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Point Support

Point Support

Introduction

Point-supported canopies and facades are comprised of stainless steel spider fittings and tempered glass to resist wind load and snow load requirements. Glass attachment fittings are designed to flex when the glass is under loading to reduce stresses in the glass at the fitting connection’s. Spider fittings are typically bolted to a steel back-up structure.

    CAD DetailsClick to expand [+] / collapse [–]. Click link on right to download file.

    Point SupportPackage icon Point Supported Details.dwg_.zip

    • Point Support Details (DWG)
    Applications

    Point Support Applications

    • Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope® can review steel requirements on a project-by-project basis to determine feasibility.

      Glass: Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope® point supported systems can incorporate insulating glass with or without Low-E, laminated glass or monolithic tempered glass.

    Capabilities

    Point Support Capabilities

    • Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope® has extensive experience in the design of structural glass
      systems. We offer custom-design and engineering capabilities for all structural glass applications for your design development needs.

      Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope® provides complete engineering and shop drawings for our structural glass systems as a complete package to our customers. All of our engineers are state licensed with extensive knowledge of glass structures.

    Literature

    • Point Support Sell Sheet(PDF)