
TURN WINDOWS CAN BE SWUNG WIDE OPEN LIKE A DOOR OR TILED TO OPEN AT AN ANGLE FROM THE TOP.