Arch 673: The Science of the Building Enclosure

To be held Winter 2006 Time: 9:30- 12:30 pm Location: ARC2026. Course ID: 010641

The building envelope has become the single most significant and element within the contemporary economy of building. It bears much of the identity and amenity of buildings, is the site of significant expenditure, the occasion of environmental concern and attention, the object of much technological innovation, and the locus of entropy. This course provides an advanced study of the building envelope as the place where design, technology, building science, and environmental concerns converge. It discusses matters such as natural light and ventilation or the short- and long-term behaviours of building materials, and assesses the use of new generations of "smart" mechanical environmental devices. Consent of instructor required for those outside of the M.Arch program.

Course Outline 2006: Download
The layers of the Enclosure Download Powerpoint
Enclosures Download lecture pdf
Enclosure Principles Download document pdf
Review of Structural Systems Download slide show .pdf
Precast Concrete Enclosures Download PowerPoint .pdf
Panel Enclosures Download pdf
Climate and Site Download lecture pdf
Rain Control Guide Download OAA Rain Control Guide
Brief Intro to Indoor Environmental Control Equipment and Systems HVAC
Primer to wood roof performance Wood roofs

Historical view of HVAC development in commercial buildings Download pdf
Modern History of the Sealed Glass Office Tower Download pdf
Historical Review of the Enclosure Download pdf

Final Project Download pdf

Final Oral Exam .
Also remember to review the downloaded information files above and the typical enclosure drawings here

Some Interesting documents re performance problems
· Hilton Hotel Mold A recent big case
· Leaky BC Condo article
· Download pdf Mold in University Buildings
· Download pdf More Mold in University Buildings

· Thesis pdf Alex Lukachko's Master's Thesis on Environmental Ethics in Architecture

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