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New system offers design flexibility
A new system of construction which has been developed over a seven-year period by a consortium of local authorities in the UK is generally dry above the foundation slab and screened. Known as SCOLA, the system comprises pin-jointed floor slabs, wood wool roof slabs, and a range of high quality finishes. External cladding is available in various forms and there is a wide range of standard components for interior use.
The extensive range of standardised components of the system, which is suitable for buildings up to four storeys in height, affords considerable flexi- bility at the design stage.
Almost any cladding material and a wide variety of window/wall components can be used for ex- terior treatment, enabling a building to be speci- fically designed to blend or contrast with its sur- roundings. Cladding is available in three basic forms: glazed cladding, ingalvanised steel sections, which can be used as curtain or individual walling; light cladding; and heavy cladding, such as brick, block, or concrete.
The frame can be constructed and the roof finished before the external walls, so that most of
the work can be carried out under cover, minimising delays caused by adverse weather conditions.
First comprehensive study of window physics
'Window and Environment', a new book pro- duced by the Enivronmental Advisory Service of Pilkington Brothers Ltd., the UK glass manufac- turer, is the first comprehensive study of the 'window physics' needed to calculate factors re- quired for the design of windows which will achieve standards of comfort for building occupants.
Written for architects and also heating, light and acoustic engineers, the book studies the relationship between the window and the internal environment it helps to produce. The book is accompanied by 48 charts and transparent overlays which, when
The overlays from "Window and Environment' - a new instru- ment for orenitation planning
used in conjunction with ordinary elevation draw- ings, form a simple, graphic method of predicting, in any latitude and for any building orientation, the daylighting, sunlight penetration and solar heat
Houses built by the SCOLA system developed in UK
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