ARCH 5602 - Building Technology, Materials, and Methods

Fall. 3 credits.

Enrollment limited to: M.Arch. 1 students or permission of instructor. Co-meets with ARCH 2602.

J. Ochshorn.

Building construction is examined from the following standpoints: life safety (construction types, occupancy, assemblies, egress); accessibility (ramps, doors, etc.); sustainability; conveying systems (stairs, elevators, escalators); structural materials (properties, manufacturing strategies, typical applications, and connections); envelope theory (insulation, condensation, vapor and air barriers, pressure-equalization, movement, tolerances); cladding systems (masonry, precast, metal, glass); interior systems (walls, floors, and ceilings); and technical documentation (detail drawings).