Sustainable construction begins with an efficient building envelope. As the single largest building element, the building envelope or building shell separates the interior of the building from the ...

This presentation examines the critical nature of tie-ins, transitions, and continuity throughout the building envelope. These critical areas may only represent 1% of the building envelope, but it is ...

We read and hear about building failures and the related tragedies with those failures and ask – what went wrong? The most common and expensive sources of these building failures involve building ...

The integration of thermal storage materials into a building envelope assembly can enhance energy performance of buildings. The integration of phase change materials (PCM)s into budlings envelope ...

The ‘Building Envelope’ Campus provides you with the necessary knowledge to make intelligent decisions when it comes to choosing your building's systems. A building needs a high performance “envelope” ...

Certain faulty beliefs surrounding building performance in warm, humid zones continue to persist in the design and construction industry - and the interaction between building envelopes and HVAC ...

Ferguson Corporation, a Western Canadian leader in high-performance building envelope systems, has proudly marked its 50th anniversary, celebrating five decades of innovation, craftsmanship, and ...

Discover how rainscreen façades redefine the building envelope by integrating solar technology as an architectural material.

Glen-Gery’s contemporary take on the patterned masonry breeze-blocks that were popular in the 1960s, Kite Breeze features a 3½"-thick x 113/8"-square frame with a setback triangular aperture.

With the move to sustainable living, businesses, investors and governments are looking for the most abundant energy sources to do so effectively. Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is one of ...