Archive for the ‘Building Science Forum’ Category
Climate Change and the Effects on Commercial Buildings
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
The building envelope is particularly vulnerable to changes in climactic conditions. These systems have become thinner and lighter with the evolving construction technology and materials and enclosure systems are especially susceptible to even minor changes in weather patterns as a result.
Walls of the Future – Commercial Building Enclosures and Climate Change
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
Throughout the history of buildings the facade of a structure was an important issue. The more money the client could afford, the more the building had to show of this wealth. Today, modern buildings need especially expensive materials to show wealth and technology.
Walls of the Future – Commercial Building Enclosures
Friday, October 7th, 2011
Over the long history of our habitation of buildings there have been 2 major classifications of building enclosures, the first being passive typically constructed with solid mass of blocks or locally available materials.
