Building Openings Construction Manual : : Windows, Vents, Exterior Doors / / ed. by Jan Cremers.

Building openings provide light, ventilation and climate control for rooms. At the same time, they are essential functional and design elements of facades, enabling communication between indoor and outdoor spaces as transparent or translucent structural components. Similar to the entire building env...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DETAIL eBook Package English 2001-2018
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Place / Publishing House:München : : DETAIL, , [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:DETAIL Construction Manuals
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.) :; Numerous photos and drawings
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Part A. Introduction --
Openings in buildings --
The historic development of the window – from its origins through to the early modern era --
Designing facade openings --
Windows and doors in art and culture --
Solution principles for adjustable openings --
Part B. Fundamentals I --
Requirements and protective functions – building physics fundamentals --
Materials, components, types of construction --
Building connection and structural context --
Working with historic windows in existing buildings and architectural monuments --
Part C. Fundamentals II --
Passive solar energy use --
Active solar energy use --
Technical building components in and around windows --
Life-cycle assessments for windows and exterior doors --
Part D. Built examples in detail --
Student accommodation --
Terrace houses --
Hotel in the Altes Hospiz --
Detached house --
School --
Renovation of the Bauhaus Dessau --
Home and workshop --
Exhibition pavilion --
Shop renovation --
House and jeweller’s studio --
District police department --
Training centre --
Extension to the Landesdenkmalamt (State office for monument preservation) --
Islamic cemetery --
Illwerke Centre, Montafon --
Residence --
Office building --
Renovation of the former workers’ canteen at the Pulverfabrik Rottweil --
Renovation of the Botanical Garden hothouses --
Extension and improvements to the energy efficiency of the ift Rosenheim building --
High-rise building --
House --
Office building conversion and extension --
Boathouse --
Pavilion --
Renovation and conversion of a high-rise government authority building --
Student residences --
Part E. Appendix --
Authors --
Acknowledgements --
Ordinances, guidelines and standards --
Literature --
Image credits --
Index
Summary:Building openings provide light, ventilation and climate control for rooms. At the same time, they are essential functional and design elements of facades, enabling communication between indoor and outdoor spaces as transparent or translucent structural components. Similar to the entire building envelope, windows and exterior doors must meet exacting standards for materials, construction types and installation conditions, as well as for fire, noise and thermal insulation, energy efficiency, airtightness and building security. The Building Openings Construction Manual opens with historic developments, provides solid facts on standards and safety features. It covers materials, components, construction types and specifics of structural connections, including solutions on how to deal with existing older windows and issues of ventilation, the use of solar energy and ecological sustainability. Detailed case studies offer a wealth of constructive ideas for the reader’s own work.
Integrative linking of indoor and outdoor spaces
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9783955532994
9783110662160
9783110689563
9783110701005
9783110482812
9783110485103
9783110701012
DOI:10.11129/9783955532994
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Jan Cremers.