The structural elements of a building enclosing its volume are called building envelopes. These include, say, walls, floors, ceilings, partitions, etc. Enclosing structures can be both external and internal. External ones perform an important function of protecting the premises from the influence of various environmental factors. Internal are designed to divide the premises into separate sectors.
A feature of the arrangement of such structures is that they can be installed both on site (monolithic) and assembled from imported elements - ready-made blocks, etc. Enclosing structures can consist of one layer or several. With a multi-layer construction, the main layers can be such as insulating, bearing, and finishing.
The importance of such structural elements of a building can hardly be overestimated. After all, the working and operational characteristics of premises, both residential and industrial, mainly depend on them. Let's take walls as an example.
The construction of walls must be carried out in compliance with all technological requirements. If these are brick walls, the laying should be neat and correct. Be sure to fill all joints, both vertical and horizontal, with cement mortar. Otherwise, moisture can subsequently enter the room through the cracks. In addition, the laying must be done in absolutely one plane.
External building envelopes made of prefabricated blocks must also be installed correctly. Particular attention is required to the seams between the plates. For their putty, a high-quality cement mortar should be used. There should be no gaps between the panels. If they remain, this can lead to such unpleasant consequences as increased humidity in the room and lower temperature.
Modern requirements for the design of premises and buildings require the use of new types of enclosing structural elements. Translucent enclosing structures can be attributed to such a modern look. These are structures that are distinguished by the fact that they freely let light into the room. These can be structural elements of buildings such as windows, glass doors, stained-glass windows, etc.
There are types of buildings in which almost all building envelopes can be translucent. For example, winter gardens, pavilions, etc.
Translucent facade systems are most often mounted on an aluminum frame. Sometimes it can be metal-plastic, wooden or steel. In addition, such protectivedesigns can be single or double. In those packages where there are two glazing circuits, they can be located at a small distance from each other (15-30 cm), or they can be “corridor” systems with a distance between glasses of up to 1 m. The second type of double-glazed windows is much more expensive and us in the country is rarely used.
The importance of enclosing structures in a building can hardly be overestimated. In fact, this is the room itself, the box, that is, its main part.
