LiteZone® IGUs in Curtain Walls
Use the LiteZone® "frameless" option to reduce both costs and thermal bridging.
Because the fiberglass spacer for LiteZone® is incredibly strong (i.e. structural), for fixed windows it is possible to install a LiteZone® glass unit directly into a wall opening without the cost of a window frame. Of course this must be detailed properly. Below are examples of details showing how to install a LiteZone® L0679 insulating glass unit (4.4” thick) directly into a wall opening without a traditional frame for a fixed window. In addition to saving the cost of the frame this eliminates energy losses that would occur through the frame.
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The photos below show LiteZone® insulating glass units installed in fixed windows without traditional window frames (controls are at top of slides). Using the LiteZone® “frameless” option on these projects has resulted in a cost competitive solution to obtain the incredible performance values, extreme longevity and other advantages of LiteZone®.
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This home on Cortes Island, BC used LiteZone® L0679 and L0499 insulating glass in a "frameless" installation for the fixed windows.
This home in Nelson, BC used LiteZone® L0679 insulating glass units in a "frameless" installation for the fixed windows. Conventional PVC operable windows were installed under the "frameless" fixed windows.
This home in Oregon used LiteZone® L0499 insulating glass units in a "frameless" installation for the fixed windows as part of a renovation.
This new home recently constructed in Ontario used LiteZone® L0679 insulating glass units (4.4" thick) in a "frameless" installation for the fixed windows as part of its highly insulated wall design.
This new home under construction in Ontario is using LiteZone® L0679 insulating glass units (4.4" thick) in a "frameless" installation for the fixed windows to enable it to achieve a "Passive House" standard. The strength of the fiberglass spacer used in the construction of LiteZone® IGUs allows the use of a simple silicone "Butt Joint" detail (see below) at the vertical edges between two LiteZone® IGUs when set in a strip configuration as shown in the above photos.
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