Archive for the ‘Building Science Forum’ Category
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.
Changes in Commercial Building Envelopes
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
In today’s world we accept that the performance of the components which comprise the building envelope*, a term that describes the perimeter walls and roofing systems that separate the indoor and outdoor environments, is a very complex topic from a scientific, psychological and cultural perspective.
