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Package - Performance Based Building Design 1 and 2 (Paperback)
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Package - Performance Based Building Design 1 and 2 (Paperback)
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Just like building physics, performance based building design was
hardly an issue before the energy crises of the 1970s. With the
need to upgrade energy efficiency, the interest in overall building
performance grew. The term "performance" encompasses all
building-related physical properties and qualities that are
predictable during the design stage and controllable during and
after construction. The term "predictable" demands calculation
tools and physical models that allow evaluating a design, whereas
"controllable" presumes the existence of measuring methods
available on site. The basis for a system of performance arrays are
the functional demands, the needs for accessibility, safety,
well-being, durability, energy efficiency and sustainability and
the requirements imposed by the usage of a building. This work
published in two volumes, applies the performance rationale,
advanced in applied building physics, to the design and
construction of buildings. After an overview of materials for
thermal insulation, water proofing, air tightening and vapour
tightening and a discussion on joints, building construction is
analysed, starting with the excavations. Then foundations, below
and on grade constructions, typical load bearing systems and floors
pass the review to end with massive insulated outer walls and
cavity walls the first volume. In continuation the second volume
discusses light-weight construction with wooden and metal elements,
roofing systems, facades, and ends with finishes and the overall
risk analysis. Most chapters build on a same scheme: overview,
overall performance evaluation, design and construction. The work
is absolutely recommended to undergraduates and graduates in
architectural and building engineering, though also building
engineers, who want to refresh their knowledge, may benefit. The
level of discussion assumes the reader has a sound knowledge of
building physics, along with a background in structural
engineering, building materials and building construction. Where
and when needed, input and literature from over the world was used,
reason why each chapter ends listing references and literature.
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