Materiality and interior construction /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gesimondo, Nancy
Other Authors: Postell, James Christopher, 1958-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2011]
Subjects:
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.