Curtain wall

NCC

means a non- loadbearing external wall that is not a panel wall .

Standards

a non-loadbearing wall of metal sections, glass and infill panels, which is carried directly by the structure of a building

Curtain walls are extensively used in modern high-rise office buildings.

Source - AS 2047-2014: Windows and external glazed doors in buildings

HB50

<1> non-loadbearing exterior wall or I fixed the exterior of the building and enclosing it

The difference between a panel wall and a curtain wall is that a panel wall is supported at each storey, and a curtain wall is not.

See also: panel wall
<2> means a non-loadbearing external wall that is not a panel wall

Source - BCA Vol 1 terminology

HB50

curtain wall