THE DEFINITIVE HANDBOOK ON FACADE CLADDING & GLAZING SYSTEMS

The Definitive Handbook on Facade Cladding & Glazing Systems

Modern buildings are judged first-and remembered longest-by their facades. Yet facade cladding and glazing remain one of the most complex, high-risk, and misunderstood scopes in contemporary construction.

This book is the most comprehensive, practice-driven reference ever written on the design, engineering, fabrication, procurement, installation, testing, and handover of facade cladding and glazing systems for high-rise residential towers, commercial buildings, hotels, and IT parks.

Written for real projects, real risks, and real-world delivery, this handbook treats the facade not as a drawing package-but as a manufactured, engineered, and installed system.

WHAT MAKES THIS BOOK DIFFERENT

Most facade books stop at concept design or material descriptions.
This handbook goes far beyond.
Covers the entire facade lifecycle - from early design intent to post-handover maintenance
Integrates design + fabrication + installation, not in isolation but as one continuous system
Explains how facades are actually built, tested, transported, installed, and handed over
Written from the perspective of consultants, contractors, developers, and owners
Applicable to India, Middle East, Southeast Asia, and global high-rise markets

This is not an academic text.
This is a field-tested professional manual.

SYSTEMS & BUILDINGS COVERED

• Unitized, Semi-Unitized & Stick Curtain Wall Systems
• Window Wall & Punched Opening Systems
• Glass Facades & High-Performance Glazing
• ACP, Stone, GRC, Solid Aluminum & Rainscreen Cladding
• Double-Skin & Advanced Facade Systems

• Residential High-Rise Towers
• Commercial & Corporate Office Towers
• Hotels & Hospitality Buildings
• Retail Malls
• IT Parks & Business Campuses
• Mixed-Use Developments

• How facade systems are designed for wind, seismic movement, fire, thermal & acoustic performance
• How glass, aluminum, steel, sealants, and fixings are selected and engineered
• How shop drawings, calculations, and mock-ups are developed and approved
• How facades are fabricated in factories, assembled, quality-checked, and packed
• How to manage transportation, logistics, cranage, and high-rise installation
• How tendering, procurement, contracts, and risk allocation really work in facade packages
• How testing, commissioning, snagging, and handover are executed
• How facade failures occur-and how to prevent them

• Facade Consultants & Specialists
• Architects & Design Managers
• Structural & MEP Engineers (interface coordination)
• Developers, Asset Owners & Project Sponsors
• EPC, Design-Build & General Contractors
• Facade Contractors & System Suppliers
• Fabrication & Factory Managers
• Project, Construction & QA/QC Managers
• Quantity Surveyors & Commercial Teams
• Engineering & Architecture Professionals

• Reduce design errors
• Avoid fabrication and installation failures
• Improve tender clarity and contractor selection
• Protect performance, safety, and long-term value