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Creating High-Performance Building Facades.

Building facades continue to command a great deal of design attention. OPAQUE FACADE AREAS The design of many commercial building facades looks for the best balance of opaque and transparent areas. Instead of using chemicals and power-washing the facade, the material is hydrophilic, so it cleans its...

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Publicado en:Architectural Record Vol. 208; no. 12; pp. 116 - 122
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: BNP Media Dec2020
Materias:
Building performance
Building-integrated photovoltaic systems
Foam
Construction projects
Ceramic tiles
Tall buildings
Building envelopes
Filler materials
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Sumario:Building facades continue to command a great deal of design attention. OPAQUE FACADE AREAS The design of many commercial building facades looks for the best balance of opaque and transparent areas. Instead of using chemicals and power-washing the facade, the material is hydrophilic, so it cleans itself ENERGY-CONSERVING FENESTRATION SYSTEMS Fenestration usually figures prominently in most building facades.