Mastering the Physical Movement of Air, Wind, and Water - Louvers
Sponsored by Construction Specialties
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This courses is part of the Mastering Movement™ Academy
In this presentation we look at how the earth’s elements impact building movement and how the built environment can be responsive to those impacts. Mastering movement means designing buildings with movement in mind and choosing products that can provide better health, wellness, and safety for occupants no matter what the outside environment conjures up. The course will delve into louvers designed for air, wind, and wind-driven rain movement, the different types of louvers available for specification, how to select louvers for your given parameters and climate/region, and how early collaboration with your manufacturer will lead to better architectural design execution.
Photo Courtesy of Construction Specialties, Inc.
PAULA AND RUSTY WALTER TOWER Architectural louvers provide free airflow into the building while defending against water intrusion.
Founded in 1948, Construction Specialties (CS) is a family-owned, specialty building products manufacturer. CS provides solutions to challenges that architects, designers, building owners, facility managers, and contractors face every day. Since inventing the first extruded louver, CS has become a global leader in all our product categories: Acrovyn® interior wall protection, impact-resistant doors, entrance flooring, expansion joint solutions, architectural louvers, sun controls, architectural elements and privacy curtains + tracks. Drawing upon our decades of experience, CS provides extensive services resulting in high-quality products found in some of the world’s most significant architecture. For more information about CS products and solutions, please visit c-sgroup.com.
Originally published in Industrial Heating
Originally published in November 2021
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Recognize how to manage airflow and wind movement using louvers to protect the welfare of building inhabitants while not compromising on design intentions.
- Discuss building science terms around air and wind movement, discuss how louvers work, and the ways in which emerging trends lead to occupant health and well-being.
- Describe what louver systems function best in certain regions/climates and what codes and standards that must be met in order to keep occupants safe and comfortable in the built environment; understand AMCA testing requirements/louver standards.
- Incorporate louvers as a major design element or have the louvers “disappear” into the façade of the building; there are design options to choose from
- List ways manufactures are partnering with architects to reframe the conversation around movement and how early engagement can ensure not only standards are met but also desired aesthetics is achieved using louvers in creative ways.
