Continuity in Sustainable Facades

Design and Engineering of Tall Building Enclosures in Hot Climates
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-19840-2
Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

This book presents sustainable design guidelines and case studies to help students and professionals concerned with building facade engineering, building physics, and architecture to develop high-performance facades for tall buildings. The book examines key design principles, façade materials and assembly, performance characteristics, fabrication/construction processes--illustrated with analytical drawings and facade detailing of tall buildings--and includes specific attention to the unique challenges of tall building enclosures in hot climates. As the growing trend in urban buildings is glass construction, Dr. Kim integrates a variety of sustainable design strategies for retrofitting buildings and new construction, including as-built façade tectonics and sustainable performance matrix, that emphasize climate responsive design, building energy conservation, and occupant comfort.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kim, Kyoung Hee

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baukonstruktion, Baufachmaterialien
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Gebäudesanierung, Instandhaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Continuity load path.- Continuity thermal envelopes.- Continuity waterproofing.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Kyounghee Kim is a Professor of Architecture at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. She is a licensed architect and founding principal of EcoClosure, a practice focused on regenerative architectural technologies, and HK DnA PLLC, an architectural design practice.