Patent ID: 8356454

Claim:
A method for replacing a first glazing panel of an assembled structural framing cassette comprising: providing a replacement glazing panel, wherein the assembled structural framing cassette includes a plurality of horizontal framing members interconnected with two vertical framing members to provide at least five glazing openings each capable of holding a glazing panel, wherein the replacement glazing panel is approximately same size and shape as the first glazing panel so as to fit within a first glazing opening holding the first glazing panel, wherein the assembled structural framing cassette engages a substructure, and wherein the assembled structural framing cassette has a clearance height of at least about seven feet above a surface level for which the substructure is erected; providing a plurality of retainer clips; detaching at least one reverse mounted pressure plate from the first glazing opening, wherein the reverse mounted pressure plate is detached from a lower surface of the horizontal framing member forming the first glazing opening; removing the first glazing panel from the first glazing opening; engaging the plurality of retainer clips to those framing members that form the first glazing opening so as to provide a support for the replacement glazing panel during installing of the replacement glazing panel in the first glazing opening; and installing the replacement glazing panel in the first glazing opening so as to replace the first glazing panel of the assembled structural framing cassette.