Performance-Based Building Design

Dr. Ir. Hugo S.L.C. Hens is an emeritus professor of the University of Leuven (KULeuven), Belgium. Until 1972, he worked as a structural engineer and site supervisor at a mid-sized architectural office. He taught building physics from 1975 to 2003, performance-based building design from 1975 to 2005 and building services from 1975 to 1977 and 1990 to 2008. He authored and co-authored 68 peer reviewed journal papers and 174 conference papers about the research done, has helped to manage hundreds of building damage cases and acted as co-ordinator of the CIB W40 working group on Heat and Mass Transfer in Buildings from 1983 to 1993. Between 1986 and 2008, he was operating agent of the Annexes 14, 24, 32 and 41 of the IEA EXCO on Energy in Buildings and Communities. He is a fellow of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).

• Preface xxiAbout the Author xxiiiList of Units and Symbols xxvIntroduction 11 What Does Performance-Based Requirements Mean? 32 Materials for a Correct Hygrothermal Performance 93 Clearing the Building Site, Excavations and Foundations 514 Parts and Spaces Below and on Grade 655 Load-Bearing Structures 1036 Floors 1137 Outer Walls and Roofs: Performance Checks 1398 Massive Outer Walls 1499 Massive Outer Walls Insulated Either Inside or Outside 16710 Cavity Walls 21111 Concrete Panel and Sheet-Metal Outer Walls 25112 Outer Walls with Transparent Insulation 26513 Low-Slope Roofs 27314 Pitched Roofs 32115 Sheet-Metal-Covered Roofs 37716 Inside Walls, Balconies, Shafts and Staircases 39717 Windows, Outer Doors, and Glass Façades 42518 Timber Frame Construction 48519 Interior Finishes 51120 Risk Analysis 527Index 541