Building Openings Construction Manual : Windows, Vents, Exterior Doors.

Intro -- Contents -- Part A. Introduction -- Openings in buildings -- The historic development of the window - from its origins through to the early modern era -- Designing facade openings -- Windows and doors in art and culture -- Solution principles for adjustable openings -- Part B. Fundamentals I -- Requirements and protective functions - building physics fundamentals -- Materials, components, types of construction -- Building connection and structural context -- Working with historic windows in existing buildings and architectural monuments -- Part C. Fundamentals II -- Passive solar energy use -- Active solar energy use -- Technical building components in and around windows -- Life-cycle assessments for windows and exterior doors -- Part D. Built examples in detail -- Student accommodation -- Terrace houses -- Hotel in the Altes Hospiz -- Detached house -- School -- Renovation of the Bauhaus Dessau -- Home and workshop -- Exhibition pavilion -- Shop renovation -- House and jeweller's studio -- District police department -- Training centre -- Extension to the Landesdenkmalamt (State office for monument preservation) -- Islamic cemetery -- Detached house -- Illwerke Centre, Montafon -- Residence -- Office building -- Renovation of the former workers' canteen at the Pulverfabrik Rottweil -- Renovation of the Botanical Garden hothouses -- Extension and improvements to the energy efficiency of the ift Rosenheim building -- High-rise building -- House -- Office building conversion and extension -- Boathouse -- House -- Pavilion -- Renovation and conversion of a high-rise government authority building -- Student residences -- Office building -- Part E. Appendix -- Authors -- Acknowledgements -- Ordinances, guidelines and standards -- Literature -- Image credits -- Index.

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