Aluminium-and-glass systems used by STATICUS specialists are suitable for facades of both low-storey and high-rise buildings. The main elements of such facades include the framework formed by aluminium profiles of various sections, joints and sealing inserts as well as fillers of various kinds.
Framework
The choice of the proper aluminium profile framework determines the aesthetic appearance, quickness of manufacturing and installation operations, and operational properties of the building.

By the type of the framework, aluminium-and-glass facades can be divided into several main groups:
- Frame-type
- Element-type
- Double facades
The types listed above are the main ones when facades are classified by the specific features of their frameworks. In addition, there may be various combinations of those types providing flexible combinations of structural elements and manufacturing and installation solutions.

Filler
Another element of facades, which has even bigger effect on the architectural appearance of the building than the framework, is the filler used. Most frequently, fillers are represented by glass products of one or another design (glass units, enamelled glass, etc), metal plates and their products, composition aluminium plates, solid aluminium and steel sheet, opening hardware (windows of various designs and opening types), blinds of various types (stationary and controllable), etc. The features of the selected filler determine the aesthetic appearance of the building and its physical properties (thermal, solar energy, and sound conductivity, resistance to fire, etc).

The selection of the type of glass, which depends on the method of fastening in the aluminium framework, has a big effect on the aesthetic appearance of the building as well as on the quickness of the installation process and operating properties of the building. By the type of glass, facades can be classified as follows:
- completely enclosed from outside (with glazing beads of various shapes);
- semi-structural glazing (enclosed with glazing beads in one of the directions: vertical or horizontal) with silicone sealant;
- structural glazing (junctures between glass units are formed by silicone sealant or silicone rubber inserts).

Implementation of facade maintenance solutions, especially in case of designing facades of high-rise buildings, is very important. In most cases, with regard to the shape of the facades of the upper part of the building and the shape of the roof over the perimeter of the building, a course system is designed which is intended for mounting the facade maintenance cradle. The course can be mounted both on the roof structure of the building and fastened to the covering over the facade structure. Other methods of mounting of the facade maintenance cradle are also possible (e.g. crane beam mounted on the roof of the building, etc), which are selected with regard to the specific features of the shape of the building (view on the layout, grade of the planes of the facade by positive or negative angle, etc).

Frame-type facade

Frame-type aluminium-and-glass facades is the mostly widely used type of facades: a temporary framework is formed of vertical and horizontal elements with various types of fillers (glass units, thermopanels, windows of various types and opening methods, etc). Time-honoured solutions ensure structural stability, thermal and sound insulation, and flexible architectural solutions of the building. Elements of the framework of various stages of completeness are prepared at the manufacturing plant and are mounted to the structure of the building on the construction site. The prepared framework is filled with fillers, which are fastened from inside with glazing beads of various sections or other fittings). This type of facades requires relatively low production and transportation costs.

Element-type facade
The main feature of element-type (also called prefabricated) facade systems is that fully completed (glazed) plates (elements) to the whole height of the storey of the building are prepared at the manufacturing plant. An element-type facade system compensates higher manufacturing costs by lower installation costs at the project, while ensuring high speed and quality of installation works.

Double facades
The essence of double facades is a new approach towards the ‘garment’ of a building as its element. In addition to the main features of facades described above, double facades stand out for their possibility to actively control penetration of solar energy into the building and its ventilation. Due to this feature, this type of facades is also called the ‘green’ facade because it allows reducing energy costs of the building related to heating, cooling, and ventilation (the latter two components can even be abandoned in many cases). To some extent, the structure of a double facade can be a combination of the aforementioned facade types supplemented with various blinds to be equipped in between of those facades). Unlike the first two facade types, the decision on the installation of double facades in a building should be made at the initial stage of designing because many specific issues related to the shape of the building, structure, internal decoration materials, and engineering equipment should be resolved beforehand already at this stage.