Lunch & learn - Starke facades

Today (2026-01-23) I had a chance to meet with Starke, a facade solutions company. It was nice to feel that I know enough about a particular field to maintain a meaningful conversation with the representatives.

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I learned that curtain walls are starting to pay off only after 4 storeys of installation. If less than that, the conventional approach is more economical.

Main drivers for the cost benefits, when it comes to curtain walls:

• no need to scaffold
• very quickly to install (except the top and the bottom, where additional work is required)

They also confirmed what I suspected for a long time: energy efficiency of thermally broken profile does not offset the costs of the more expensive system. Unless money is not a question, it is reasonable to stick to the non-broken profile. However, they did noted that the difference in comfort will be noticeable.