Cladding of Buildings

The purpose of this book is to impart general knowledge on the manufacture of the main cladding types and their limits of assembly. It will enable the specifier to compare the eight main types of materials available for lightweight or non-traditional cladding, and to understand how the materials behave by appreciating the processes of their manufacture, transportation, and assembly. Methods of jointing are described in detail for each cladding type. This fourth edition contains new chapters on terracotta rain screens and timber cladding. Topics retained from the last edition include curtain walling, formed metal, glass-reinforced polyester, and precast concrete cladding. Brookes is an architect and cladding consultant, recently retired from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. Meijs teaches at Delft University of Technology. Annotation c2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Alan J. Brookes has a worldwide reputation as an architect and cladding consultant. He has recently retired as Professor from Delft University of Technology. He is now a director of Alan Brookes Consultants based in Warwick, UK.

Maarten Meijs is a qualified architect who has worked in several architect’s offices in the Netherlands. He is Senior Lecturer at the Delft University of Technology.