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Description
The proceedings of the National Conference 'Whole-life performance of facades' held in Bath 2001. The proceedings comprise tenty three papers by leading facade specialists.
The papers cover all aspects of glass in facades including: Materials, Structures and, Building physics
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- Whole life costs - Setting the Scene The whole life cost forum Contingencies against repair - Auditing for durability
- Designing for maintenance and repair
- Planned maintenance and refurbishment - Options-based evaluation of façade refurbishment alternatives
- The cleaning and maintenance factor
- Planned inspection and maintenance
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- Life cycle analysis of aluminium clad windows,
- Monitoring of advanced facades and environmental systems
- Energy rating systems
- Durability of finishes
- The durability of natural stone facades
- Durability of glazing and glazing units
- Verifying the thermal performance of facades
- Future of interactive facades
- To seal or not to seal
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- Sealants - their impact on cost
- Anodized aluminium for facades
- Titanium - The Architectural Metal of Choice for the 21st Century
- Facades for housing with increased thermal performance
- Modelling the thermal Performance of Glazed Facades
- Performance comparison of two different curtain wall systems and thermal comfort
- Whole-life performance - will it really happen?
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