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TingWall Bulletin - 107

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SEMI-UNITIZED VS. TINGWALL™

Due to the fact that the erection procedures of TingWall™ is similar to that of a conventional Semi-Unitized system in certain aspects, TingWall™ is often misunderstood as one of Semi-Unitized systems. In reality, TingWall™ is drastically different from a Semi-Unitized system in both design and performances as compared below.

Item	TingWall™	Semi-Unitized
Watertightness Design	1. Complete separation of water and air seals. 2. No critical seal and no intermediate gutter. 3. Long-term watertightness performance.	1. Multiple defenses requiring intermediate gutters. 2. Open Joint: Relying on perfectly sealed back plate or membrane for redirecting water to drain outwardly. 3. Closed Joint: Relying on perfect silicone caulked joint. 4. Short-term watertightness performance.
Structural Design	1. Not relying on fastener to resist wind load. 2. No or minor panel distortion due to story drift. 3. No thermal noise problem. 4. Tolerable to any amount of inter-floor deflection.	1. Relying on fastener to resist wind load. 2. Significant panel distortion due to story drift. 3. Thermal noise problem likely. 4. Tolerable to small inter-floor deflection.
Method of Erection	1. Simultaneous multiple point erection. 2. Leave-out and back-fill capability.	1. No capability for simultaneous multiple point erection. 2. No leave-out and back-fill capability.


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	Some of products shown may be protected by one or more of the following U.S. Patents 5,452,552; 5,596,851; 5,598,671; 5,687,524, and foreign patents based on these U.S. patents. In addition, other related patents are pending. Rights to these patents are owned by Advanced Building Systems, Inc., Wilmington, DE, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TingWall Inc.