Curtain wall and glazing are engineered facade scopes with performance, structural, and thermal requirements, and a facade subcontractor that does not read the system is pricing the wrong wall.
What a curtain wall package sets
A curtain wall and glazing package covers the framing, the glass, the anchors, and the air, water, structural, and thermal performance under AAMA standards and the Division 08 specifications. The package sets the system type, the performance requirements, and the engineering and testing the facade sub must provide.
Why facade scope is easy to misprice
The system type, the performance grade, the engineering responsibility, and the testing sit in the Division 08 specifications and the architectural drawings, not the title. A sub that misreads the performance or the engineering carries the wrong cost into the bid.
How an AI bid agent reads curtain wall packages
An AI bid agent reads each facade solicitation or sub package, identifies the curtain wall and glazing scope, and surfaces the system, the performance, and the testing that drive the work. The facade sub prices the actual wall.
You can see how the agent reads a facade package in our AI bid agent demo for specialty trade contractors. It pulls the curtain wall system, performance, and testing so the wall is priced correctly.