The building envelope plays a significant role in the performance of a building, especially with regard to the green building components. This chapter will focus on the external building envelope only, i.e., sub-structure, super structure, and roof assembly.
Reference:
van Wyk, L. 2010. Mauritius green building handbook, vol 1: Building envelope. Alive2Green, August 2010
Van Wyk, L. V. (2010). Mauritius green building handbook, vol 1: Building envelope., Workflow request;5842 Alive2green Publishers. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4902
Van Wyk, Llewellyn V. "Mauritius green building handbook, vol 1: Building envelope" In WORKFLOW REQUEST;5842, n.p.: Alive2green Publishers. 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4902.
Van Wyk LV. Mauritius green building handbook, vol 1: Building envelope.. Workflow request;5842. [place unknown]: Alive2green Publishers; 2010. [cited yyyy month dd]. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4902.
Author:Ampofo-Anti, NDate:Nov 2010The building life cycle demands both operational and embodied energy. It has been estimated that in conventional buildings, operational energy represents approximately 80-90% of total life cycle energy, while embodied energy accounts for the ...Read more
Author:Sebake, Thandi NDate:Feb 2009Since the detrimental affects of construction practices on the natural environment were highlighted, the performance of the buildings has become a major concern for occupants and built environment professionals (Crawley and Aho, 1999; Ding, ...Read more
Author:Van Wyk, Llewellyn VDate:Dec 2016Although not explicitly stated, green A. rating systems fundamentally aim to improve building performance albeit with a bias toward environmental issues. Thus LEED promotes its system as being "resource efficient"reducing water and energy use ...Read more