Suggested literature:

Builder's Guide to Hot-Humid Climates. Joseph Lstiburek

The ASHRAE Guide for Buildings in Hot and Humid Climates. Lewis Harriman, Joseph Lstiburek

ASCE 7-05 - Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures

FEMA Coastal Construction Manual 2003

American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, "Applications Handbook" Chapter 42 "Building Envelopes."


R.L. Quirouette, "Glass and Metal Curtain Wall Systems." NRC, 1982. http://irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/pubs/bsi/82-3_e.html


Thomas Herzog, "Facade Construction Manual." Birkhauser, 2004.


Schittich et al’s Glass Construction Manual (Birkhauser, 1999);


Alan Brookes’ Cladding of Buildings (E&FN Spon, 1998);


American Architectural Manufacturers Association’s (AAMA’s) Aluminum Curtain Wall Design Guide Manual;


Glass Association of North America’s (GANA’s) Glazing Manual;


Joseph S. Amstock’s Glass in Construction (McGraw-Hill, 1997); and


Rick Quirouette’s Glass and Aluminum Curtain Wall Systems (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp [CMHC]).


Rob Kistler and Tom Kearns, "Facade Doctors"   January 2002
address www: http://facadedoctor.com/?p=38


W.G. Plewes,.  "Cladding Problems Due to Frame Movements", CBD-125, National Research Council of Canada, 1970


Kevin C. Cole, "Aluminum Cladding on Multistory Steel Frames." Modern Steel Construction, May 1997


American Concrete Institute (ACI 533), "Guide to Precast Concrete Wall Panels." 


American Concrete Institute  (ACI 530/ASCE 5/TMS 402) "The Building Code Requirements for Masonry Structures."


American Concrete Institute, "Standard Specifications for Tolerances for Concrete Construction and Materials."


J.K. Latta, "Inaccuracies In Construction." CBD-171 National Research Council of Canada, 1975


Brick Institute of America (BIA): "Technical Notes on Brick Construction." Volume 18, "Changes - Analysis and Effects of Movement."


David Kent Ballast: "Handbook of Construction Tolerances." McGraw-Hill, 2007


Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, "Cladding." McGraw-Hill, 1992


Joseph Lstiburek and John Carmody’s Moisture Control Handbook: Principles and Practices for Residential and Small Commercial Buildings (John Wiley & Sons, 1994)


ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 2005);


Friedbert Kind-Barkauskas’s et al’s Concrete Construction Manual (Birkhauser, 2002);


Gunter Pfeifer et al’s Masonry Construction Manual (Birkhauser, 2001);


Thomas Herzog’s Façade Construction Manual (Birkhauser, 2004);


Christian Schittich et al’s Glass Construction Manual (Birkhauser, 1999);


Christian Schittich’s In Detail: Building Skins—Concepts, Layers, Materials (Birkhauser, 2001); and


the monthly English edition of magazine titled Detail (Institut fuer Internationale Architecktur-Dokumentation GmbH&Co).


Of course, additional worthwhile reading materials are available free of charge via the Internet. Visit the Web page of Canada’s University of Waterloo (www.civil.uwaterloo.ca/beg/Publications.htm), along with John Straube’s www.balancedsolutions.com. Another rich library of free scientific articles is also available at the Web page of the National Research Council of Canada’s Institute of Research in Construction at irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca.

Here is the literature list from my thermal presentation:

•Window Heat Gain Calculator

http://www.susdesign.com/windowheatgain/

•FEMA Flood-Resistant Materials Requirements for Buildings Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas.

http://www.fema.gov/pdf/fima/job4.pdf

•FEMA Wet Floodproofing Requirements for Structures Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas.

http://www.fema.gov/pdf/fima/job14.pdf

•FEMA Non-Residential Floodproofing — Requirements and Certification for Buildings Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas.

http://www.fema.gov/pdf/fima/job6.pdf

•FEMA  Crawlspace Construction for Buildings Located in Special Flood Hazard Areas.

http://www.fema.gov/pdf/fima/tb1101.pdf

•IBHS Fortified Builders Guide. The Institute for Business & Home Safety .

http://www.ibhs.org/publications/downloads/468.pdf

•AGC Managing The Risk Of Mold In The Construction Of Buildings. Associated General Contractors of America.

http://www.agc.org/galleries/conrm/may03_mold.pdf

•FM Approval Guide

http://www.fmglobal.com/

•Florida Building Codes - all recent versions free of charge including the 2007 test protocols (TAS)

http://www.floridabuilding.org/BCISOld/bc/default.asp

http://ecodes.citation.com/cgi-exe/cpage.dll?sid=2009100109344051891&pg=x&rp=/nonindx/ST/fl/index.htm&CFID=725197&CFTOKEN=38144048

• Miami-Dade Approvals (NOAs)

http://www.miamidade.gov/buildingcode/pc-search_app.asp

• Florida State Approvals

http://www.floridabuilding.org/pr/pr_default.aspx

Envelope Design for Buildings ISBN 0750628545
by William Allen

 (excellent source of information for facade design - my comment)

 

Cladding of Buildings ISBN 0419221700
by Alan Brookes

 (excellent source of information for design of facade cladding - my comment)

 

Glass Construction Manual ISBN 3764360771

by Christian Schittich, Gerald Staib, Dieter Balkow, Matthias Schuler, Werner Sobek

 (excellent source of information for facade design - my comment)

 

Glass in Architecture  ISBN 0714829226
by Michael Wigginton

(good source of information about modern architectural glass  - my comment)

 

Falling Glass ISBN 3764367121

by Patrick Loughran 

 (good source of information for facade design - my comment)

 

Glass in Structures: Elements, Concepts, Designs ISBN 3764364394

by Rob Nijsse, Mvrdv

 (good source of information for facade design - my comment)

 

Timber Construction Manual ISBN 3764370254

by Thomas Herzog, Julius Natterer, Roland Schweitzer, Michael Volz, Wolfgang Winter

 (good source of information for facade design - my comment)

 

Masonry Construction Manual ISBN 3764365439

by Gunter Pfeifer, Rolf Ramcke, Joachim Achtziger, Konrad Zilch, Martin Schatz

 (good source of information for facade design - my comment)

 

Steel Construction Manual ISBN 3764361816

by Helmut C. Schulitz, Werner Sobek, Karl J. Habermann

 (good source of information for facade design - my comment)

 

Construction Waterproofing Handbook ISBN 0071351620

by Michael T. Kubal

 (excellent source of information for facade design - my comment)

 

Waterproofing the Building Envelope ISBN 0070358591

by Michael T. Kubal

 (excellent source of information for facade design - my comment)

(If you plan to buy both books of M.T. Kubal, save some money and buy Construction Waterproofing Handbook only - there is much repetition)

 

Double-Skin Facades : Integrated Planning ISBN 3791325043
by Eberhard Oesterle

 (excellent source of information about double facades - my comment)

 

In Detail: Building Skins : Concepts, Layers, Materials  ISBN 3764364653

by Christian Schittich

 (good source of information for facade design - my comment)

 

Manual of Low-Slope Roof Systems ISBN 0070247846

by C. W. Griffin, Richard Fricklas

 (excellent source of information for roofing design - my comment)

 

Concrete Repair and Maintenance Illustrated  ISBN 0876292864
by by Peter H. Emmons, Brandon W. Emmons

(good source of information about concrete aging and remediation- my comment)

 

Sun, Wind, and Light: Architectural Design Strategies , ISBN 0471820636

by G. Z. Brown, V. Cartwright

 (good source of environment-conscious design principles, nothing about facade detailing  - my comment)

 

Architectural Detailing : Function, Constructibility, Aesthetics , ISBN 0471547921

by Edward Allen

 (nice hand drawings, good general architectural design information, insufficient source for modern facade design - my comment)

 

Architectural Graphic Standards ISBN 0471348171

by Charles George Ramsey, Charles George Ramsey, Harold Reeve Sleeper

 (good source of general architectural design information, insufficient source for modern facade design - my comment)

 

Building Construction Illustrated, ISBN 0471358983
by Francis D. K. Ching (Author), Cassandra Adams (Author)

 (good source of general architectural design information, insufficient source for modern facade design - my comment)

 

Building Codes Illustrated:

A Guide to Understanding the International Building Code, ISBN 0471099805

by Francis D. K. Ching (Author), Steven R. Winkel (Author), Steven Winkel

 (good source of general architectural design information, not much about facades - my comment)

 

The Architect's Studio Companion, ISBN 0471392359
by Edward Allen (Author), Joseph Iano

 (good source of general architectural design information, not much about facades - my comment)

 

 

+Kaz