Opening units of facades

Thanks to their perfect compatibility with Schüco window and door systems, the openable elements of curtain walls allow for diverse functional and design solutions. With openable elements for curtain wall, sloped glazing, and roof glass systems, which can meet the highest standards of thermal insulation. From electronically operated roof windows for optimal ventilation to parallel outward-sliding or inward-retracting windows and automated door systems. Depending on the installation location, openable elements can be designed to meet various requirements such as fire and smoke protection, sound insulation, burglary and bullet resistance, and explosion protection, while maintaining design coherence.

The openable elements of Schüco curtain walls can be central components of comprehensive building concepts. With their concealed motorization and optional integration into building automation, they enable the highest levels of energy efficiency, security, and comfort to be achieved.

The future of architecture will be determined by energy-efficient building structural solutions. In this, perfectly coordinated solutions will play a central role. Solutions that optimally satisfy both the architectural and technical requirements of curtain walls and glass roofs. For these cases, Schüco already provides today a unique modular aluminium system. With this, architects, designers, and contractors can meet the highest requirements in energy, security, automation, and design. From licensed-mullion systems to steel or wood frame structures, to curtain walls with structured glazing. Including a wide range of integrable opening elements.

Energy2 – Energy Saving and Energy Utilization (Openable Elements of Curtain Walls)

The increasing energy prices due to the consumption of natural resources and the excessive carbon dioxide emissions make it inevitable that we rethink our approach and lay the foundations for new strategies. The message and task are clear for current and future generations. Efficient use of energy resources and finding new forms of energy utilization. The goal is to reduce energy consumption, use renewable energy sources, and protect the environment, while also promoting economic growth.

The most important task is energy saving and energy utilization. Schüco has given the name “Energy2” to the building facade and its components’ model. It not only means energy saving and utilization but rather excellent design, interconnecting different systems, and perfecting the security of building facades. To this end, Schüco already significantly contributes today, for example, with innovative curtain walls and glass roof systems. These are based on well-proven licensed-mullion FW 50+ and FW 60+ curtain wall systems. They meet all current insulation requirements. Equipped with automated openings such as the Schüco AWS window, or built as a synergistic curtain wall system combined with solar and photovoltaic modules, Schüco curtain walls and glass roofs enable energy-efficient air conditioning.

Openable Elements of Curtain Walls and Security

Security can be interpreted from many perspectives. It may not only concern protection against weather impacts, cold, and heat but also ensuring the safety of users within the space. The facade of buildings plays a significant role in protecting objects and human lives. Therefore, Schüco curtain wall and glass roof systems provide effective protection against fire, smoke, and lightning and can also be equipped, according to the customer’s wishes, with burglary-resistant, bulletproof, and explosion-proof functions. These systems can be integrated “invisibly” into curtain walls and glass roofs where special security requirements are not necessary, ensuring high flexibility in design and construction.

Integrated sensors allow control of door and window opening and closing, as well as switching lighting, in curtain wall and glass roof systems.

All security equipment from Schüco is tested by independent expert institutes (also tested for earthquakes), meets domestic and international standards, and complies with the highest quality requirements.

Curtain Wall Automation

Building automation allows for the optimal utilization of an entire building facade through the integration and control of integrated functional elements, increasing comfort and safety, such as with automated access control systems or providing emergency exits.

Using hidden mechatronic Schüco TipTronic fittings, natural ventilation cycles can be controlled decentrally as determined by the user. Central control allows for effective and energy-efficient nighttime cooling of the building by opening windows.

The possibilities of building automation will increasingly contribute to the energy efficiency of buildings in the future. Schüco is the ideal partner for this because the company’s profile systems, fittings technology, and drive and electronic control systems development rely on a wealth of experience and a high level of innovation.

Unitized Curtain Walls

Even in cases of using high-quality materials and special architectural solutions, economic planning and execution play a significant role. Therefore, Schüco has also developed flexible modular unitized curtain wall systems. These are based on controlled system solutions and modular components that include all pre-manufactured and installed components. With these, depending on the system type, heat-insulated frame structures with visible or flush structural glazing can be built – with high cost efficiency and thanks to prefabricated elements, as well as attractive design options. The flexible combination of system modules allows for easy fulfillment of task-oriented requirements.

All system elements of Schüco unitized products offer controlled system solutions for large-format architectural solutions, where economy, functionality, and design are ideally balanced.

Compatible System Solutions for Curtain Walls and Glass Roofs

Schüco systems are built from unique, mutually compatible products, allowing the most demanding construction solutions for curtain walls and glass roofs to be perfectly solved with maximum design freedom – even with the most diverse functional requirements in energy, security, and automation.