08 44 00 Curtain Wall and Glazed Assemblies: Common Contradictions and RFI Guide
Curtain wall specs conflict with structural drawings on anchor capacity, thermal movement accommodation, and wind load design.
Most Curtain Wall and Glazed Assemblies contradictions trace to the same root: the specification and the drawings are produced by different people at different stages, and never fully reconciled before the set goes out. By the time the conflict is found in the field, it is an RFI, a delay, or a change order.
Lintel cross-references section 08 44 00 against your full drawing set, schedules, and the rest of the project manual, flagging every disagreement with a citation to the exact page so it is resolved in review.
Common contradiction types
Anchor capacity vs. structural drawing
A frequent curtain wall and glazed assemblies conflict. Lintel reconciles the drawings against the spec to surface it with a page-level citation, so it is caught in review rather than at rough-in.
Thermal movement conflicts
A frequent curtain wall and glazed assemblies conflict. Lintel reconciles the drawings against the spec to surface it with a page-level citation, so it is caught in review rather than at rough-in.
Wind load design gaps
A frequent curtain wall and glazed assemblies conflict. Lintel reconciles the drawings against the spec to surface it with a page-level citation, so it is caught in review rather than at rough-in.
Frequent RFIs
- Anchor capacity not matching structural requirement
- Thermal movement not accommodated in structural detail
- Wind load design pressure conflict between spec and structural