Facade Technologies

BIM Innovation: Enhancing Curtainwall Design Strategies

Building Information Modeling (BIM) has become a pivotal tool for enhancing efficiency, reducing errors, and fostering collaboration among architects, general contractors, and trade partners. This article delves into the latest trends and strategies in BIM coordination within the curtainwall industry, highlighting how Enclos utilizes BIM to streamline processes and achieve exceptional project outcomes. By focusing on front-end coordination, computational modeling, and cloud-hosted models for clash detection, Enclos demonstrates a commitment to delivering superior results. The article also explores future technological advancements and collaborative practices that promise to optimize construction processes further, helping industry stakeholders confidently tackle complex projects and exceed client expectations.

Custom Curtainwall

Curtainwall is a prefabricated, modular approach to cladding large buildings. Curtainwall systems are typically “hung” from the building structure, attached to the floor slabs, and do not carry any dead loads imposed from the building structure. The units are designed to support their self-weight and to transfer horizontal loads (wind) incident upon them to the primary building structure. Special design considerations can include daylighting, thermal, acoustical, security, and blast-resistant performance. Curtainwall designs for large buildings are almost always custom to individual project requirements.

Specialty at all Scales

Enclos has a rich history of completing specialty enclosure systems that fall outside the mold of unitized curtainwall. For some projects, there is a specialty feature—perhaps a glass jewel box element or feature lobby wall—that is within the enclosure scope of work that is in addition to the curtainwall. On other projects, the entire scope is solely a specialty system. Whichever the case, whatever the scale, if it is a challenging structure for a project team that values quality and technical excellence, Enclos is up to the challenge.