Book description
This book will provide valuable guidance to architects and designers on how to improve their detailing at construction stage, and therefore the overall quality of design and performance of new homes.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- How to use this book
- Glossary
- Introduction
- 1. The performance gap and how to reduce it
- 2. How to detail a thermally efficient building envelope
- 3. Masonry – cavity wall construction
- 4. Concrete frame construction
- 5. Timber frame construction
- 6. Insulated concrete formwork
- 7. Off-site construction
- 8. Building services performance
- 9. How to deliver improved performance
- Appendices
- Further Reading
- Endnotes
- Image Credits
Product information
- Title: Designed to Perform
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2019
- Publisher(s): RIBA Publishing
- ISBN: 9781000702316
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