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"Visually enriched with over 250 photographs and drawings, Bioclimatic Double-Skin Façades is an essential reference guide for understanding the types and functions of double-skin facades. Author Mary Ben Bonham examines the history and continuing potential of double-skin architecture, informing on the variety of approaches possible and advising a rigorous integrated design process leading to application. Featuring a wide selection of architectural examples, the book will be of interest to professionals and students within the fields of architecture, engineering, and construction. Characterized by a buffer-like air space between two glazed building skins, double-skin windows and facades aim to improve building comfort and energy performance. Double skins introduce complexity and initial costs, yet significant buildings in locations around the globe continue to select this approach. In addition to exploring motivations, benefits, and cautions for designing with double skins, the book provides a primer on fundamental facade design concepts and strategies for control of thermal, luminous, and acoustic environments. Chapters also address alternative types of high-performance facades and implications for each phase of facade design and construction. Bioclimatic Double-Skin Facades promotes bioclimatic design that is inspired by nature, measured in performance, and uniquely adapted to climate and place. In-depth case studies illustrate how double-skin facades have been adapted to a range of climates and cultural settings: Marseille Library and Grenoble Courthouse in France, Cambridge Public Library in Massachusetts, Manitoba Hydro Place in Canada, and the Pearl River Tower in China".

Exterior insulation and finish systems --- Facades --- Bioclimatology --- Bioclimatics --- Biometeorology --- Climatology --- Ecology --- Architectural fronts --- Fronts (Architecture) --- Architecture --- Exterior walls --- EIFS (Building materials) --- Synthetic stucco --- Insulation (Heat) --- Stucco --- Design and construction --- Details --- 692.23 --- Architectuur ; gevels ; façades --- Architectuur ; bio-klimatisch geregelde --- Thermische isolatie; gordijngevels --- Constructie-elementen van gebouwen ; buitenmuren, gevels --- Exterior insulation and finish systems. --- Isolation thermique --- Façades --- Bioclimatology. --- Bioclimatologie --- Design and construction. --- Conception et construction. --- 69 --- 692.2 --- Bouwtechniek --- Gevels --- Facades - Design and construction

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This book presents the results of an experiment assessing the impact of spruce wood joints on the creation and development of fire when these joints are applied within a façade. The book includes an extensive analysis of wooden cladding, which is a flammable material in which the elements are connected lengthwise using various types of joint. The parameters of the experiment, as well as the setting, material criteria and evaluation criteria are described in detail. The results confirm that the joint type used has an impact on the selected evaluation criteria and thus also on the potential spread of fire.

Fire prevention. --- System safety. --- Forest products. --- Engineering—Materials. --- Fire Science, Hazard Control, Building Safety. --- Security Science and Technology. --- Wood Science & Technology. --- Materials Engineering. --- Forest production --- Botany, Economic --- Commercial products --- Raw materials --- Safety, System --- Safety of systems --- Systems safety --- Accidents --- Industrial safety --- Systems engineering --- Buildings --- Fire safety --- Fires --- Prevention of fires --- Fire protection engineering --- Public safety --- Insurance engineering --- Prevention --- Fires and fire prevention --- Fire testing. --- Wooden fronts (Architecture) --- Fronts, Wooden (Architecture) --- Wooden facades (Architecture) --- Wooden fronted buildings (Architecture) --- Building, Wooden --- Facades --- Flammability testing --- Building, Fireproof --- Building materials --- Fire prevention --- Fireproofing --- Testing --- Research