Materiality and interior construction /
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Hoboken, N.J. :
John Wiley & Sons,
[2011]
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Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Why materials matter
- Design intentions
- The design concept
- Human factors
- Health, safety,and welfare
- Historical overview
- Chronology and technological development
- What it's made of and how it's made
- Material extraction
- Environmentally sustainable design considerations
- Biomimicry
- Carbon-neutral design
- Certifications
- Downcycling
- Embodied energy
- Life-cycle assessment
- Local materials
- Natural and synthetic materials and components
- Rapidly renewable materials
- Reclaimed/repurposed materials
- Recycled materials
- Upcycling
- Volatile organic compounds
- Material properties and performance characteristics
- Absorption coefficient
- Acoustics
- Aging and weathering
- Cellular structure
- Compressive and tensile strength
- Density
- Dimensional movement
- Ductility
- durability
- Elasticity
- Emissivity
- Fire ratings
- Stability
- Surface attributes
- Thermal conductivity
- Thermal transmittance
- Workability and joinery
- Applications
- Installation methods
- Existing conditions
- Construction and fabrication
- Substructures and assemblies
- Maintenance requirements
- Green cleaning policies and products
- Relative material cost
- Resources and sources
- Ch. 2. Flooring
- Design Intentions
- Human factors
- Health, safety, and welfare
- Purpose and performance
- Structural integrity and engineering
- Circulation and conveyance: stairs, ramps, and slopes
- Stairs: accessibility and egress
- Ramps and slopes: accessibility and egress
- Subfloor preparation methods
- Installation methods
- Adhesion and bonding
- Asbestos abatement issues
- Installing floating floors
- Installing tiles
- Maintenance requirements
- Relative cost of materials for flooring
- Flooring materials
- bamboo
- Brick
- Carpet
- Cementitious top coatings
- Ceramic tile
- Composite floor tiles (Bio-based, ESD, MCT, MVT, polyester resin-based, PVC-free, VCT)
- Concrete (Cast-in-Place, precast, and concrete finishes)
- Cork (Laminated plank, sheet, tile)
- Glass
- Leather (Tile)
- Linoleum (Laminated plank, sheet, tile)
- Metal (Flooring, decking, grating)
- Rubber
- Stone (Alabaster, Basalt, Bluestone, Dolostone, Fieldstone, Flagstone, Gabbro, Gneiss, Granite, Limestone, Marble, Onyx, Petrified wood, Quartzite, Sandstone, Serpentine, Schist, Slate, Travertine)
- Terrazzo (Cementitious, epoxy, and polyester matrices, cast-in-place systems, precast tile)
- Vinyl (Composition tiles, luxury tiles and strips, rolled/sheet goods, solid vinyl tiles, safety flooring, specialty PVC-free, vinyl sheets and tiles)
- Wood (Strip, parquet, plank, block, reclaimed lumber, and engineered flooring)
- Ch. 3. Walls, partitions, and vertical components
- Design intentions
- Acoustics and sound transmission
- Dimensions: height, thickness, and depth
- Function and use
- Incorporation of building systems
- Partitioning space/spatial order
- structural integrity/load bearing
- Walls and partitions: construction and fabrication types
- Load bearing, non-load-bearing
- Lateral bracing
- Modular construction (CMU, stacking, masonry)
- Wood and metal framing (channel, plate, runner, stud)
- Integral and integrated assemblies
- Structural integrated panels
- Adhesives and bonding
- Hardware (fasteners and mechanical attachments for walls and partitions)
- Relative cost of materials for walls - Walls, partitions, and vertical components: materials
- Bead board
- Brick masonry (brick, CMU)
- Cement fiberboard
- Ceramic tile
- Compressed and rammed earth
- Concrete
- Fabric-wrapped panel systems
- Glass/glazing (annealed, flat, laminated, restoration, safety, smart, stained, tempered)
- Gypsum wallboard (Blueboard, core board, foil-backed, greenboard, paperless, Type X wallboard)
- Leather
- Metal (aluminum, brass, bronze, copper, galvanized steel, steel, stainless steel)
- Paint and decorative finishes (alkyd paint, antigraffiti coatings, ceramic insulating paints, decorative paint techniques, dry paint, electrostatic paint, intumescent paint, latex paint, milk-based paint, oil paint, sprayed-on paint finishes)
- Plaster (Finish plaster, Gypsum plaster, Venetian plaster)
- Stone (Alabaster, Granite, Limestone, Marble, Onyx, Quartzite, Serpentine, Slate, Soapstone, Travertine)
- Wallcovering (Cork, dry-erase, fabric, flock, glass bead, glass textile, grass cloth, historical prints, high-performance, magnetic, paper, PVC-free, Teldar film, vinyl, wall carpet, wood veneer)
- Wood (Wall veneer panels, wainscot, moldings, trim)
- Ch. 4. Ceilings
- Design intentions
- Acoustics and sound transmission
- Defining and partitioning space
- Fire protection, HVAC, lighting, MEP, and acoustic systems integration - Ceilings: construction and fabrication categories
- Intermediate floor assemblies
- Suspended and nonsuspended ceilings
- Relative cost of materials for ceilings
- Ceiling materials
- Acoustic ceiling tiles (Glass fiber and mineral fiber)
- Ceramic tile
- Concrete
- Glass/glazing - Gypsum wallboard and Gypsum fiber
- Metal systems
- Plaster
- Plastics
- Stone
- Wood and wood systems
- Ch. 5. Millwork
- Design intentions
- Constructing space
- Function, purpose, and use
- Durability
- Relative cost fo materials for millwork
- Interior millwork: materials
- Agglomerates (Cambria, Celador, IceStone, River Rock, Riverstone, Trend Q)
- Concrete
- Glass
- Linoleum
- Metal
- Plastics
- Plastic laminate
- Solid surface materials (Avonite, CaesarStone, Corian, Fountainhead, Hanex, Swantstone, Zodiaq)
- Stoen (Alabaster, Granite, Limestone, Marble, Onyx, Quartzite, Serpentine, Slate, Soapstone, travertine)
- Wood and wood composite boards
- Interior millwork finishes
- Aniline dyes
- Fire-retardant and -resistant finishes
- Nitrocellulose and precatalyzed lacquer
- Oil-based finishes
- Polyurethane/Spar varnish
- Shellac (alcohol based)
- Stains
- Varnishes
- Waterborne finishes
- Hardware
- Catches and locks
- Hinges
- Screws (wood and machine)
- Washers
- Nails (interior construction)
- Metal connectors
- Drawer glides
- Edge profiles
- Beads and channels
- Running and standing trim
- Resources and sources
- Wood joinery
- Appendix: Material matters.