Wall-To-Wall Trivia: How Well Do You Know Your Building's Armor?
How Accurate is your armor accumen? Find out below!
(Photo 1 is provided by Anthony Quintano/Flickr, Photo 4 is provided by squirrel83/flickr, rest are courtesy of Vidaris)
The Façade of One World Trade Center Would Be Classified As Which Type of Wall?
YOU'RE CORRECT!
Excellent! The façade of One World Trade hangs from the floor slab and continues past the floor slabs. Curtain walls qualify as a deeper wall system than a window wall and are geared toward taller buildings than some of their counterparts. There’s a flexibility on materials that can be used and options include glazing, metal, terra cotta and more. Window-washing tracks are easy to incorporate to this type of wall as well.
YOU'RE WRONG!
Nope! The correct answer is Curtain Wall. Here's why: The façade of One World Trade hangs from the floor slab and continues past the floor slabs. Curtain walls qualify as a deeper wall system than a window wall and are geared toward taller buildings than some of their counterparts. There’s a flexibility on materials that can be used. Options include glazing, metal, terra cotta and more. Window-washing tracks are easy to incorporate to this type of wall as well.
Is The Exterior of 1355 First Avenue More or Less Thermally Efficient Than One World Trade's?
YOU'RE CORRECT!
Yup! This building's façade is a window wall, which is less thermally efficient than curtain wall, due to the exposed slab edge.
YOU'RE WRONG!
So Sorry! This building's façade is a window wall, which is less thermally efficient than curtain wall, due to the exposed slab edge.
Which of These Statements is False About Curtain Wall?
YOU'RE CORRECT!
Nailed it! Curtain Wall is an ideal option if this feature is high on your list!
YOU'RE WRONG!
Oh, so close! But wrong. Curtain Wall is certainly a great choice if installing a continuous window-washing track for building maintenance is important to you.
30 Park Place Wields a Pre-Cast Panel Facade. How is This Exterior Applied?
YOU'RE CORRECT!
Yes! Much like our friend the curtain wall, this option is hung from the slab. Either a tower crane or a mobile crane is needed, though, and an exterior seal from the outside is required. Before this method can be used, the concrete used in construction must be designed to accommodate this particular façade as well.
YOU'RE WRONG!
Nope! Much like our friend the curtain wall, this option is hung from the slab. Either a tower crane or a mobile crane is needed, though, and an exterior seal from the outside is required. Before this method can be used, the concrete used in construction must be designed to accommodate this particular façade as well.
The National Sep. 11 Museum Has a Prefab Metal Stud Wall Exterior. Is This Facade More or Less Flexible (in terms of size, shape, depth, and incorporation of materials) Than 30 Park Place's?
YOU'RE CORRECT!
Bingo! These two options are similar, but the prefab metal stud exterior is more flexible. Buildings that choose this route typically can be a bit more whimsical in terms of shape, depth and the incorporation of other materials when designing the exterior.
YOU'RE WRONG!
Incorrect! These two options are similar, but the prefab metal stud exterior is more flexible. Buildings that choose this route typically can be a bit more whimsical in terms of shape, depth and the incorporation of other materials when designing the exterior.
460 Washington St Is An Example of a Property with a Hand-Set Brick Wall Facade. Assuming it was the Same Size as a Property Employing a Curtain Wall, Which Exterior Would Have Taken Longer to Install?
YOU'RE CORRECT!
Right! Hand-set brick walls typically take longer to install. A long list of trades must be used in setting up this barrier, including masonry, waterproofing, sealing, insulation and more.
YOU'RE WRONG!
Wrong! Hand-set brick walls typically take longer to install. A long list of trades must be used in setting up this barrier, including masonry, waterproofing, sealing, insulation and more.
