Curtain wall system and method

A method, comprising:

• substantially filling first and second kerfs of a curtain wall member with silicone, the first and second kerfs in upper and lower ends, respectively, of the curtain wall member;
• embedding a locating-and-retaining member of a latching member in the silicone in the first kerf, the latching member comprising a nominally horizontally-disposed portion having first and second ends, the locating-and-retaining member located at the first end of the horizontally-disposed portion and extending downwardly with respect to the horizontally-disposed portion, the horizontally-disposed portion of the latching member positioned such that foam tape beneath the horizontally-disposed portion is positioned in engagement with the upper end of the curtain wall member;
• embedding a receiving-and-retaining member of a first curtain wall member supporting channel in the silicone in the second kerf such that the curtain wall member initially extends upwardly and angularly outwardly relative to the first curtain wall member supporting channel, a second curtain wall member supporting channel positioned above and substantially parallel to the first curtain wall member supporting channel;
• and
• rotating the curtain wall member inwardly toward the second curtain wall member supporting channel such that the second end of the horizontally-disposed portion of the latching member slides along a lower surface of a supporting member of the second curtain wall member supporting channel causing the latching member to rotate downwardly, compressing the foam tape, the second end of the latching member sliding along the lower surface of the second curtain wall member supporting channel moving past a locking member disposed beneath the lower surface of the supporting member of the second curtain wall member supporting channel until a latch at the second end of the latching member comes into latching engagement with the locking member, the foam tape beneath the horizontally-disposed portion of the latching member decompressing once the latch comes into latching engagement with the locking member and maintaining the latching member in engagement with the lower surface of the supporting member of the second curtain wall member supporting channel to facilitate holding the latching member in place.