Many netizens shouted for glass curtain walls, but there were also a few netizens shouting for glass windows. So, is glass curtain wall and moon glass window a product, and what are the differences between them? The construction methods of curtain walls and windows are different, and the cost also varies greatly. Is the big window a curtain wall? Do vertical strip windows count as curtain walls? To clarify these concepts, one must first understand what a curtain wall and a window are.

The so-called glass curtain wall needs to meet the following conditions:

1. The curtain wall must be composed of panels (glass, stone, metal, etc.), beams (aluminum profiles or steel sections, etc.), columns (aluminum profiles or steel sections, etc.) to form a separate sub structure independent of the main structure.

2. The structure that bears the load of the curtain wall itself should be located on the outside of the main structure.

3. Curtain walls should generally be suspended on the main structure (or supported on the main structure), and a certain displacement should be allowed relative to the main structure to meet the effects of wind and earthquake loads.

4. A curtain wall is a peripheral protective component suspended or supported (such as a type of all glass curtain wall) on the main structure, mainly used for enclosure and sometimes also for decoration (such as stone curtain wall, metal curtain wall, etc.), and does not share the load of the main structure.

The specific conditions for glass windows are:

Windows are usually installed in the openings of structures and cannot produce displacement relative to the main structure, or the displacement is relatively small and does not meet the conditions of curtain walls. Therefore, large-area glass is not equivalent to curtain walls. Striped windows, whether vertical or horizontal, can only be windows, but they need to be sealed for fire protection when crossing fire compartments.