High performance enclosures
Subtitle: design guide for institutional commercial and industrial buildings in cold climates
By: John Straube
Edition: Rev. 2nd ed.
Publisher: Building Science Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Somerville, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780983795391
Subjects: Building; Buildings; Architecture and climate; Energy conservation; Architecture and energy conservation; Cold weather conditions; Commercial buildings; Industrial buildings; Details
Description: high Performance Enclosures : Design Guide for Institutional, Commercial and Industrial Buildings in Cold Climates provides guidance for architects and building enclosure engineers working to meet the growing need for buildings that have significantly lower operational energy consumption.  John Straube addresses a range of practical questions about low energy building enclosures that save energy while simultaneously improving durability, comfort, and rain control:  How much of an impact can the enclosure, massing, and orientation have?  How much glazing is appropriate and what options are available?  How much does thermal bridging matter and how can it be minimized at difficult structural details?  How does one detail thick layers of continuous insulation outside of steel stud walls?  Can layers of insulating sheathing reduce the risk of moisture damage?--COVER.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-179) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Enclosures for low-energy buildings; title: Fundamentals of building enclosure design; title: High performance enclosures; title: Enclosure details; title: Closure; title: References.