Lessons Learned in Curtain Wall Project Management

Why Early Engineering Review Matters: Avoiding Curtain Wall Span Mistakes After a morning meeting, the speaker describes a project where six-inch curtain wall was used throughout and the issue was caught too late, after another company had completed drafting and shop drawings had already been reviewed through the architect. Engineers later identified that some spans were extreme—20 to 30 feet—which would not work with a six-inch curtain wall. The situation highlights the importance of involving JEI early for an engineering review and using preliminary design assist at the earliest project stages to prevent errors from carrying through the project and only appearing at the end. 00:00 Curtain Wall Mixup 00:16 Caught Too Late 00:20 Shop Drawings Reviewed 00:34 Engineering Red Flag 00:51 Why Early JEI 01:02 Design Assist Upfront 01:10 Avoid End Errors.

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