Research and innovation focus
Research and innovation focus is published four times
a year by the Institution of Civil Engineers. CWCT is 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