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Special Topics in Construction: Building Envelope Design - Rome
Spring 2000
Jonathan Ochshorn Department of Architecture, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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Course Outline Session Date Topic

1 - Intro:
Thermal movement in traditional masonry walls

2 - Loads, building movement

3 - Heat and vapor flow

4 - Air and water flow

5 - Fire resistance

6 - Climatic, "bioclimatic" wall design issues

7 - Masonry, traditional walls:
Imperial Roman/medieval/Renaissance walls

8 - Masonry, modern walls

9 - Metal panels

10 - Glass

11 - Stucco and its derivitives:
"Dryvit" and "Styrothane"

12 - To be determined

last updated: 15 October 1999

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