Research Focus

Research and Innovation Focus is published four times a year by the Institution of Civil Engineers. CWCT was a contributor to research and innovation focus and the following articles have been written:-


Guidance and testing procedure for glazed roofs
Research Focus No 60 - February 2005

Safety of cladding and glazing
Research Focus No 58 - August 2004

Window energy rating- the future for windows
Research Focus No 57 - May 2004

Appearance criteria for facades
Research Focus No 55 - November 2003

Facade design and procurement
Research Focus No 54 - August 2003

Building envelope acoustics
Research Focus No 53 - February 2003

Recycling architectural flat glass
Research Focus No 52 - February 2003

Facade design guidance
Research Focus No 51 - November 2002

The cladding supply chain
Research Focus No 49 - May 2002

Guide to the thermal performance of curtain walls
Research Focus No 48 - February 2002

CWCT Standards database
Research Focus No 47 - November 2001

www.cladding.org - a website on cladding for all
Research Focus No 46 - August 2001

CIMclad: computer-integrated manufacture of cladding systems
Research Focus No 45 - May 2001

Cladding interfaces
Research Focus No 44 - February 2001

Nickel sulfide failure in glass
Research Focus No 43 - November 2000

Fixings for thin stone cladding
Research Focus No 42 - August 2000

Domestic window energy rating
Research Focus No 41 - May 2000

Heat transfer through windows and facades.
Research Focus No 40 - February 2000

Trialling of proposed standard european watertightness test for cladding.
Research Focus No 39 - November 1999

Glass in buildings.
Research Focus No 38 - August 1999

New research-based guidance on facade design.
Research Focus No 37 - May 1999

The control of adaptive facade elements.
Research Focus No 36 - February 1999

Strategies for window and cladding interfaces.
Research Focus No 35 - November 1998

Specifying slope glazing.
Research Focus No 34 - August 1998

Addressing buildability problems of structural cladding frames.
Research Focus No 33 - May 1998

Blast loading on cladding fixing assemblies.
Research Focus No 31 - Nov 1997

ICBEST '97 - combining research and practice on building envelopes.
Research Focus No 30 - Aug 1997

Cladding failures under test.
Research Focus No 29 - May 1997

Improving the cladding supply chain.
Research Focus No 28 - November 1996