bijildings on the west side of the ag-ora
... between the pre-drain and post-drain buildings on the west side. The laying of the earliest part of the Great Drain was accompanied by another step essential for the preparation of the area as a public square. This was the levelling of the adjoining terrain. As was necessary for a channel of such pr ...
... between the pre-drain and post-drain buildings on the west side. The laying of the earliest part of the Great Drain was accompanied by another step essential for the preparation of the area as a public square. This was the levelling of the adjoining terrain. As was necessary for a channel of such pr ...
Early cavity walls
... Early cavity wall construction A cavity or ‘hollow’ wall consists of two masonry leaves tied together but separated by a continuous airspace. The outer leaf acts as a ‘protective skin’ against the elements, principally driving rain. It works in conjunction with the inner leaf which serves as a dry c ...
... Early cavity wall construction A cavity or ‘hollow’ wall consists of two masonry leaves tied together but separated by a continuous airspace. The outer leaf acts as a ‘protective skin’ against the elements, principally driving rain. It works in conjunction with the inner leaf which serves as a dry c ...
Analysis and Design of Curtain Wall Systems for High
... Façades are the first aesthetical feature of a building that distinguish one building from another. Its distinctive appearance is often the subject of controversial debate. Nowadays, Unitized Curtain Wall system is commonly used for new high-rise buildings, it becomes a major investment in both cons ...
... Façades are the first aesthetical feature of a building that distinguish one building from another. Its distinctive appearance is often the subject of controversial debate. Nowadays, Unitized Curtain Wall system is commonly used for new high-rise buildings, it becomes a major investment in both cons ...
Making Steel Framing as Thermally Efficient as Wood
... replacing the steel web with a less conductive material, and placing foam insulation in locations where the thermal shorts are most critical. ...
... replacing the steel web with a less conductive material, and placing foam insulation in locations where the thermal shorts are most critical. ...
WILL YOu GET THE DRIFT? – Radon in basements can be a Party
... now favour a route that leads it into a building. Waterproofing techniques could displace radon to adjacent properties When creating useable space below-ground, some form of waterproofing system will be required. There are several methods that are used for basement waterproofing, which include cemen ...
... now favour a route that leads it into a building. Waterproofing techniques could displace radon to adjacent properties When creating useable space below-ground, some form of waterproofing system will be required. There are several methods that are used for basement waterproofing, which include cemen ...
Rendering Thermal Performance
... free acrylic, highly crack resistant render, with immense flexibility and strength. These properties made it the ideal material for coping with the thermal stresses encountered by Externally Insulated Facade Systems (EIFS). The result? In1963 the first StoTherm Insulation System was installed. Since ...
... free acrylic, highly crack resistant render, with immense flexibility and strength. These properties made it the ideal material for coping with the thermal stresses encountered by Externally Insulated Facade Systems (EIFS). The result? In1963 the first StoTherm Insulation System was installed. Since ...
BRANZ Triboard Construction System
... Particular care must be taken that the foundations and building platform are level and square and that perimeter dimensions are accurate. This is important as Triboard panels are accurately factory cut to size. ...
... Particular care must be taken that the foundations and building platform are level and square and that perimeter dimensions are accurate. This is important as Triboard panels are accurately factory cut to size. ...
SHEAR WALL Shear walls are vertical elements of the horizontal
... observed in standard wall testing are virtually eliminated at lateral loads levels high enough to cause failures in standard walls RC Hollow concrete block masonry walls (RHCBM) These walls are constructed by reinforcing the hollow concrete block masonry by taking advantage of hollow spaces & shapes ...
... observed in standard wall testing are virtually eliminated at lateral loads levels high enough to cause failures in standard walls RC Hollow concrete block masonry walls (RHCBM) These walls are constructed by reinforcing the hollow concrete block masonry by taking advantage of hollow spaces & shapes ...
Environmental Design and Inspection Services
... non-toxic. Richard Bialosky of Vero Beach, Florida is in discussion with Helmut Ziehe at the International Institute for Bau-biologie and Ecology to become the first residential development in North America to receive full certification of his new homes as being Building Biology-approved from the IB ...
... non-toxic. Richard Bialosky of Vero Beach, Florida is in discussion with Helmut Ziehe at the International Institute for Bau-biologie and Ecology to become the first residential development in North America to receive full certification of his new homes as being Building Biology-approved from the IB ...
Load Bearing Single Wall Construction from
... simplified construction, primarily through the low weight of its parts and simple nailed joints, making it possible for small crews "a man and a boy can do all of it”3, to quickly erect and enclose a framed house. Braced frames, timber frames, balloon frames, log cabins and the subject of this paper ...
... simplified construction, primarily through the low weight of its parts and simple nailed joints, making it possible for small crews "a man and a boy can do all of it”3, to quickly erect and enclose a framed house. Braced frames, timber frames, balloon frames, log cabins and the subject of this paper ...
Spring Moisture Control - Masonry Advisory Council
... temperatures, especially PVC. They are easy to fix when torn, or otherwise damaged, and can stick to themselves to allow easy overlaps for installation if bought in the peel n’ stick form. End dams are one of the most important parts of the flashing system. They prevent lateral movement of moisture, ...
... temperatures, especially PVC. They are easy to fix when torn, or otherwise damaged, and can stick to themselves to allow easy overlaps for installation if bought in the peel n’ stick form. End dams are one of the most important parts of the flashing system. They prevent lateral movement of moisture, ...
THE WALL DECORATION OF THE HIERON IN SAMOTHRACE
... ough investigation of a building partially explored in the nineteenth century by the first modern excavators of the Sanctuary, who called it the New Tem ple. It has proved to be one of the most remarkable cult buildings of ancient Greece and to have served as the epopteion, the building in which in ...
... ough investigation of a building partially explored in the nineteenth century by the first modern excavators of the Sanctuary, who called it the New Tem ple. It has proved to be one of the most remarkable cult buildings of ancient Greece and to have served as the epopteion, the building in which in ...
Reconsidering the Approach towards Determining Overall Building
... U-factors can significantly overestimate building thermal performance, and many U-factor calculations fail to consider actual building construction, or whole wall U-factor (Kosny and Desjarlais 1994; Christian and Kosny 1996). Essentially, two very different building constructions can have the same ...
... U-factors can significantly overestimate building thermal performance, and many U-factor calculations fail to consider actual building construction, or whole wall U-factor (Kosny and Desjarlais 1994; Christian and Kosny 1996). Essentially, two very different building constructions can have the same ...
Double Wall Framing Technique-An Example of High Performance
... Considering that in most of North American residential buildings, walls may generate in average up to 25% of total loads associated to building envelopes (U.S. DOE Building Energy Data Book 2 ), it is a substantial upgrade of the whole building performance generated by changes in only a single build ...
... Considering that in most of North American residential buildings, walls may generate in average up to 25% of total loads associated to building envelopes (U.S. DOE Building Energy Data Book 2 ), it is a substantial upgrade of the whole building performance generated by changes in only a single build ...
Concrete Diaphragm Walls… One Size Does Not Fit All
... uration of the build- residential house lots (about 15,000 square feet) that only has access ing and the fact that on two sides. In order to facilitate underground construction®on this the edges of the build- restricted site, a diaphragm wall was specified to support and protect the ing footprint we ...
... uration of the build- residential house lots (about 15,000 square feet) that only has access ing and the fact that on two sides. In order to facilitate underground construction®on this the edges of the build- restricted site, a diaphragm wall was specified to support and protect the ing footprint we ...
- The American School of Classical Studies at Athens
... the inventory of the Chalkotheke,but it is only in IG 112, 120 that the full context is preserved. Here an inventoryof shields (lines 33-35) precedesthe phrase "bronzedshields in the Chalkothekeitself against the wall" (lines 35-36); it is clearly distinguished from the following series, characteriz ...
... the inventory of the Chalkotheke,but it is only in IG 112, 120 that the full context is preserved. Here an inventoryof shields (lines 33-35) precedesthe phrase "bronzedshields in the Chalkothekeitself against the wall" (lines 35-36); it is clearly distinguished from the following series, characteriz ...
Window Wall Info Sheet - Graham Architectural Products
... well as some patio or terrace doors. The preferred designs utilize dry glazing and are factory glazed from the interior. Window wall projects need to be self-mulling at the jambs with a positive snapping action that allows for movement from the floor slabs. The windows are usually very large due to ...
... well as some patio or terrace doors. The preferred designs utilize dry glazing and are factory glazed from the interior. Window wall projects need to be self-mulling at the jambs with a positive snapping action that allows for movement from the floor slabs. The windows are usually very large due to ...
Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese states and empires against the raids and invasions of the various nomadic groups of the Eurasian Steppe. Several walls were being built as early as the 7th century BCE; these, later joined together and made bigger and stronger, are now collectively referred to as the Great Wall. Especially famous is the wall built 220–206 BCE by Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China. Little of that wall remains. Since then, the Great Wall has on and off been rebuilt, maintained, and enhanced; the majority of the existing wall is from the Ming Dynasty.Other purposes of the Great Wall have included border controls, allowing the imposition of duties on goods transported along the Silk Road, regulation or encouragement of trade and the control of immigration and emigration. Furthermore, the defensive characteristics of the Great Wall were enhanced by the construction of watch towers, troop barracks, garrison stations, signaling capabilities through the means of smoke or fire, and the fact that the path of the Great Wall also served as a transportation corridor.The Great Wall stretches from Dandong in the east, to Lop Lake in the west, along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia. A comprehensive archaeological survey, using advanced technologies, has concluded that the Ming walls measure 8,850 km (5,500 mi). This is made up of 6,259 km (3,889 mi) sections of actual wall, 359 km (223 mi) of trenches and 2,232 km (1,387 mi) of natural defensive barriers such as hills and rivers. Another archaeological survey found that the entire wall with all of its branches measure out to be 21,196 km (13,171 mi).