Patent ID: 8590263

Claim:
A method of making a unitized curtain wall unit with glazing material adapted for use in a vertical portion of an exterior shell of a building structure, comprising: forming a rigid frame member with a first cooperating engaging structure along a first outwardly-facing peripheral edge, the first cooperating engaging structure being constructed and adapted to engage a first complementary engaging structure on a first adjacent rigid frame member, and a second cooperating engaging structure along a second outwardly-facing peripheral edge, the second cooperating engaging structure being constructed and adapted to engage a second complementary engaging structure on a second adjacent rigid frame member; mounting an energy conversion device on a panel bounded by said rigid frame member and integrally incorporated within the unitized curtain wall unit; forming an integrated raceway portion on said rigid frame member adapted to couple electrical wiring for a control module to be paired with said energy conversion device; wherein said unitized curtain wall unit is adapted to be hung from and situated in front of said building structure to form a continuous exterior shell.