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As architects are tasked with designing low-carbon, well-insulated and energy efficient buildings of excellence, I am delighted to bring you this special supplement dedicated to the all-important building envelope.
A weather, air and thermal barrier, it must be carefully planned to ensure that these functions are not compromised despite climate, ventilation and structural considerations, as well as the varying needs of different applications.
We therefore examine some of the new technologies and issues surrounding designing for the building envelope and include features from experts who specialise in this sector.
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Ray Horwood CBE, chief executive of the National Federation of Roofing Contractors also discusses revisions to BS 5534 and the GRO code and their implications, while Andrew Carpenter, chief executive of the Structural Timber Association, outlines how timber can achieve a high performance building envelope.
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As the building envelope is a large cost factor in educational buildings, we bring you a special report by Michael Willoughby as the impact of the new funding programme takes effect. The Priority School Building Programme (PSBP) has replaced the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Programme meaning that prioritised schools in need of repair or re-build must be built smaller and cheaper. But how are architects delivering schools without comprising the performance of the envelope? Read more on page 10.
And finally, as we head towards the end of 2014 on behalf of the netMAGmedia team, I wish you a very Happy Christmas and New Year.
Sarah Johnson
Among the topics we explore are: specifying solar control without jeopardising the thermal performance of the building facade; why architects should consider stainless steel as a building envelope material; insulated concrete form, building board specification, and off-site construction using unitised facades; while the results of an ecological comparison of facade renovation systems are revealed.
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