A kit is provided for making a panel structure for an external side wall or a covering of a building; the kit has a plurality of section elements elongated along a longitudinal axis, designed to be fastened to a support and having respective seats which are open at the top and at their longitudinal ends and are designed to form, together, a longitudinal channel; the kit is provided with panels, engaging the channel, and with a seal made of flexible material and having a strip portion to cover at least two consecutive joint zones between the section elements.

A kit is provided for making a panel structure for an external side wall or a covering of a building; the kit has a plurality of section elements elongated along a longitudinal axis, designed to be fastened to a support and having respective seats which are open at the top and at their longitudinal ends and are designed to form, together, a longitudinal channel; the kit is provided with panels, engaging the channel, and with a seal made of flexible material and having a strip portion to cover at least two consecutive joint zones between the section elements.

A building facade system which comprises a frame to support a building facade panel, a unified vertical shear blade anchor, a vertical mullion and an angled anchor member. The unified vertical shear blade anchor has a body portion and a flange extending horizontally therefrom. The flange has top and bottom surfaces with the bottom surface having serrations. The vertical mullion is secured by a shear connection to the vertical shear blade anchor. The shear connection between the vertical mullion and the vertical shear blade anchor is formed by a fastener which extends through side portions of the body portion and vertical mullion. The angle member has first and second flanges each having proximal ends joined together and opposing terminal ends. The second flange has a top surface with upwardly projecting serrations. The upwardly projecting serrations are configured for engagement with the downwardly projecting serrations of the vertical shear blade anchor.

A curtain wall for a building comprising: a frame anchored to the building and including a plurality of frame units; infill panels, which are supported by the frame units and at least partially define an outer face of the curtain wall; wherein the curtain wall comprises at least one drainage vent for venting fluid from inside the curtain wall to outside the curtain wall, the drainage vent comprising a fluid flow path, wherein an opening for the fluid flow path is provided in the outer face of the curtain wall.

A curtain wall for a building comprising: a frame anchored to the building and including a plurality of frame units; infill panels, which are supported by the frame units and at least partially define an outer face of the curtain wall; wherein the curtain wall comprises at least one drainage vent for venting fluid from inside the curtain wall to outside the curtain wall, the drainage vent comprising a fluid flow path, wherein an opening for the fluid flow path is provided in the outer face of the curtain wall.

A unitized curtain wall system includes pre-assembled, pre-glazed aluminum framed curtain wall units. Vertical mullion components and top and bottom horizontal rail components interconnect adjacent curtain wall panels. The curtain wall units are suspended from one or more upper anchors installed on an upper floor slab. The bottom horizontal rail components are engaged with top horizontal rail components of adjacent, lower curtain wall units forming a continuous beam scheme for vertical mullion components and configured to accept lateral loads. The gravity loads of curtain wall units are supported by one or more floor anchors. Organic shaped insulating forms are disposed laterally between top and bottom horizontal rail components of adjacent curtain wall panels. The forms are compressible to permit flexing vertical movement of the curtain wall units while reducing air movement in a horizontal cavity formed between the top and bottom horizontal rail components forming a stack joint.

A unitized curtain wall system includes pre-assembled, pre-glazed aluminum framed curtain wall units. Vertical mullion components and top and bottom horizontal rail components interconnect adjacent curtain wall panels. The curtain wall units are suspended from one or more upper anchors installed on an upper floor slab. The bottom horizontal rail components are engaged with top horizontal rail components of adjacent, lower curtain wall units forming a continuous beam scheme for vertical mullion components and configured to accept lateral loads. The gravity loads of curtain wall units are supported by one or more floor anchors. Organic shaped insulating forms are disposed laterally between top and bottom horizontal rail components of adjacent curtain wall panels. The forms are compressible to permit flexing vertical movement of the curtain wall units while reducing air movement in a horizontal cavity formed between the top and bottom horizontal rail components forming a stack joint.

A frame for a façade, a façade element, a window or a door is formed from a number of profiled elements, at which an insulating glazing unit having at least two glass panes held at a distance from one another is retained. An intermediate space under negative pressure is formed between the glass panes. The insulating glazing unit is clampingly retained at the edge thereof between an inner sealing profiled element and an outer sealing profiled element and pressure strips are provided on the exterior of the insulating glazing unit, which pressure strips are fastened to the profiled elements of the frame. A thermal-conductor arrangement is provided on and/or in the inner sealing profiled elements at least in some areas. Due to the thermal-conductor arrangement, heat can be fed to the edge of the insulating glazing unit lying against the inner sealing profiled element in the event of cold outside temperatures.

Wall systems and buildings having such wall systems are disclosed. Such wall systems include parametric mullions each of which is constructed from a plurality of interconnecting components so that the wall systems may be disposed much closer to the building frame than conventional wall systems. Such wall systems may include panels disposed to form convex or concave facades. Such wall systems may also include decorative features superimposed over one or more panels or extending outward from the facade surface. The parametric mullions may be formed into trusses which may be used as part of a wall system or independently of such wall systems.

An approved dynamic construction is used for effectively thermally insulating and sealing of a safing slot between a floor of a building and an exterior wall construction, wherein the exterior wall construction includes a curtain wall configuration defined by an interior wall glass surface including one or more aluminum framing members, wherein the vision glass extends to the finished floor level below. The dynamic, thermally insulating and sealing system includes a first element for receiving the insulating elements and positioned in the zero spandrel area of a glass curtain wall construction including only vision glass to maintain thermally insulating and sealing of the safing slot during exposure to fire and heat as well as movement in order to maintain a complete seal extending across the safing slot.