Translucent Building Systems
Wall systems include translucent panel wall applications that is for a single story or less and does not integrate fixed or operable glazing units or louvers. Structural sandwich panels, up to 5′ x 20′, may be either flat or curved. Panels come in 2.75″ and 4.00″ thicknesses, and may be customized to accommodate a variety of head and sill conditions.
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Our unitized curtainwall system integrates translucent panels with fixed or operable glazing units, opaque panels, and louvers, etc. for single or multi-story applications.
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Retrofits with Kalwall vs. Glass results in dramatic savings for stopping heat loss, reducing electric light usage by offering glare free-usable diffuse daylight, eliminating the need for shades, and decreasing solar heat gain. Our high performance systems are very competitively priced, virtually maintenance free, and offer increased security compared to typical glass retrofits, for both increased impact resistance and vandalism.
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Kalwall panels can be custom engineered if your roof requires specialized options. We offer many engineered systems including: Class A fire ratings Hurricane rated roof assemblies/Windborne debris resistance Missile D certified High impact options Blast resistant systems meet DOD UFC 4-010-01 Anti-Terrorism Force Protection (ATFP) Factory Mutual certified roof systems: FM 4471 Removable roofs Motorized/operable roofs Bespoke designs
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Kalwall offers a wide range of pre-engineered skyroofs including: shed Roofs, ridge Roofs, pyramids, barrel vaults, low-profile vaults. Our panels are so lightweight compared to glass, at less than 3 lbs/ft2, support framing requirements are minimized. Only thrust-bearing curbs designed to accommodate local live, snow and wind load designs are required. Clearspans up to 24" are possible, depending on load and slope, without additional support framing. Our rugged skylights are all mansafe and OSHA fall thru compliant, meaning no safety cages required, another cost savings. Centerline, self-supporting ridge skylights with 20, 27, 33, or 45 degree slope to 24'. Our Kalcurve® 180 degree and low-profile 90 degree come in one foot curb width increments.
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Our Custom Skyroof system features Kalwall composite panels over sub-structure by others, when energy efficient, diffuse daylighting at monumental scale is in order. Flat, curved or combination offer design versatility and a consistent with all Kalwall systems. Installation is fast and easy, coupled with large size panels to further speed the process. As with all Kalwall panels, our skyroofs are man-safe and OSHA fall through compliant. U-values available up to .05, for maximum thermal performance with our Lumira panel, the most highly insulated, light transmitting product in the market.
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Marrying the benefits of the lightweight Kalwall composite panel technology with the low maintenance, corrosion and moisture resistant aluminum box beams, we can offer monumental clearspan skylights and structures with spans in excess of 100 feet. The leaders in large scale daylighting systems, Structures Unlimited Inc., a strategic partner of Kalwall, offers total design control, fabrication, delivery and complete installation with single source responsibility. When you need it done right, on time, and in budget, we have your solution. No more need for separate steel fabricators, glaziers and painters - these skylight systems are pre-fabricated, pre-finished and ready for quick, curb up installation. Installations completed in weeks, not months, due to component standardizations and CAD technology.
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Kalwall panels can be custom engineered if your roof requires specialized options. We offer many engineered systems including:
Class A fire ratings
Hurricane rated roof assemblies/Windborne debris resistance Missile D certified
High impact options
Blast resistant systems meet DOD UFC 4-010-01 Anti-Terrorism Force Protection (ATFP) Factory Mutual certified roof systems: FM 4471
Removable roofs
Motorized/operable roofs
Bespoke designs
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For toplighting solutions that are economical and easy to install, consider our S-line skylights and combine diffuse daylighting with a full range of thermal packages. Larger unit sizes also mean fewer roof penetrations, for daylighting bigger manufacturing spaces. Our rugged units are vandal resistant and man-safe for maintenance crews, and a favorite where extreme weather is a concern.
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Bring loftiness to your design, with Kalwall Standard pyramids. Standard pitches of 27, 33, or 45 degree, designed for quick installation, and available in small quantities. All that is needed for standard skylight orders are face sheet color, U value selection, standard curb size and finish color.
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Prefabricated elements provide an elegant daylighting concept to highlight any overall design, and are easily engineered into any construction. Our Geo-roofs feature a clean design for easy curb installation and watertight seal. Lightweight units are rugged and tough, hurricane-rated and man-safe. Optional colored inserts are available for added interest.
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Our low maintenance translucent canopies are a smart investment. Leaves and bird debris remain unseen from below, and the diffuse light and low contrast ratios they provide is a safety feature for people in transit. At night, our canopies also shine, as they glow softly from nearby artificial lighting, and highlight points of interest, such as building entrances. Our economical lightweight panels weigh 1/3 less than glass, meaning less sub structure, and longer spans.
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Kalwall walkways not only protect from the elements, but they create comfortable, practical transitions between buildings, filling an enclosed space with balanced daylight, and providing security to occupants from being seen from outside the structure. Our superior structural integrity stands up to hurricane-force winds, high snow loads and the most demanding code requirements. Unlike glass, our low maintenance panels self-clean with natural rainfall, keeping the walkway clean and free of unsightly smudges and stains.
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We offer turnkey canopy and walkway solutions featuring Kalwall panels paired with structural aluminum support systems by Structures Unlimited Inc.
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One of the easiest ways to gather LEED points revolves around lighting. Clearspan skylights and pool enclosures from Structures Unlimited and Kalwall's translucent skylight and wall systems are uniquely suited to achieve the desired results.
Daylighting is the practice of using controlled natural light to illuminate a space. It is part science and part art. The end result is a space that minimizes the use of artificial lighting, reduces carbon emissions and positively affects the performance, mood and well being of the occupants. Daylight modeling brings science into the art of daylighting. It removes the design mystery and reveals the pattern of daylight on any building through software and physical scale modeling.
Architects around the world use our complimentary service to demonstrate the impact of their daylighting design options with Kalwall® translucent sandwich panels to achieve the ultimate in balanced, glare-free, Museum-quality Daylighting™. Our service helps to document your contributions to Net Zero, BREEAM® and LEED®objectives.
Kalwall is the most highly insulating, diffuse light-transmitting, structural sandwich panel in the world. While there are other translucent products on the market, none can match Kalwall's ability to provide unparalleled light quality and superior thermal performance at a reasonable cost. In the sixty years that we have worked with lightweight, composites technologies, we have perfected this unique fenestration technology that harvests balanced, natural daylight while providing the ultimate in energy efficiency. Lightweight, shatterproof, and rapidly installed, Kalwall has unrivaled structural integrity that is far superior in performance and value to products that superficially may appear similar. Kalwall can be all or part of the walls or roof of any building or be an entire freestanding structure. Typical product applications include: Wall, Window Wall and Curtain Wall Systems, Window Replacement energy upgrades, Skylights, Pre-engineered and Custom Skyroofs, Clearspan' Systems and Canopies+Walkways.
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