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, bal-conies, 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 dis- cussed. The whole ends with looking to the risks deficiencies may cause.
For this new edition, all chapters have been critically reviewed, actualized and gifted with additional figures where needed, so incorporating the experiences gained from 38 years of teaching to architectural and building engineering students, from 36 years of research, and from 53 years of practice, curing damage cases due to failing performance.
Table of Contents
Preface xxi
About the Author xxiii
List of Units and Symbols xxv
Introduction 1
1 What Does Performance-Based Requirements Mean? 3
2 Materials for a Correct Hygrothermal Performance 9
3 Clearing the Building Site, Excavations and Foundations 51
4 Parts and Spaces Below and on Grade 65
5 Load-Bearing Structures 103
6 Floors 113
7 Outer Walls and Roofs: Performance Checks 139
8 Massive Outer Walls 149
9 Massive Outer Walls Insulated Either Inside or Outside 167
10 Cavity Walls 211
11 Concrete Panel and Sheet-Metal Outer Walls 251
12 Outer Walls with Transparent Insulation 265
13 Low-Slope Roofs 273
14 Pitched Roofs 321
15 Sheet-Metal-Covered Roofs 377
16 Inside Walls, Balconies, Shafts and Staircases 397
17 Windows, Outer Doors, and Glass Façades 425
18 Timber Frame Construction 485
19 Interior Finishes 511
20 Risk Analysis 527
Index 541
