Skin

Technical design of building envelope 2

Environmental strategies

https://www.elsevier.com/books/sustainability-energy-and-architecture/sayigh/978-0-12-397269-9
http://www.detail-online.com/architecture/news/guard-against-the-worst-case-urban-disaster-housing-prototype-022403.html
http://www.detail-online.com/architecture/news/leaf-awards-2013-winner-post-disaster-public-
housing-022007.html

Reviewing passive technologies

Passivhaus

http://www.passivhaus.org.uk/

Ground source heating
http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Generating-energy/Choosing-a-renewable-technology/Ground-source-heat-pumps#3

Solar chimney

http://sustainabilityworkshop.autodesk.com/buildings/stack-ventilation-and-bernoullis-principle

Performance based approach to elemental design

NIBS Building envelope design guide (US standards, but principles apply)
http://www.wbdg.org/design/env_introduction.php

Detail design of elements: strands of technological development

• Floors
• Exterior walls
• Roofs
• Openings
• Circulation, access, egress
• Services integration
• External spaces

Conventional skins

Rainscreen
http://www.bdonline.co.uk/cpd-8-2013-rainscreen-cladding/5052281.article
http://www.forticrete.co.uk/media/259063/forticrete_elementix_brochure_lr.pdf

http://www.marleyeternit.co.uk/Facades.aspx

http://www.realstone.co.uk/

Timber cladding

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2002/03/15098/8731

Modified timber
http://www.accoya.com

Zinc cladding
http://www.rheinzink.co.uk/projects/

Thin coat render
http://www.sto.co.uk/
http://waltermenteth.com/134.php#

Green roof
http://www.bauder.co.uk/technical-centre/green-roof-design-guide

Intelligent skins

Transparent insulation

http://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Transparent_insulation

Digitally controlled sunscreens

http://www.designbuild-network.com/features/featureclimate-control-intelligent-faades/

Openings

http://www.nordan.co.uk/

Design

Integration

Maintain a technology log/diary

Week 4
Overview of strategy as single pdf file A4 portrait configuration, 3 pages.
Page 1
Define strategy for envelope design
Page 2
Outline main elements of envelope (walls/roof/floors) and say why selected
Page 3
Describe detailed make-up of main elements of envelope. Justify selections made

Make physical models of wall and roof elements to prototype and articulate main and detailed aspects of envelope design. White card sectional models at 1:20.

Log to Week 4 folder in Dropbox. Include images of physical models.

X-refers with eg
RIBA Plan of Work 2013 (Stages 2-4)
http://www.architecture.com/TheRIBA/AboutUs/Professionalsupport/RIBAOutlinePlanofWork2013.aspx#.Uy1vq_l_suc