Designing for Coastal Living: Achieving Durability, Safety, and Beauty  

Coastal living is easy to idealize but living by the water means being exposed to the elements in more extreme ways than living in other places. Sun, salt, wind, rain, and debris all take a toll on waterfront houses, which is why specifying building materials created for coastal living is imperative. In the past, these considerations have sometimes limited the aesthetic vision architects may have for coastal design. These days, however, high-performance materials for doors and windows can provide high-level durability and still create beautiful design that embodies that idealized vision of coastal living. This course explores how to specify window and door technologies that support the health, safety, and well-being of the occupant and achieve the architectural vision.

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