This third book in a series of three dealing with building physics and its application, looks to the impact a performance requirements linked approach has on building design and construction. It starts with a resumption of what's expected from buildings, followed by discussing a range of materials needed to guarantee a correct heat, air, moisture response. Then, looked is to preparing the building site, the excavations needed, the foundations, the below-grade parts and spaces, the structural systems commonly used, the floors, different types of outer walls, different types of roof assemblies, inside walls, the glazing, windows, outer doors, glass façades, balconies, all kind of shafts, chimneys, stairs, timber-frame construction, wall, floor and ceiling finishes. Each time again, not only the heat, air, moisture related metrics but also structural integrity, durability, fire safety, acoustics, maintenance, sustainability and buildability are discussed. The whole ends with looking to the risks deficiencies may cause.
To do so, beside years of teaching, research and curing damage cases due to failing performance, a bunch of national and international sources and literature has been consulted, which is why each chapter ends with an extended has read list.
Mayor changes compared to the first edition is that the two volumes form one now, whereby combining, reshuffling, extending and redrafting was done where appropriate and necessary, so reducing the number of chapters from 28 to 20. Excavations and foundations now form a joint chapter, while the requirements for outer walls and roofs are considered uniformly and are now available in eight chapters on the building envelope, five of which are on outer walls and three on roof structures. Then come the inside walls and other specific parts, followed by one chapter on windows, outer doors and glass facades. The last three chapters deal with timber-frame construction, finishings, and risk assessment.
The content of all chapters has been critically reviewed, actualized and gifted with additional figures where needed, so incorporating the experiences gained during 38 years of teaching to architectural and building engineering students, 36 years of research and 53 years of consultancy.
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To do so, beside years of teaching, research and curing damage cases due to failing performance, a bunch of national and international sources and literature has been consulted, which is why each chapter ends with an extended has read list.
Mayor changes compared to the first edition is that the two volumes form one now, whereby combining, reshuffling, extending and redrafting was done where appropriate and necessary, so reducing the number of chapters from 28 to 20. Excavations and foundations now form a joint chapter, while the requirements for outer walls and roofs are considered uniformly and are now available in eight chapters on the building envelope, five of which are on outer walls and three on roof structures. Then come the inside walls and other specific parts, followed by one chapter on windows, outer doors and glass facades. The last three chapters deal with timber-frame construction, finishings, and risk assessment.
The content of all chapters has been critically reviewed, actualized and gifted with additional figures where needed, so incorporating the experiences gained during 38 years of teaching to architectural and building engineering students, 36 years of research and 53 years of consultancy.
(Package: Print Book + ePDF)
Table of Contents
0 Introduction1 What Means Performance Requirements Based?
In General
Definitions
Advantages
Designing Buildings and Building Parts Performance-Based
Impact
2 Materials for a Correct Hygrothermal Performance
In General
Materials for Thermal Insulation
Heat Storage Materials
Waterproof Layers
Vapour Barriers and Vapour Retarders
Air Barriers and Air Retarders
Joint Sealants
3 Clearing the Building Site, Excavations, Foundations
In General
Clearing
Foundations
4 Parts and Spaces Below and on Grade
In General
Performance Checks
Design and Construction
5 Load-Bearing Structures
In General
Options
Design Hints
6 Floors
In General
Assemblies
Performance Checks
Design and Construction
7 Outer Walls and Roofs: Performance Checks
In General
Outer Walls
Roofs
8 Massive Outer Walls
Heavy-Weight Masonry
Light-Weight Masonry
9 Massive Outer Walls Insulated Either In- or Outside
Why?
Inside Insulation
Outside Insulation
10 Cavity walls
Some History
Performance Checks
Design and Execution
11 Concrete Panel and Sheet-metal Outer Walls
In General
Concrete Panels
Sheet-Metal Options
12 Outer Walls with Transparent Insulation
In General
Assemblies
Performance Checks
Application?
13 Low-Slope Roofs
Some History
Low-Slope Roof Coverings
Compact Low-Slope Roofs
Protected Membrane Roofs
14 Pitched Roofs
In General
Pitched Roof Coverings
Typology
Assemblies
Performance Checks
Design and Construction
15 Sheet-metal Covered Roofs
In General
Sheet-Metal Coverings
Sheet-Metal Roof Typology
Performance Checks
Design and Construction
16 Inside Walls, Balconies, Shafts, and Staircases
In General
Inside Party Walls
Inside Partition Walls
Balconies
Shafts
Stairs
17 Windows, Outer Doors, and Glass Facades
In General
Glazing
Windowns and Outer Doors
Glass Facades
18 Timber-framed Construction
Some History
Construction, Assemblies
Performance Checks
Design and Construction
19 Interior Finishes
In General
Building Services
On Walls
On floors
Of Ceilings
Carpentry
20 Risk Analysis
Of Help?
Definitions
How to Perform
Cavity Walls as Example
