Executive Design of the Fa?ade Systems : Typologies and Technologies of the Advanced Building Envelopes

The book examines the typological and technological constitution of the principal advanced fac?ade systems in the contemporary design and experimental scenario, proposing itself as a knowledge and operational tool currently lacking in the technical literature of the sector at an international level. It considers the field of advanced fac?ade systems in a scientific way, constituting a support for the study and the executive design. The book investigates in detail, in an analytical form, the constitution of the components on a typological and geometrical, functional and constructive level, on the basis of the documents and knowledges acquired from the essential contemporary production and construction references. At the same time, the book is configured in a handbook form as a reference for understanding and application with respect to traditional and complex fac?ade systems. For each main type of fac?ade, the book provides explanations and scientific information for investigating and designing the advanced fac?ades according to the characteristics of the mullions and transoms fac?ade system (stick system), of the structural sealant glazing fac?ade system, of the unit fac?ade system, of the suspended fac?ade system and of the double-skin fac?ade system.