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BUILDING ENVELOPE

SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLIES


FUNDAMENTALS OF PERFORMANCE AND
AESTHETICS
The building envelope is the physical
barrier
between the exterior and interior
environments enclosing a structure.
Opaque components include walls, roofs,
slabs on grade (in touch with the ground),
basement walls, and opaque doors.
Fenestration systems include windows,
skylights, ventilators, and doors that are
more
than one- half glazed. The envelope
protects the building’s interior and
occupants from
the weather conditions and shields them
from other external factors e.g. noise, air
pollution, etc.
The building envelope includes all the building components that
separate the indoors
from the outdoors. Building envelopes include the exterior walls,
foundations, roof,
windows, and doors.
Building Envelope and Assemblies focuses on the application of
building science
principles to the design of building enclosures. This course
examines various elements
that mediate between the interior and exterior environments,
both above and below
the ground, in manners appropriate to their intended function
and performance.
COMPONENTS OF BUILDING ENVELOPE
Function:
A building envelope serves many functions.
These functions can be divided into 3
categories:
Support: to ensure strength and rigidity;
providing structural support against
internal and external loads and forces.

Control: to control the exchange of water, air,


condensation and heat between the
interior and exterior of the building.

Finish: this is for aesthetic purposes. To make


the building look attractive while still
performing support and control functions.

Physical Components:
The building envelope includes the materials
that comprise the foundation, wall
assembly, roofing systems, glazing, doors, and
any other penetrations.
The connections and compatibility between
these elements are critical to ensure that the
building envelope functions as intended.
Foundation
The foundation is the structural
component that transmits the loads from
the
building to the underlying substrate.
Typically, some combination of reinforced
concrete walls, slabs, and footings
constitute the structural components of
the
foundation. However, the foundation
must also be designed to control the
transfer
of moisture and thermal energy into the
interior space.

Waterproofing the foundation is typically


completed by applying a liquid applied
asphaltic damp proofing.
Wall assembly
The wall assembly consists of a system of
components that fulfill the support,
control, and finish the function of the building
envelope. While the precise
placement and configuration of each component
may vary between climates and
individual buildings, the following components are
typically found in the wall
assembly (from the exterior to interior):

Exterior cladding
Exterior sheathing membrane
Exterior sheathing
Insulation
Structural components
Vapor barrier
Interior sheathing
Roofing System
The roofing system is an
important part of any house, as it
keeps the weather out.
It consists of shingles on the
outside, which are on top of tar
sheeting as a vapor
barrier. Inside of the tar paper is
wood sheathing. Beyond this, the
attic areas in
most houses are insulated with
fiberglass spray insulation.
Glazing
Glazing refers to the panels in windows, doors, and
skylights - usually glass - that
let light through.

Door
Doors are included in the housing envelope as they tend to
be the biggest holes
in the envelope. Having outer doors that seal well drastically
improves the thermal
efficiency of a house.

Other penetrations
These may include a chimney or vents for a dryer or stove.
Fundamentals of Performance
The performance of the building envelope is impacted by a
number of sub‐systems,
such as heating, cooling and ventilating equipment, plumbing,
and electrical systems.
The interaction of the sub‐systems with the components of the
building envelope, as
well as certain activities of the occupants, can affect the
performance of the building
envelope.

Additionally, to maintain durability, the building envelope should


not permit weather
elements to be trapped inside the walls. This may cause wall
components to
deteriorate, and continue to decay.
Factors in the considerations of the fundamentals of
performance:

Axis
It is a line established by two separate points in space. It defines
the points
at which shape and spaces can be set in an asymmetrical and a
balanced way.

Symmetry
It is the balanced division and collection of all equivalent forms and
spaces on also sides of the separating plane or regarding its center
axis.

Rhythm
It is a unifying movement that is characterized by a patterned
repetition
or an alteration of the formal elements
Hierarchy
It articulates the importance and significance of a shape
or space by
the assist of its size shape as well as placement.

Datum
It defines a line plane or volume that serves together,
measure, as well
as organize a pattern of form and spaces.

Transformation
It is the principal of retaining an architectural design idea
or
association and strengthening as well as building it
through a sequence of
discrete transformations.
Aesthetic
In Philosophy, aesthetic is a branch of
philosophy that deals with nature of art, beauty,
and taste with the creation and appreciation of
beauty.
Link necessary to connect the development
technology, design, and architecture.
Key Elements of Aesthetic
1.Mass and Space
2.Proportion
3.Symmetry
4.Balance
5.Contrast
6.Pattern
7.Decoration
8.Unity
QUIZ TIME!

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