Also known as cladding, enclosure wall, window wall
outer non-structural walls of a building
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A building project in Wuhan, China, demonstrating the relationship between the inner load-bearing structure and an exterior glass curtain wall Curtain walls are also used on residential structures.
Curtain walls are non-structural exterior building walls. They protect the interior of the building from the elements but since they carry no structural load beyond their own dead-load weight, they can be made of lightweight materials. They transfer lateral wind loads to the main building's structure through connections at floors or columns.
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