Ideas for discussion

I plan to deal with some of these issues in the coming posts of Facades Confidential:

• Very very hot / cold: facade design in extreme weather conditions.
• When is a facade a lightweight facade? Beyond load-bearing and non load-bearing walls.
• GRC vs precast concrete cladding: pros and cons.
• Continous walls vs framed facades: what we can learn from history.
• The balloon frame and the early days of facade prefabrication.
• Review of books about facades.
• Review of articles about facades.
• Procurement methods for facades and how they affect facade design and construction.
• Common mistakes when installing stick system curtain walls.
• The Equitable Building in Portland: the real starting point of the modern curtain wall.
• Greek temples: how high priests robes and sandals led to a curved stylobate.
• Facades, roofs or both? Limits of the building envelope concept.

More will be coming. I promise to provide some structure to it all, but later! Fun and good stories always come first.