Description
Book Synopsis it gives me great pleasure to support the first ever publication to specifically address the area of research, and in particular its relationship with practice, in the discipline of architectural technologynot only ground breaking because it is the first book of its kind, but also because it provides at long last one of the accepted foundations needed to underpin the emerging academic discipline, namely a recognised research base.
CIAT, in supporting this publication, is aware of the need for books such as this to sustain the process of research informed practice, as an aid for both students and those practising within the discipline of architectural technology.
Norman Wienand MCIAT, Vice President Education, Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists
Architectural technology is the realisation of architecture through the application of building science, forming the constructive link between the abstract and the physical.
Table of Contents
About the Contributors vii
Foreword ix
Introduction xi
1 Theory and Architectural Technology 1
Norman Wienand
Case Study A Designing to Anticipate Future Climate Change: The Case of an Urban House 19
Julian Marsh
2 The Morphological Construct 47
William Thompson
Case Study B A Sustainable Window: A Process of Development 63
John C.M. Olie
3 Sustainable Design Analysis and BIM Integration 89
Boris Ceranic
Case Study C Applying Research in Practice: Developing a Specialist Service in the Analysis of Thermal Bridging 121
Matthew Peat
4 Testing the Thermal Performance of New Dwellings during Construction 141
John Littlewood
Case Study D Assessing Retrofitted External Wall Insulation 177
Jo Hopper
5 Exploring Links between Education, Research and Practice in Architectural Technology 193
Gareth Alexander and Colin Orr
Case Study E BIM Collaboration in Student Architectural Technologist Learning 213
Malachy Mathews
6 Research Processes and Practicalities 231
Stephen Emmitt
Index 247
