Beschreibung:
The role of the building envelope - related to the energy performance of a building and the comfort of the user - is significant. This title deals with the practical experience and visions of the specialists, from the fields of architecture, engineering and research, for the climate-oriented building envelope.
Title page -- Contents -- Market Movements and New Façade Concepts -- The Façade Sector -- Corrugated Glass as Improvement to the Structural Resistance of Glass -- Climate integrated Design (Climate iD) of Building Skins -- 'The Living Façade'® -- CROFT - Climate Related Optimized Façade Technologies -- Research into Complex Façade Geometries as a Response to Climate in the Work of Newtecnic Architects -- Developement in the Technology of Façades -- Product Development -- Requirements for CO2 Neutral Buildings and Cities from MicroClimate to the Façade -- Architecture-Climate-Skin - A Summary.