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We are in process of expanding this part of the webpage and tranfering the content from at least three older versions of the website, in order to make the visitor’s experience streamless and more enjoyable. New tabs will be added soon to the menu. We must apologize for broken links and other temporary difficulties which are bound to happen in the transformation of a website of this size. Please come again and tell us how we are doing.

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Sources of Information

Facade Engineering Books List (Year 2012)

List of Suggested Reading (Year 2006)

Gallery of Construction Defects (Year 2004)

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Building Enclosure Consulting LLC

We are an independent consulting and diagnostic architectural engineering company devoted to education of our customers and other building enclosure consultants in sciences and technology of building enclosures. We serve only one master: You.

FEA Simulations
- 3D Thermal Modeling
- Thermal Engineering in Building Envelope Design
Seminars
- Curtain Wall "Detail Digest" Common errors in details of cladding, comparing incorrect and correct solutions… 0
- Curtain walls Curtain walls, their fundamental classification, and challenges and solutions associated with them… 0
- EIFS Unbiased, factual discussion of pros and cons associated with EIFS… 0
- Façade Engineering With Glass How to use the glass to achieve the desired architectural goals, and what advances in technology help to shape the modern architecture… 0
- Hot and Humid Climate and Hurricane considerations in Building Enclosure Design Discusses hazards and perils such as: flood, posthurricane scarcities, sun, rain, humidity, temperature, wildlife, wind, windborne debris, etc. 0
- Principles of Facade Design Design and engineering of building enclosures… 0
- Sloped glazing Typical challenges and solutions associated with sloped glazing and skylights… 0
- Storefronts Presents challenges associated with the outdated design and engineering… 0
- Thermal Engineering in Building Envelope Design Presents the basic thermodynamics concepts with respect to building envelopes… 0
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Glazing
- Curtain Wall "Detail Digest" Common errors in details of cladding, comparing incorrect and correct solutions…
- Curtain walls Curtain walls, their fundamental classification, and challenges and solutions associated with them…
- Façade Engineering With Glass How to use the glass to achieve the desired architectural goals, and what advances in technology help to shape the modern architecture…
- Foggy Glass Disease Looking Through Hazy Windows
- In Support of Glazed Curtain Walls Curtain wall supports are important to understand because they have a large impact on both crucial architectural dimensions and perimeter transitions.
- Review of Curtain Walls, Focusing on Design Problems and Solutions This paper presents curtain walls, their fundamental classification, challenges associated with their design and construction…
- Sloped glazing Typical challenges and solutions associated with sloped glazing and skylights…
- Storefronts Presents challenges associated with the outdated design and engineering…
- When You Need A Window – Solar Design How to design a window? How should an architectural glass be chosen?
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