Design for better window performance / S. Robert Hastings, Porter Driscoll.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Hastings, Robert, 1945- author.

Contributor:

Driscoll, Porter.

Hastings, Robert, 1945-

United States. National Bureau of Standards.

Series:

NBS special publication ; 575.

NBS special publication ; 575

Language:

English

Genre:

Technical reports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Gaithersburg, MD : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 1980.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The wall chart 'Design for Better Window Performance' describes window and other design elements and the impact of these design elements singly and in combination on window performance and building attributes. The design elements are grouped into four categories: Exterior-windbreaks, shades, coverings and sun orientation; Frame-insulating frame, opening type, weather strip and hardware; Glazing-multi-glazing, reflective glazing, plastic glazing and glass block; Interior-interior shading, interior coverings, integral lighting and interior mass. The impacts of these design elements are describes in a matrix form and address the following window and building attributes: Airtightness, Water tightness, Natural ventilation, Insulation, Solar admittance, Daylighting, Visual separation, Acoustical isolation, Safety, Access/Egress, Ease of operation, Forced entry resistance, and Durability/Maintenance. The chart is designed for ready reference during the design process.

Notes:

1980.

Contributed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes.

Title from PDF title page.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

926742157

Publisher Number:

GOVPUB-C13-20538adc07b93396eb302a3ee53f4091

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access