Hybrid Tension Rod/Steel Beam Facades

Brand :

W & W Glass Systems

Category :

Finishes

Product URL :

https://www.wwglass.com/products/tension-rod-facad...

A tension rod/steel beam system is a hybrid design between a cable net wall and a full steel substructure.

This type of configuration allows horizontal steel plate beams or tubes to span across an opening (often pinned back to structural steel columns 20-40 feet on center) to act as a wind load brace, while vertical tension rods or cables (connected to the front of the horizontal beams) support the dead load of the glass with Pilkington Planar™ countersunk fittings or custom patch fittings.

The vertical rods/cables with fittings connect to the horizontal steel to pick up the sag between column supports as well.

Materials

Glass

CSI Divisions

04 81 00 Glass Unit Assemblies*

About the Brand

W & W Glass Systems

W&W Glass, LLC is a family owned business with a 70-year history in the metal and glass industry. The company is one of the largest metal and glass companies in the New York metropolitan area and the largest supplier of structural glass systems in the country. We have over two decades of experience in the design and installation of various building enclosure systems including, stick built curtain walls, pre-glazed unitized curtain walls, Pilkington Planar™ structural glass facades and custom metal and glass enclosure systems. We install all of our work with our own dedicated union labor force. W&W consistently is the largest employer of glaziers in the NY metropolitan area.

W&W maintains a full time estimating and engineering department ready to provide an engineered solution to your building enclosure needs.