Sentences with phrase «building enclosure design»

You can't make a building green by having the mechanical engineer try to compensate for stupid building enclosure design.

Thermally efficient, airtight and durable building enclosure designs have evolved from existing North American practices with the introduction of many new materials to the local market in recent years.

Not exact matches

The innovative enclosure design features a circular opening that minimizes the wind - induced vibrations of the telescope structure while optimizing air - flow around the building to reduce distortion of the light collected by the telescope's giant mirror.

Three design strategies are used to control rain penetration through building enclosures.

Introduction to the requirements and design principles for Passive House building enclosure assemblies and details

Most of our designs are for ducts inside the building enclosure, so that mitigates the extra heat gain and heat loss associated with higher duct surface areas.

Dr. Joseph Lstiburek will discuss building science principles (such as the control of heat, air and moisture and IAQ) and show you how to apply them to low - energy enclosure design, advanced HVAC systems, forensic investigations, and the repair and retrofit of existing buildings.

These loads should be used in the design, construction, operation, diagnosis and understanding of building enclosures and mechanical systems (see Sidebar).

The audience will learn the advantages of a «fabric first» approach to design that emphasizes the importance of the building enclosure for high performance and thermal and acoustic comfort.

Developed in the 1990s by the Passive House Institute of Darmstadt Germany, this international building standard applies the following five basic fundamentals: a thermal - bridge - free design, an airtight enclosure, thermal insulation, high - performance windows and ventilation with heat recovery.

Design wise, the Moto M looks like a nicely built product, with an all - metal unibody enclosure that curves gently towards the sides on the rear.

Thinnest and Lightest MacBook Pro Ever Building on innovations pioneered in MacBook, the new MacBook Pro features an entirely new enclosure design and all - metal unibody construction that creates an incredibly rigid and dense notebook that is amazingly thin and light.