Design of Structures 1 min read
Roofing with traditional madras roofing technique
This is a traditional flooring technique found particularly practiced in south India. It involves the use of wood and “…
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Design of Structures 1 min read
Permissible stress design
Permissible stress design is a design philosophy used by civil engineers. The designer ensures that the stresses developed in a structure due to service…
Design of Structures 1 min read
Different Types of Timber Grading
Background Timber grading is the process by which timber is sorted into groups with ideally, similar appearance or structural properties…
Design of Structures 3 min read
TIMBER GRADING
Wood has a wide range of physical and mechanical properties. These properties, and the correlations between them, vary from species…
Climate & Built Environment 5 min read
10 Steps to Designing Climate-Responsive Architecture
Buildings contribute close to half of the energy use in the United States. Since energy is the number one contributor…
Climate & Built Environment 2 min read
Built Form and Air Movement
The configuration and pattern of massing of the built form can largely determine and modify the air movement both in…
Climate & Built Environment 2 min read
Glass Types for Building Envelope Products
There are typically four different glass types used in glazing products: From weakest to strongest they are: Annealed, Heat Strengthened,…
Climate & Built Environment 3 min read
Cavities & Air Spaces
In principle, use of cavities is similar to use of a insulating material. If an air space is left between…
Climate & Built Environment 4 min read
Heat Loss to the Ground
The ground temperature under and next to a building is generally very close to the annual average temperature. This means…
Climate & Built Environment 2 min read
Thermal Bridging
Heat flow deviates from one-dimensional at corners, parapets, intersections between different assemblies, etc. When heat flows at a much higher…
Climate & Built Environment 6 min read
Thermal Control in Buildings
Heat flow can be a transient or a steady process. In the transient state, temperature and/or heat flow vary with…
Climate & Built Environment 1 min read
Heat loads in the interior of the building
Steady state conditions do not occur in nature. The equation and calculation methods given below are valid if and only…
