This case study documents the complete thermal overcladding of an existing nine-story critical-care patient tower in an urbanhospital complex. Overcladding was completed while maintaining critical hospital operations and retaining most of the existingconstruction’s exterior masonry envelope dating from the 1970s.
The comprehensive approach used by this project to develop a high-performance enclosure for an aging structure began withdeveloping strategies for hybrid thermal overcladding and “recycling in-place” to achieve passive temperature regulation, aircompartmentalization, and increased thermal mass. Overcladding with a thermal high-performance envelope improved energyperformance through improved insulation, moisture mitigation strategies, and resilient materials, in addition to providing anaesthetic improvement that successfully positioned the aging building as a viable part of the hospital’s master plan for decadesto come.
Citation: Thermal Performance of Exterior Envelopes of Whole Buildings XIII, Conference Papers
Product Details
- Published:
- 2016
- Number of Pages:
- 21
- Units of Measure:
- Dual
- File Size:
- 1 file , 22 MB
- Product Code(s):
- D-BldgConf16-68
