There are currently two major types of exterior building envelope finishing systems: window wall systems, and curtain wall systems. Window wall systems use panels which fit between concrete floor slaps, and hence, are prone to leakage and are not aesthetically appealing. Curtain wall systems are ins
There are currently two major types of exterior building envelope finishing systems: window wall systems, and curtain wall systems. Window wall systems use panels which fit between concrete floor slaps, and hence, are prone to leakage and are not aesthetically appealing. Curtain wall systems are installed proud of the concrete slabs, so have better performance, but are expensive to install. The system of the invention has the high performance of a curtain wall system, with the ease of installation of a window wall system. The invention uses rigid panels which cover the face of a building like a curtain wall system, providing a complete gasketed seal without the need for caulking as in the case of window wall systems. The vertical mullions are notched, so that the mullions can be easily anchored to the upper and lower surfaces of the concrete slabs.
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What is claimed is: 1. A unitized exterior building envelope system comprising: individual framed panels comprising vertical mullions on their sides, said vertical mullions interconnecting adjacent ones of said individual framed panels; each of said vertical mullions being notched to accommodate th
What is claimed is: 1. A unitized exterior building envelope system comprising: individual framed panels comprising vertical mullions on their sides, said vertical mullions interconnecting adjacent ones of said individual framed panels; each of said vertical mullions being notched to accommodate the thickness of a concrete floor slab; each of said individual framed panels being attached to the top of a lower floor slab and the underside of an upper floor slab with anchors fastened respectively to said top and underside surface of said concrete floor slabs; and one of said anchors being fixed to said vertical mullion, and the other of said anchors slidably engaging within an interior of said vertical mullion. 2. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 1, wherein each of said vertical mullions is approximately equal in length to the distance between the top of said lower concrete floor slab and the top of said upper concrete floor slab to which said framed panels are to be installed. 3. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 2, wherein the height of said notch in each of said vertical mullions is approximately equal to the thickness of said lower concrete floor slab and said upper concrete floor slab. 4. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 3, wherein said individual framed panels are of sufficient height to seal against vertically adjacent individual framed panels to cover the exterior of a building. 5. The unitized cladding system of claim 3, further comprising an integrated extruded aluminum sleeve anchor assembly. 6. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 5, wherein each of said anchors comprises a flat plate portion, and a vertical extrusion portion. 7. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 6, wherein the depth of said notch in each of said vertical mullions is large enough to insert said vertical extrusion portion of said anchor into said vertical mullion in an installed arrangement. 8. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 6, wherein said anchors are fastened to said concrete floor slabs by way of expansion anchors. 9. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 4, wherein said panels comprise a material selected from the group consisting of: vision glass, spandrel glass insulated panels, laminated panels, and monolithic panels. 10. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 4, wherein said panels comprise alternate spandrel infill materials selected from the group consisting of: granite, limestone, stainless steel panels, aluminum plate and composite panels. 11. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 4, wherein said panels further comprise a layer of mineral board insulation to insulate said upper and lower concrete floor slabs. 12. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 11, wherein said layer of mineral board insulation further comprises an aluminum foil backing or metal back pan. 13. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 3, further comprising a capless horizontal joint being vertically adjacent rigid panels, sealed with structural silicone. 14. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 3, further comprising a horizontal airseal gasket as part of a horizontal expansion assembly, thereby absorbing vertical interstory movement. 15. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 3, further comprising exterior aluminum or stainless steel caps and pressure plates. 16. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 6, wherein said vertical mullions comprise vertical split mullions. 17. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 16, wherein said vertical split mullions comprise male and female split mullion halves, installed on adjacent panels in a complementary manner. 18. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 17, further comprising a vertical air seal gasket integrated into said split mullions and mating or overlapping with a horizontal air seal gasket to create a continuous gasketed air seal system. 19. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 9, further comprising an extruded aluminum transom at the head of said panels. 20. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 3, further comprising interior extruded aluminum closure trim, field installed to cover up mullion anchors at underside of slab and mounting surface for tenant applied curtain rail or other sunshade system. 21. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 3, further comprising two fasteners connecting the vertical mullions to the anchor fixed to the lower floor slab for dead load transfer and moment connection between said mullion and said anchor. 22. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 21, further comprising a horizontal snap-on trim cover at a sill extrusion, to be installed after installation of fixed anchor to conceal said fasteners. 23. The unitized cladding system of claim 3, wherein said mullions and anchors are fabricated from aluminum. 24. A method of installing the cladding system of claim 1, comprising: shipping the framed panels as unitized modules to a site fully assembled with vision glass, spandrel glass, or other infill materials already shop installed; the anchors being either preinstalled into the vertical mullions or provided separately; the unitized modules being set in place temporarily between two floor slabs; the bottom anchors sliding inside the vertical mullions being moved or adjusted to correct elevation and being fixed by fasteners through the side wall of the vertical mullion; the unitized modules then being set plumb, and the top sliding anchors being pushed up to the underside of the upper floor slab and fixed by means of fasteners suited to the slab construction. 25. A unitized exterior building envelope system comprising: glass panes; framed panels dividing the glass panes; aluminum transoms forming horizontal portions of the framed panels and interconnecting the panes of glass vertically; aluminum mullions forming vertical portions of the framed panels and interconnecting the panes of glass horizontally; fixed anchors fastened with expansion anchors to the upper horizontal surfaces of floor slabs of the building; sliding anchors fastened with expansion anchors to the lower horizontal surfaces of the floor slabs; bottom sleeves receiving the fixed anchors to fasten bottom portions of the mullions to the upper horizontal surfaces of the floor slabs, the fixed anchors fastened to the bottom sleeves with screws; and top sleeves receiving the sliding anchors to fasten top portions of the mullions to the lower horizontal surfaces of the floor slabs, the sliding anchors slidable within the top sleeves; the mullions extending in front of the vertical exterior edges of the floor slabs so that the bottom sleeves and the top sleeves form notches accommodating the floor slabs where the mullions extend in front of the floor slabs. 26. The system of claim 25, wherein the bottom sleeves and top sleeves form portions of the mullions, such that sliding anchors are slidable within the top portions of the mullions and the fixed anchors are fixed to the bottom portions of the mullions. 27. The unitized cladding system of claim of claim 17, wherein said extruded aluminum sleeve anchor assembly is within said male and female mullions. 28. The unitized anchor of claim 6, wherein said flat plate portion; and said vertical extrusion portion are attached to form an L-shaped structural anchor. 29. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 6, wherein said anchors are fastened to said concrete floor slabs by way of threaded concrete screws. 30. The unitized exterior cladding system of claim 6, wherein said anchors are fastened to said concrete floor slabs by way of epoxy concrete anchors.
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