Building Envelopes

 

Innovation in Building Systems and Environmental Systems

This site will be covering innovative materials, envelope systems, ventilation, cooling, heating, lighting, human factors and alternative energy sources.

Building practices including materials and methods have made great advances in the last century. Everything from the technology used to manufacture and create the materials to the technology now included in a home such as air conditioning and modern heating systems are examples of how home and commercial building has advanced in a short period of time.

Builders are including alot of these modern materials in house and land packages which are available to the public with inclusions such as airconditioning, heating and lighting systems. Also tradesman such as Plumbers, Electricians, and even painters, tilers and carpenters have seen advances in the materials that they use. The materials  used such s pipe work by the plumbers is integrated in specific ways into the building envelope system. For example copper pipework is placed withing a timber frame that is the interior wall frame in a brick veneer home. A brick veneer home is an internal timber frame which has plaster on the inside and on the exterior is a single skin of brick work. This is a common method of home building in countries around the world.

Building envelope systems differ from country to country. This is partly because of the difference in temperature in the country and also local building materials and methods.

Human factors that influence building envelopes system choice and development include things such as Property investment, property management, aesthetics, production and proximity to production sources and affordability. These will also be covered in this website.

Further Building information can be found at www.Hingenet.com and www.ceaasite.com and www.rienergyexpo.org

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