Reading a Wind Load Report Without a Structural Engineer
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Blog Summary
Design teams receive wind load data long before they receive a facade contractor. A short guide to the numbers that actually constrain panel size.
Corner zones do the damage
Peak negative pressures at building corners, not the field of the elevation, are what usually force a smaller module.
Testing that matters
ASTM E330 wind load testing is the reference point for any claim about panel size at height.