string ribbon 18 ventilated cavity 117

structural bracketry 53 ventilation 40, 44

structural performance 54 ventilation cowls 158
structural silicone 102, 109 ventilation paths 121
sub-array zones 37 ventilation strategies 118
sunlight reflection 84 visually inspect 60
sun path 35, 170 voltage drop 60
sunscreen 46 voltages 58
sun-shade 46, 63
W
sunshade louvre 133 ―
sunshading 51, 130 walkway system 63
sun’s path 33 warm façades 48
supercell 148 water consumption 152
super-insulated building fabric 158 water ingress 55
sustainable architecture 152 waterproofing membrane 70
T watts peak (WP) 30
― weathering gaskets 53
Tedlar 23, 25 weather-tightness 44, 55, 131
Teflon 23 wet glazing 102
temperature 30, 40 white glass 22
tempered glass 25 wind cowls 134
test standard 26 wind loads 54
thermal breakage 58 wiring 37, 63, 170
thermal buoyancy 118 wood pellet 158
thermal performance 56 workmanship 55
thermal stress 58
X
thermal transmittance 56 ―
thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) 24 Xicui Entertainment Complex 82
thin film 16, 79
thin-film amorphous silicon 110 Z
thin-film encapsulation 25 ―
thin-film modules 27, 29 zero-carbon dwelling 158
thin-film technologies 20 zoning 38
tilt 33, 170
timber frame 150
tin oxide 20
tolerances 54
toughened glass 58
traditional build 163
translucent 27
translucent diffusive appearance 84
translucent glazed modules 84
transom 49
transparency 27, 170
transparent conductive oxide (TCO) 20
trees 35, 36, 39
U
―
ultimate limit state 54
unitised 45, 150
unitised curtain wall 131
unitised curtain walling 100
unitised panel 100
unitised system 50, 122, 163
University of Nottingham 134
Upton ZED Terrace 156
U-value 56
V

vandalism 53, 59
vapour barrier 70
Vauxhall Transport Interchange 142
vegetation 35

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