Rethinking Building Skins
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Rethinking Building Skins

Transformative Technologies and Research Trajectories

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Rethinking Building Skins

Transformative Technologies and Research Trajectories

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About This Book

Rethinking Building Skins: Transformative Technologies and Research Trajectories provides a comprehensive collection of the most relevant and forward-looking research in the field of faƧade design and construction today, with a focus on both product and process innovation. The book brings together the expertise, creativity, and critical thinking of more than fifty global innovators from both academia and industry, to guide the reader in translating research into practice. It identifies new opportunities for the construction sector to respond to present challenges, towards a more sustainable, efficient, connected, and safe future.

  • Introduces the reader to the role of faƧades with respect to the main challenges ahead
  • Provides an overview of the major faƧade technological advancements throughout history and identifies prospective research trajectories
  • Includes interviews with key industry players from different backgrounds and expertise
  • Showcases a comprehensive range of leading research topics in the field, organised by product and process innovation
  • Covers major innovations across the value chain including faƧade design, fabrication, construction, operation and maintenance, and end-of-life
  • Contributes towards the definition of an international research agenda and identifies emerging market opportunities for the faƧade industry

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Year
2021
ISBN
9780128224915

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. List of contributors
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. 1. FaƧade innovation: between ā€˜productā€™ and ā€˜processā€™
  10. 2. FaƧade innovation: an industry perspective
  11. Part A: Product Innovation
  12. Part B: Process Innovation
  13. Afterword
  14. Index