Sentences with phrase «existing masonry»

The Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association says a fireplace insert needs to be placed in an existing masonry or factory - built fireplace with a working chimney.

Payne treated the buildings as found objects, using their existing masonry walls as backdrops to the overall program.»

Long - term solutions to the energy cost burden and comfort problems of existing masonry construction buildings will require measures to improve the performance of the masonry wall assemblies.

The Allied Works design turned the dark warehouse into a light - filled, open structure with new concrete and reclaimed Douglas - fir juxtaposed against the existing masonry and heavy timber frame.

He deliberately exposed an oil tank on the north wall by cutting through existing masonry and painted it a bright orange.

Not exact matches

The same factors exist in the medieval use of masonry, and doubtless supply a part of our delight in the cathedrals.

A steeply sloping site meant a traditional (masonry) construction wasn't viable and led the design team to develop proposals for a light weight timber building set on a simple raised deck, providing level access to the existing building with the opportunity for unique views from the classroom into the tree canopy.

It's hard enough to retrofit a relatively modern masonry building; I'm not sure what strategies even exist for retrofitting a medieval village.

1 The Rochestown House flats prior to the refurbishment; 2 aerated concrete blocks were chosen to form new build elements, including a new third storey that allows for more generous apartment sizes; 3 new triple - glazed windows were installed outside the masonry layer so that the external insulation could wrap around them, and help prevent thermal bridging; 4 the airtightness layer was moved to the outside of the structure by taping the joints of the existing concrete panels, then extending that tape up onto the aerated blocks in the new floor; 5 Aerobord platinum EPS external insulation being fitted to the original concrete panel walls; 6 & 7 the new window frames visible here in the external insulation layer, including Rockwool fire breaks; 8 openings for exhaust and supply intakes for the new Zehnder heat recovery ventilation system, seen here prior to being insulated and airtightened; 9 installation of the Bauder bitumen roofing membrane.

There is a large existing stock of uninsulated mass masonry buildings: their uninsulated walls result in poor energy performance, which is commonly addressed with the retrofit of interior insulation.

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