Sentences with phrase «masonry walls»

Widespread adoption of one possible solution, exterior insulation of masonry walls, will require demonstration projects that prove the feasibility of the techniques and evaluate challenges.

The thermal resistance of even thick masonry walls is far below modern code requirements: common moderate density brickwork (80 to 110 lb / ft3 or 1280 — 1760 kg / m3) can be assumed to provide an R - value from R - 0.25 to R - 0.33 per inch (k ≈ 0.43 to 0.58 W / [m · K]-RRB-.

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

Spray - applied concrete, or shotcrete, was then sprayed on the building's entire west elevation to add structural integrity to the deteriorated masonry wall.

Other sustainable features include recycled ceiling tiles and plastic toilet partitions, and concrete masonry walls that act as thermal masses to stabilize internal temperatures.

The shelter was built in 1988 with uninsulated masonry walls, poor ventilation, no areas for handling and / or isolating sick or injured animals, and insufficient space to quarantine for rabies observations.

In addition to the new interior walls, which he designed in consultation with Bruner / Cott & Associates — MASS MoCA's lead architectural firm — his specifications for the space included a plan that would leave nearly all of the existing exterior masonry walls and large windows intact, providing direct side lighting and offering beautiful views to surrounding courtyards and the Berkshire mountains beyond.

During the 1600s, the French and English developed a technique of constructing fruit walls, vertical or sloping masonry walls facing south or southeast, to which they attached the branches of fruit trees or grape vines.

«If you're using external insulation, you could build the single leaf masonry wall from anything.

He also acknowledges that even those seriously involved in the business do not yet understand the full implications of what we are doing, such as the question of how to insulate solid masonry walls that are subject to freeze - thaw cycles, as they have in Chicago.

Buildings with solid or load - bearing masonry walls typically employ interior insulation retrofit strategies as these buildings often have heritage or historical significance that preclude work from the exterior.

The California Department of Insurance advises homeowners to brace their water heaters, ensure their homes are anchored to the foundation, retrofit masonry foundations, and to strengthen cripple walls, unreinforced masonry walls and homes on steep hillsides.

Mason tender responsible for preparing and maintaining a construction site in order for journeyperson Stone Masons to construct masonry walls in commercial construction

At BPS I am re - sponsible for managing and completing various restoration projects, which to date has included full window restorations, porch restorations, column repairs, tuckpointing, masonry wall reconstruction, stucco repair, exterior and interior paint - ing, custom screen / storm window production, and other home repair projects.

One of the innovations that CEDA opted to pursue with this funding is exterior insulation and cladding of masonry walls.

By the mid-1800s, Spanish Colonial ideas mingled with English Colonial building techniques to create more complex two story houses with the same thick masonry walls and with long, narrow porches on the upper level.

But they were not doing it correctly and in many cases there was no connection between the masonry walls and columns.

Where we have worked in China, Indonesia and Haiti, builders were trying to use a method called confined masonry to construct stronger buildings: masonry walls are confined by reinforced concrete beams and columns.

Unfortunately, there is no well - established, non-destructive measurement technique which accurately quantifies the moisture content through the depth of a masonry wall, and in the full range of moisture contents that are linked with freeze - thaw damage.

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.

Both frame walls and masonry walls are common.

It is a complex issue; we all want to insulate, but a little heat leaking through a masonry wall drives the moisture out.

The air barrier is internal: plaster on the masonry walls and Intello membrane for timber structures such as the roof and the new front bay.

As part of this work, we have been continuously developing and refining tools for assessing freeze - thaw risk for thermal retrofits of masonry walls.

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The first homes built by Spanish colonists were simple one - story structures with low roofs, small windows, and thick masonry walls.

Popularized in revitalized industrial areas, lofts offer high ceilings, lots of raw space, exposed ductwork, and masonry walls.