Cladding of Buildings - Softcover

Brookes, Alan J.; Meijs, Maarten

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415383870 ISBN 13: 9780415383875

Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 2008

Synopsis

This key text addresses the topic of lightweight claddings in buildings and is a useful guide and reference resource.

Written by well-known specialists in the field, this fourth edition of an established text has been revised throughout to incorporate the latest environmental issues, the use of wood and terracotta in cladding, and use of new materials, particularly the new moulded materials. Two new chapters cover wood and terracotta in cladding. The main types of cladding systems are described in detail and methods of production, performance characteristics, applications and methods of assembly are explained clearly.

Illustrated throughout with photographs and numerous line drawings, this is an essential overview of the subject for both the student and the practising architect.

About this title

About the Author

Alan J. Brookes has a worldwide reputation as an architect and cladding consultant. He has recently retired as Professor from Delft University of Technology. He is now a director of Alan Brookes Consultants based in Warwick, UK.

Maarten Meijs is a qualified architect who has worked in several architect’s offices in the Netherlands. He is Senior Lecturer at the Delft University of Technology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415383870
• ISBN 13: 9780415383875
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 224