Cladding of buildings

By Alan Brookes

Subjects: Architecture, Art, Fassadenbau, Construction, Nonfiction, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, General, Siding (building materials), Parement (Matériaux de construction), Building, Fassadengestaltung, Siding (Building materials), Curtain walls, Buildings, repair and reconstruction, Walls, Murs-rideaux, Curtain walls (nonbearing walls)

Description: This book addresses the topic of lightweight claddings in buildings and is a useful overview of the subject for the student and new practitioner. Written by a well-known specialist in the subject, this new edition of an established text has been brought up to date, incorporating the latest environmental issues. The book covers the main types of cladding systems in detail and explains methods of production, performance characteristics, applications and methods of assembly. Illustrated throughout with photographs and line drawings.