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The article discusses the lack of coordination between the processes of design and construction of unitized curtain walls which results in dimensional tolerances during their installation. Topics include accumulative effect of variations, benefits of unitized systems, and installation of cladding components such as mullions, horizontal, and vertical stack joints.

The article discusses the design and construction of North Carolina State University James B. Hunt Jr. Library in Raleigh, with particular focus on the use of digital information technology tools. The construction team used electronic identification tags with supply-chain information on each building unit. Topics include the humidity control features of the heating and cooling system, the construction of an exterior curtain wall, and the creation of a digital jobsite planning workstation.

The article offers information on the WK26027, Practice for Building Enclosure Commissioning, which is being developed by Exterior Building Wall Systems Subcommittee E06.55 and proposed standard for ASTM International. According to Subcommittee E06.55 chairman and Wiss Janey Elstner Associates Inc.'s Daniel J. Lemieux, WK26027 will provide resources and technical tools to deliver measurable building enclosure performance. Moreover, it invites interested parties on WK26027's development.

The article provides information the construction of Zions Bank Tower of Zions Bancorporation in Salt Lake City, Utah. The renovation of the tower is noted for the complexity of its exterior curtain wall system. MHTN Architects, Jacobsen Construction, and Masonry Arts worked together on the curtain wall system. The building's exterior features three distinct elements: the base, the stem and the roof.

Presents an interior design of curtain wall, planned by the Guan Hu Lintrott Partnership for the Da Cin Engineering Company in Taipei, Taiwan.

Focuses on the conoid curtain wall design of the United States (US) Federal Courthouse in Boston, Massachusetts. New York City-based Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLP's utilization of conventional fabrication and erection methods; Creation of a feeling of transparency.

Discusses the installation of curtain wall at the Chrysler Technical Center (CTC) designed to convey a car-like level of engineering in Auburn Hill, Michigan. Structure of the curtain wall; Passage of the drainage system's moisture to the vertical joints.