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Curtain Walls and Façades
by Richard
Kadlubowski, AIA
Published in Today’s Facility Manager, June 2008
TFM is a news magazine for facility management professionals.
This article discusses using a façade maintenance plan to address
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No molestar: reto de la restauración de fachadas
(Do Not Disturb: The Challenge of Façade Restoration)
by Lyda Durango
Published in Gerencia de Hoteles & Restaurantes, July/August 2008
Gerencia de Hoteles is a Spanish-language magazine published in
Colombia for hotel and restaurant management professionals.
Commentary from Juan Kuriyama, AIA, as well as excerpts from the
JOURNAL article, “Curtain Walls: Not Just Another Pretty Façade,” by
Russell M. Sanders, AIA are featured in this discussion of a hotel
façade’s function, from aesthetics to practicality.
English
Abstract: Building appearance is critical to a hotel’s business.
However, focusing on aesthetics in exterior envelope design without
assessing the practical implications of maintenance and repair can
make rehabilitation difficult and costly. Challenges unique to
hotels, such as continuous operation and impact on guests, need to
be addressed both during the initial design phase and as part of any
remedial work. Persistent moisture infiltration problems, left
unchecked, not only damage finishes and structural systems, they
leave a negative impression on hotel patrons. Facades have the
potential to contribute substantially to building aesthetics, but
they must not neglect their primary function: as a barrier to the
elements.
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Parking Structure
Maintenance: Early Detection, Early Cure
by Lawrence E. Keenan, AIA, PE
Published in The Parking Professional, February 2006
The Parking Professional is produced by the International Parking Institute.
Originally published in the Hoffmann Architects JOURNAL, this article emphasizes
regular parking structure inspection as a tool to identify and address early
signs of deterioration, before unchecked problems demand costly and disruptive
rehabilitation.
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