By Aga Khan Foundation, Homi Bhabha
In view that its inception in 1977, the Aga Khan Award for structure has regarded virtually a hundred initiatives that experience set new criteria of excellence in structure, making plans, conservation and panorama layout. slicing a swathe around the globe from west Africa to southeast Asia, each one undertaking chosen for the 2007 Award is illustrated with distinctive drawings, specifically commissioned pictures and concise descriptions. An introductory essay through Homi Bhabha is observed through texts from Omar Akbar, Homa Farjadi, Sahel Al-Hiyari, Shirazeh Houshiary, Esa Mohamed, Mohsen Mostafavi, Farshid Moussavi, Modjtaba Sadria, Brigitte Shim, Billie Tsien and Ken Yeang. The 9 tasks contain an city sq. in Beirut, an embassy in Addis Ababa, a sustainable university condo in rural Bangladesh and a mud-brick industry in Burkina Faso. To mark the 30th yr of the Award, this booklet additionally encompasses a ancient evaluation of successful initiatives, seminars and occasions over the years.
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4. HEAT STRENGTHENED GLASS Heat strengthened glass is a type of tempered glass which has been strengthened thermally by inducing a surface compression of 422 to 658 kg/cm2 as compared to a range of 770 to 1462 kg/cm2 in case of fully tempered glass. Heat strengthened glass is not manufactured on float line. It is a separate process. Heat-strengthened glass continues to gain popularity and is often the choice of the design professional for vertical vision spandrel areas and for laminated sloped glazing.
Selection of Specific Glass 37 Which values to use where: Source C Childrens Playing Domestic activities Disco Music Rapid road traffic (>80km/hr) Slow Road Traffic Medium to high Speed traffic Slow Rail Traffic Air Traffic Short Distance Air Traffic Long Distance Air Traffic with Propellers Industry: Medium to high frequency Industry: Medium to low frequency X X Ctr X X X X X X X X X X For example according to EN 717-1, Rw (C;Ctr) = 37 (4;-9) means that the sound insulation value for a façade is 37 dB and is reduced by 9 dB for traffic noise.
Lower the solar factor, lower the solar energy heat gain. 28 Use of Glass in Buildings 8. 87) 9. U Value (W/sqm K): Rate of heat transfer through 1sqm of glass for a temperature differential of 1o K between the interior and exterior. The thermal insulation of glass is assessed by its U-value. Lower the U-value, the lower the heat transfer (loss or gain) through glass. 4 Total Heat Gain Total heat gain through glass is important especially in tropical countries as it has direct implication on cooling cost.