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| Preface | |
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| Using This Guide | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Choosing the Components | |
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| Decisions that Affect the Exterior Wall | |
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| Introduction to the Building Enclosure | |
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| Decisions Affecting Aesthetics, Function, Durability, and the Budget | |
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| Climate and the Exterior Wall | |
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| Function of the Exterior Wall | |
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| Cladding Systems | |
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| "Whole Wall" Design | |
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| Selecting and Positioning the Barriers and Retarders | |
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| Water Barriers and Flashing | |
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| Managing Water | |
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| Selecting the Right System | |
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| Water Barriers and Their Placement | |
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| Installation | |
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| Flashings | |
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| Testing and Measuring Water Leakage | |
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| Quick Notes: Water Ingress | |
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| Air Barrier Systems, Vapor Retarders, and Insulation | |
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| Stopping Air and Controlling Thermal and Vapor Transfer | |
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| Air Movement: Loss of Conditioned and Vapor Laden Air | |
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| Stopping Air Movement | |
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| The Difference Between an Air Barrier and a Vapor Retarder | |
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| Air Barrier Systems and Their Placement | |
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| Installation of Air Barrier Systems | |
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| Testing And Measuring Air Leakage | |
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| Quick Notes: Air Movement | |
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| Vapor Transmission By Diffusion | |
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| Vapor Retarders and Their Placement | |
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| Vapor Management | |
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| Testing and Measuring Vapor Diffusion | |
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| Quick Notes: Vapor Transfer | |
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| Heat Transfer By Conduction And Radiation | |
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| Thermal Transfer | |
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| Insulating Materials and Their Placement | |
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| Where and When to Measure Thermal Resistance | |
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| Installation of Insulation | |
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| Reflective Surfaces and Glass | |
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| Testing and Measuring Heat in a Wall | |
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| Quick Notes: Thermal Transfer | |
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| Joints | |
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| Structural Forces and Differential Movement | |
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| Expansion and Control Joints | |
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| Joint Design | |
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| Joint Components | |
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| Installation of Liquid Sealants | |
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| Maintenance | |
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| Testing Sealants | |
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| Quick Notes: Sealant Joints | |
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| Detailing for Durability | |
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| Curtain Walls | |
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| The Development of Curtain Walls | |
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| Aluminum Glass Curtain Wall | |
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| Aluminum Frames | |
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| Glass Types | |
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| Energy Concerns | |
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| Glass Failures | |
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| Stone and Metal Panel Curtain Walls | |
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| Types of Metal and Finishes | |
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| Specifying Metal Panel | |
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| Thin Stone Panels | |
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| Type of Stone | |
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| Specifying Stone Panels | |
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| Stone Failure | |
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| Fastening Systems for Stone Panels | |
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| Designing Curtain Walls with Glass, Metal, and Stone Panels | |
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| Design Team | |
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| Structural Engineers and Curtain Wall Consultants | |
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| Keeping Out Water and Air | |
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| Maintenance | |
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| Case Study: Metal/Glass Custom Curtain Wall with Stone Veneer | |
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| Precast Concrete Panels | |
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| How to Stay Out of Trouble When Designing Curtain Walls | |
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| Staying on Budget | |
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| System Failures | |
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| References | |
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| Anchored Brick Veneer on a Mid-Rise Concrete Frame Building | |
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| Brick Veneer | |
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| Wall Type A: Brick Veneer Anchored To Steel-Stud Backup Walls (ABV/SS) on a Concrete Frame | |
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| Environment | |
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| Avoiding Saturated Masonry | |
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| Using Caution in Other Environments | |
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| Is ABV/SS Risky Business? | |
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| Reducing Risk | |
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| Reducing Corrosion | |
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| Choosing reliable fasteners | |
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| Reducing Crack | |
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| Using the Team Approach | |
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| Repelling Water | |
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| The Four Layer Defense | |
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| Horizontal and Inclined Surfaces | |
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| Using Pressure Equalization Carefully | |
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| Accommodating Differential Movement with Expansion Joints | |
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| Using Vertical Expansion Joints to Accommodate Horizontal Expansion of ABV Panel | |
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| Using Vertical Expansion Joints At Corners to Accommodate Story Drift | |
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| Using Horizontal Expansion Joints to Accommodate Vertical Expansion of ABV Panels and Shortening of the Building Frame | |
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| How to Stay Out of Trouble when Designing Expansion Joints | |
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| Designing Parapet Veneer Panels: A Special Case | |
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| Minimizing the Size of ABV Panels on Parapet walls | |
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| Designing Copings to Protect ABV | |
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| Supplemental Information On ABV/SS Components | |
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| Supporting Windows, Doors, and Cantilevered Items | |
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| Using Clear Coatings Sparingly | |
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| Specifying Brick Units | |
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| Horizontal Joint Reinforcing | |
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| Using only Two-Piece Adjustable Veneer Anchors | |
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| Shelf Angles, Loose Lintels, and Floor Slabs That Support ABV Panels | |
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| Struggling with Shelf Angle and Loose Lintel Flashing | |
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| Exterior Sheathing on Steel Stud Backup Walls | |
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| ABV Details | |
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| Case Study: ABV Recladding Project | |
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| Other Systems | |
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| References: Brick Veneer | |
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| Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS) and Concrete Masonry Walls | |
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| Concrete Masonry Walls | |
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| Stopping Water and Air Ingress and Thermal Transfer | |
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| Environmental Considerations | |
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| Single Wythe Concrete Masonry: Face Sealed Barrier Wall | |
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| Exterior Insulation Finish System (EIFS) | |
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| Life Expectancy of EIFS | |
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| Wall Type B: EIFS with Internal Drainage Plane on Concrete Masonry Wall | |
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| EIFS Design | |
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| EIFS Installation | |
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| Attaching the Insulation | |
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| Applying the Base Coat with Reinforcing Mesh | |
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| Joints and Reveals | |
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| Finish Coat | |
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| Critical Inspection Points | |
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| Maintenance | |
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| Concerns with EIFS | |
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| Details: EIFS | |
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| EIFS over Light-Gauge Steel or Wood Studs | |
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| Case Study: Prefabricated-EIFS Panels On High-Rise Building | |
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| Case Study: Open-Joint Calcium Silicate Panels on Concrete Masonry | |
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| References | |
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| Wood Frame Construction, Stucco, and Fiber-Cement Siding | |
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| Wood Frame Construction | |
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| Stucco | |
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| Wall Type C: Three-Coat Stucco with Internal Drainage Plane on Wood Frame Wall | |
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| Stucco Design | |
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| Stucco Application | |
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| Stucco Accessories and Lath | |
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| Three Coat Stucco | |
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| Climate | |
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| Maintenance | |
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| Concerns with Stucco | |
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| Details: Stucco | |
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| Fiber-Cement Cladding | |
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| Drainage Cavity with Sidings | |
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| Wall Type D: Fiber-Cement Board Siding with Drainage Cavity on Wood Frame Wall | |
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| Fiber-Cement Siding Design | |
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| Fiber-Cement Siding Installation | |
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| Maintenance | |
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| Concerns with Fiber-Cement Claddings | |
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| Details: Fiber-Cement Siding | |
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| Case Study: MDO Plywood Panels and Cedar Siding | |
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| References | |
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| Advancing the Envelope | |
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| Terra Cotta, EIFS, Stone, and Brick: Are They Durable? | |
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| Truth in Materials | |
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| The Great Imposters: Terra Cotta and EIFS | |
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| Terra Cotta | |
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| Exterior Insulation Finish Systems (EIFS) | |
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| Lessons Learned from Terra Cotta and EIFS Failures | |
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| The Future of Terra Cotta Claddings | |
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| The Future of EIFS | |
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| Aesthetics and Durability, Can You Have Both With Carrara Marble? | |
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| Carrara Marble | |
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| Failures of the Amoco Building and Finlandia Hall | |
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| How Did This Happen? | |
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| Mount Airy Granite for the Amoco Building | |
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| Carrara Marble for FInlandia Hall | |
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| Advancing the Envelope | |
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| Build It Right The First Time or Repair It Quickly: Brick Veneer | |
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| College Dormitory | |
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| Concert Hall | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Architect''s Design Kit: Form, Surface, and Color; Thick and Thin Walls | |
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| The Exterior Wall | |
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| Aesthetic Kit: Form, Surface, and Color | |
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| Westin New York at Times Square | |
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| Curtain Wall Design: A Global Proposition | |
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| 1000 Permutations of Glass | |
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| Installation | |
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| Experience Music Project, Seattle | |
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| The Swoopy Form | |
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| The Digital Skin | |
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| Comparisons: Mondrian Planes and Swoopy Forms | |
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| Functional Kit: Thick and Thin Walls | |
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| Vitra Conference Pavilion: Thicker Walls in Germany | |
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| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | |
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| The Brick Ruse | |
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| Lightweight Thin Brick Panels | |
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| Reducing Construction Costs on SFMOMA | |
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| Thin Brick in Precast Concrete Panels | |
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| Are Two Walls Better than One? | |
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| Seattle Justice Center | |
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| Wood Frame Construction: Designing for the Climate and the Future | |
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| Durability-the Kingpin of Sustainability | |
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| Innovation in Wood Framed Walls | |
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| Architects and the Wood Framed Wall | |
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| Leaky Condos | |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia: "The Look that Didn''t Last" | |
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| Positive Changes | |
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| Not Only a West Coast Problem | |
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| Seattle: "When It Rains, It Pours In" | |
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| Tackling the Problems in Seattle | |
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| What Can Be Learned from the Leaky Co | |