A building envelope or building enclosure is the physical separator between the conditioned and unconditioned environment of a building, including the...

infiltrating the exterior building envelope (walls and roofs) of buildings, usually through a water-resistant barrier (e.g. building paper, or housewrap) that...

Building insulation is material used in a building (specifically the building envelope) to reduce the flow of thermal energy. While the majority of insulation...

Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope (OBE) is a North American manufacturer, fabricator and distributor of building materials including architectural hardware,...

be as simple as constructing a different shape for the building envelope or facing the building towards the south to maximize solar exposure for energy...

be as simple as constructing a different shape for the building envelope or facing the building towards the south to maximize solar exposure for energy...

Airship § Envelope, the fabric skin covering the airship Building envelope, the exterior layer of a building that protects it from the elements Envelope (motion)...

An envelope is a common packaging item, usually made of thin, flat material. It is designed to contain a flat object, such as a letter or card. Traditional...

the building envelope. It is expressed in watts per square metre kelvin. The higher the U-value, the lower the ability of the building envelope to resist...

collectively ensure the building is protected from external elements such as air, water, heat, light, and noise. The building envelope plays a crucial role...

protect contents and structural integrity. The waterproofing of the building envelope in construction specifications is listed under 07 - Thermal and Moisture...

ASHRAE 90.1 includes prescriptive requirements for the following: Building envelope (Section 5): minimum wall insulation, minimum roof insulation, roof...

Building airtightness (also called envelope airtightness) can be defined as the resistance to inward or outward air leakage through unintentional leakage...

Building automation (BAS), also known as building management system (BMS) or building energy management system (BEMS), is the automatic centralized control...

for a variety of applications. Common applications are studies of building envelope thermal resistance, studies of the effect of fire and flames or laser...

Building information modeling (BIM) is an approach involving the generation and management of digital representations of the physical and functional characteristics...

a double building envelope. This design is from 1975 by Lee Porter Butler in the United States. Lee Porter Butler's 1975 Double Envelope (Shell) design...

environment, combined with the architectural design of building components (e.g. building envelope), rather than mechanical systems to dissipate heat. Therefore...

airtightness and to help physically locate air leakage sites in the building envelope. There are three primary components to a blower door: a calibrated...

they can be controlled by the building envelope and electrical and mechanical systems. The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) additionally...

polyurethane foams).[citation needed] Effectiveness of the insulation of a building envelope can be compromised by gaps resulting from shrinkage of individual...

building envelope such as the roof, skylights, or façades. They are increasingly being incorporated into the construction of new buildings as a principal...

further enhances the process of cross ventilation.[citation needed] The building envelope construction comprises heavy weight construction. The external wall...

the building envelope stays constant for extended periods of time.[verify] Heat capacity is not normally calculated in the engineering of buildings. In...

infiltrate the building through doors, windows, or ductwork without backdraft dampers. Warm air will attempt to exfiltrate the building envelope through floors...

wind. A roof is part of the building envelope. The characteristics of a roof are dependent upon the purpose of the building that it covers, the available...

context of a building's thermal envelope where thermal bridges result in heat transfer into or out of conditioned space. Thermal bridges in buildings may impact...

from causing discomfort to occupants, buildings use mechanical heating and cooling systems. If the building envelope is not designed well, the heating and...

measure of the rate that air leaks through the building envelope per unit area of the building envelope, as recorded in L/(sm2) at a 75 Pa pressure differential...

environment in a dynamic way. Conventional structures have static building envelopes and therefore cannot act in response to changing weather conditions...