Building envelope

A building envelope or building enclosure is the physical separator between the conditioned and unconditioned environment of a building, including the resistance to air, water, heat,[1] light, and noise[2] transfer.

  1. ^ Cleveland, Cutler J., and Christopher G. Morris. Building envelopergy. Expanded Edition. Burlington: Elsevier, 2009. Print.
  2. ^ Syed, Asif. Advanced building technologies for sustainability. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2012. 115. Print.