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This article is based on Curtain Wall questions asked during the August 18, 2005 COMcheck Web-based training session as well as questions received through email.
A curtain wall is any exterior wall that is attached to the building structure and which does not carry the floor or roof loads of the building. This includes heavy wall types such as brick veneer and...
Glass has been used for thousands of years to allow daylight into our buildings, while providing weather protection.
Vision 2020 Lighting Roadmap (1.4 mb)Continued innovation in lamps and other system components, as well as in design practices, have made lighting progressively more effective, efficient, and economical since Edison's time. Yet the Light...
Skylights have been used for over a century to provide interior daylighting. Early skylight systems consisted of plate glass (later wire glass) in metal frames and frequently incorporated both an exte...
This article is based on questions regarding Log Walls asked during the May REScheck Webcast as well as questions received through email.
AEDG for Small Office Buildings - Vertical Glazing (45 KB)Vertical Glazing (Envelope) section of the ASHRAE Advanced Energy Design Guides (AEDG) for Small Office Buildings.
Residential Structural Design Guide: 2000 Edition (3.9 MB)This report is part of an effort to establish research priorities for structural performance of light-frame residential construction and it can be considered a part of the overall PATH Roadmapping eff...
Compliance for site-built glazing systems is comparable to other assemblies within the building envelope but can be challenging because documentation on glazing performance values-U-factor, Solar Heat...