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title: "Facade Insight: A Technical Guide to Curtain Wall & Cladding"
description: "Technical reading on aluminium and glass facades, written for owners and project teams comparing systems, quotations, and the risks in each."
canonical: "https://afi.id/en/insight"
language: "en-US"
last_updated: "2026-09-06T06:45:36.179Z"
---

# Facade Insight: A Technical Guide to Curtain Wall & Cladding

Technical reading on aluminium and glass facades, written for owners and project teams comparing systems, quotations, and the risks in each.

Source: https://afi.id/en/insight  
Language: en-US  
Site: AFI · Alu Fasad Inovasi

## Technical reading on facades, from the side that builds them.

Facade cost and engineering explained the way we actually calculate them, not from a marketing template.

## Articles

One topic at a time, written for owners and project teams comparing quotes.

- **Curtain Wall Cost per M²: Why the Cheapest Quote Costs More**
  W/01
  harga-curtain-wall-per-m2
  The five things that drive curtain wall cost per square metre, and why the cheapest quote often ends up costing the most.
- **Curtain Wall Leaks: Causes and Finding the Source**
  W/02
  kebocoran-fasad
  The two things behind almost every facade leak, and why the larger cost is the work of finding the source.
- **ACP vs Curtain Wall: Which Surface Gets Which**
  W/03
  acp-vs-curtain-wall
  What decides which surface gets which system, and why the cost nobody budgeted lands on the junction line between the two.
- **Performance Mockup Unit (PMU): When Should a Facade Be Tested?**
  W/04
  performance-mockup-unit-testing
  What a PMU proves before production, and when a facade's height, exposure, and details make testing worth putting into the project programme.
- **Facade Value Engineering: Change the Detail, Not Its Job**
  W/05
  facade-value-engineering
  How to compare facade alternatives by function, load path, and joint count before comparing their price.
- **Curtain Wall vs Window Wall: The Difference Is at the Slab Edge**
  W/06
  curtain-wall-vs-window-wall
  How the facade's position at the slab edge changes the details, appearance, and scope of a quotation.

## Comparing facade systems, or comparing quotes?