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Facades : principles of construction /

Title:
Facades : principles of construction /
Format:
Book
Institution:
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. From wall to facade -- Solid wall construction -- Warm facade, cold facade -- Openings in solid wall construction -- Walls with skeletal structure -- Resolution of the wall into loadbearing structure and facade -- Double facades -- 3. Principles of construction -- Areas of construction -- Openings in facade constructions -- Assembly -- 4. Detailing and tolerances -- Building grid and positioning of components -- Combination of functions -- Detailing principles -- Layering of details -- Examples of detail development -- Tolerances -- 5. Climate and energy -- Facade as interface to the exterior -- User comfort -- Regulating the comfort level with the facade -- Sun and glare protection -- Light-directing systems -- 6. Adaptive facades -- Sun -- Light -- Heat -- Greenhouse effect -- History of adaptive facades -- Collector facade -- Double facade -- Alternating facade -- Integrated facade -- 7. Case studies -- Unit system facade : Debitel Headquarters, Stuttgart -- Solid concrete facade : Zollverein School of Management and Design, Essen -- Free-form metal facade : Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao -- Timber-frame structure with multiple cladding : Hageneiland Housing, Ypenburg -- 8. A look into the future -- The forces driving new developments -- Materials and technology -- Production and assembly -- Evaluation strategies -- The integrated envelope.
Online access:
No online access
Library holdings:
Wentworth Stacks--Upper Level
729.1 .K63 2007 – Available