Building façade constructed of curtain wall panels including fire-safing insulation and method of installation
A building façade secured to a building structure having a plurality of floor levels can comprise a plurality of façade panels wherein one or more façade panels include a strip of fire-safing insulation. The façade panels can be secured to the building structure adjacent an edge of a floor with the strip of fire-safing insulation engaging the floor edge along a vertical surface and a horizontal surface of the floor. Additionally, a method of installing a façade on a building structure can comprise the steps of: providing a plurality of façade panels, wherein the façade panels include a strip of fire-safing insulation, hanging the façade panels on the building floors adjacent an edge thereof, during the step of hanging, traversing the strip of fire-safing insulation vertically downwardly and horizontally towards the floor edge, and sandwiching the strip of fire-safing insulation between the façade panels and the floor edge.
1 . A method of installing a façade on a building structure comprising a plurality of vertically stacked levels defined by horizontally arranged floors therebetween, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a plurality of façade panels, wherein one of more of the façade panels includes a strip of fire-safing insulation;
hanging the one or more façade panels on the one or more building floors adjacent an edge thereof;
wherein during the step of hanging, the façade panels and strip of fire-safing insulation are simultaneously traversed vertically downwardly and horizontally towards the floor edge thereby sandwiching and compressing at least a portion of the strip of fire-safing insulation between the one or more façade panels and the floor edge; and,
wherein the one of more of the façade panels further includes a shelf member extending therefrom and defining a corner therebetween, and wherein the strip of fire-safing insulation is provided substantially in the corner and wherein, during the step of hanging, further comprising the step of placing a portion of the shelf member over the floor edge and sandwiching at least a portion of the strip of fire-safing insulation between the one or more façade panels and a vertical surface of the floor and between the shelf member and a horizontal surface of the floor.
2 . The method of claim 1 wherein, after the step of hanging, the strip of fire-safing insulation engages the floor edge along a vertical surface and a horizontal surface of the floor.
3 . The method of claim 2 wherein, during the step of hanging one or more façade panels, one or more strips of adjacently hung façade panels engage each other and thereby form a continuous strip of fire-safing insulation between the adjacently hung façade panels and the floor edge.
4 . The method of claim 1 wherein, prior to the step of hanging, further comprising the step of securing the strip of fire-safing insulation to the one or more façade panels.
5 . The method of claim 4 wherein the step of securing comprises the step of adhering the strip of fire-safing insulation to the one or more façade panels with a noncombustible adhesive.
6 . The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of applying a noncombustible sealant between the shelf member and the horizontal surface of the floor.
7 . The method of claim 1 wherein gaps are formed between shelf members of adjacently located façade panels and further comprising the step of sealing the gap with a noncombustible sealer and/or a noncombustible sealing strip.
8 . The method of claim 1 wherein one or more panel position adjusting mechanisms operatively engage the shelf member and, during the step of hanging, further comprising the step of vertically and/or horizontally adjusting the position of the one or more façade panels relative to the floor.
9 . The method of claim 1 wherein, during the step of hanging one or more façade panels, one or more strips of adjacently hung façade panels engage each other and thereby form a continuous strip of fire-safing insulation between the adjacently hung façade panels and the floor edge.
10 . The method of claim 1 wherein, during the step of hanging one or more façade panels, one or more strips of adjacently hung façade panels engage each other and thereby form a continuous strip of fire-safing insulation between the adjacently hung façade panels and the floor edge.
11 . The method of claim 1 further comprising, prior to or during the step of providing, wrapping the one of more of the façade panels and the strip of fire-safing insulation with a protective sheeting material and, prior to the step of hanging, removing the protective sheeting material from the one of more of the façade panels and the strip of fire-safing insulation.
12 . A method of installing a façade on a building structure comprising a plurality of vertically stacked levels defined by horizontally arranged floors therebetween, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a plurality of façade panels, wherein one of more of the façade panels includes a strip of fire-safing insulation;
hanging the one or more façade panels on the one or more building floors adjacent an edge thereof;
wherein during the step of hanging, the façade panels and strip of fire-safing insulation are simultaneously traversed vertically downwardly and horizontally towards the floor edge thereby sandwiching and compressing at least a portion of the strip of fire-safing insulation between the one or more façade panels and the floor edge;
wherein, prior to the step of hanging, further comprising the step of securing the strip of fire-safing insulation to the one or more façade panels; and,
wherein the step of securing comprises the steps of piercing the strip of fire-safing insulation with an impaling pin and attaching the impaling pin to the one or more façade panels.
13 . The method of claim 12 wherein, during the step of attaching, a surface of the impaling pin is adhered to the one or more façade panels.
14 . The method of claim 12 wherein, during the step of attaching, the impaling pin is fastened to the one or more façade panels with a fastener.
15 . The method of claim 12 wherein, during the step of hanging, further comprising the steps of compressing at least a portion of the strip of fire-safing insulation and bending the impaling pin.