Facade replacement and curtain walling systems

Our urban environments include high-rise commercial buildings constructed over the last fifty years where facades are either failing, deteriorating or due to the time period in which they were built, look dated and no longer relevant to their changing context. These buildings, often located at prominent sites, can present reimagining opportunities that sees the bulk of the building being retained with its existing skin shed for a new one. Advances in building construction technology have seen a rise in these failing and dated facades being replaced by new facades which can include curtain walling systems. The use of curtain walling systems as a façade replacement not only enables the external appearance of the building to be transformed, but also offers better weatherproofing, improved energy efficiencies, operational cost savings and increased marketability. Additional benefits also include increased light penetration to the building, improved comfort for users and enhanced views out to the surrounding urban landscape.