Designing the Exterior Wall: An Architectural Guide to the Vertical Envelope

Designing the Exterior Wall: An Architectural Guide to the Vertical Envelope is an informative text that will help all readers understand why buildings fall and how they can be made more durable through design work. The author of this innovative resource presents the basics of building science along with a prescribed set of details, and thoroughly discusses the science and aesthetics of building through an examination of the variety of construction and cladding types. Details from real-world projects in a variety of climates are featured, as well as several unsuccessful and successful case studies and checklists readers can reference for their own projects. 400 pages.

Designing the Exterior Wall: An Architectural Guide to the Vertical Envelope - Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Using This Book
• Part 1: Choosing the Components
  • Decisions that Affect the Exterior Wall
  • Water Barriers and Flashing
  • Air Barrier Systems, Vapor Retarders, and Insulation
  • Joints
• Part 2: Detailing for Durability
  • Curtain Walls
  • Anchored Brick Veneer on a Mid-Rise Concrete Frame Building
  • Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS) and Concrete Masonry Walls
  • Wood Frame Construction, Stucco, and Fiber-Cement Siding
• Advancing the Envelope
  • Terra Cotta, EIFS, Stone, and Brick: Are They Durable?
  • Architect's Design Kit: Form, Surface, and Color; Thick and Thin Walls
  • Wood Frame Construction: Designing for the Climate and the Future
• Appendix A: Hygrothermal Maps
• Appendix B: Building Form
• Notes
• Bibliography and Resources
• Index