Details
 

Researcher:	Robert Lilly
Funded:	DETR 50%, industry 50%
Total value:	£27,667
Lead partner:	CWCT
Status:	Completed

 

Background/Justification

Curtain walling failure resulting from poor installation has been one of the major causes of building failure over recent years. Training has been reduced across the whole spectrum of construction skills in the UK. At the same time the technology of curtain walling has changed so that many installers are not conversant with the current construction techniques and materials.

Similarly supervisory staff, architects, main contractors and structural engineers, are unfamiliar with these changes. There is a clear need for guidance on curtain walling to be available to everybody at site level.
 

Objectives

Based on the CWCT courses for installers and site supervisors, the CWCT will produce a guide to the installation of curtain walling. This will cover: sealants, glazing techniques, setting out, support brackets, storage, protection, cleaning and handover.

This guide is not intended as a substitute for in-depth information provided in the Standard & Guide to Good Practice for Curtain Walling and elsewhere; rather it is to be directed at site usage and the training of installers and supervisory staff.
 

Outputs:

Teaching overheads for the training of installers. These comprise a common set of overheads for use by all system companies training installers.