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Performance-Based Building Design: From Below Grade to Floors, Walls, Roofs, Windows and Finishes by Hugo S. L. Hens (K.U. Leuven, Department of Civil Engineering, Building Physics Section) at Abbey's Bookshop,
Performance-Based Building Design: From Below Grade to Floors, Walls, Roofs, Windows and Finishes
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Hugo S. L. Hens (K.U. Leuven, Department of Civil Engineering, Building Physics Section)

Performance-Based Building Design

From Below Grade to Floors, Walls, Roofs, Windows and Finishes

Hugo S. L. Hens (K.U. Leuven, Department of Civil Engineering, Building Physics Section)

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Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag fur Architektur und technische Wissenschaften
06 March 2024
Building construction & materials
Performance-Based Building Design This third book in a series of three dealing with building physics and its application, looks to the impact a performance requirements linked approach has on building design and construction. It starts with a resumption of what’s expected from buildings, followed by discussing a range of materials needed to guarantee a correct heat, air, moisture response. Then, looked is to preparing the building site, the excavations needed, the foundations, the below-grade parts and spaces, the structural systems commonly used, the floors, different types of outer walls, different types of roof assemblies, inside walls, the glazing, windows, outer doors, glass façades, bal-conies, all kind of shafts, chimneys, stairs, timber-frame construction, wall, floor and ceiling finishes. Each time again, not only the heat, air, moisture related metrics but also structural integrity, durability, fire safety, acoustics, maintenance, sustainability and buildability are dis- cussed. The whole ends with looking to the risks deficiencies may cause.

For this new edition, all chapters have been critically reviewed, actualized and gifted with additional figures where needed, so incorporating the experiences gained from 38 years of teaching to architectural and building engineering students, from 36 years of research, and from 53 years of practice, curing damage cases due to failing performance.
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Imprint:   Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag fur Architektur und technische Wissenschaften
Country of Publication:   Germany
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Height: 244mm,  Width: 170mm,  Spine: 39mm
Weight:   1.077kg
ISBN:   9783433034392
ISBN 10:   3433034397
Pages:   592
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Dr. Ir. Hugo S.L.C. Hens is an emeritus professor of the University of Leuven (KULeuven), Belgium. Until 1972, he worked as a structural engineer and site supervisor at a mid-sized architectural office. He taught building physics from 1975 to 2003, performance-based building design from 1975 to 2005 and building services from 1975 to 1977 and 1990 to 2008. He authored and co-authored 68 peer reviewed journal papers and 174 conference papers about the research done, has helped to manage hundreds of building damage cases and acted as co-ordinator of the CIB W40 working group on Heat and Mass Transfer in Buildings from 1983 to 1993. Between 1986 and 2008, he was operating agent of the Annexes 14, 24, 32 and 41 of the IEA EXCO on Energy in Buildings and Communities. He is a fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).

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