Pilkington architectural. (Specifier's Information).Ebbisham Centre is a millennium project A parallel computing project at the University of California at Berkeley. Using nearly a thousand computers donated by Intel, its focus is on developing a multi-level "system of systems" that uses local clusters of SMP machines called a "CLUMP. in Epsom, Surrey, that combines housing, library, leisure facilities and retail space. At the heart is a glazed concourse, 60m long with a facade of Pilkington PlanarTM glass. The architect RMJM wished to ventilate ventilate, v 1. to provide with fresh air. v 2. to provide the lungs with air from the atmosphere. v 3. to open, to free, as in to openly express one's feelings. the concourse naturally; this has been done with a double skin of glass. The inner skin is double-glazed; the outer skin is 12mm toughened glass Toughened glass or tempered glass is a type of glass that has increased strength and will usually shatter into small fragments when broken. Properties Toughened glass is strong, has enhanced thermal resistance, and breaks into small cuboid fragments rather than . A 700mm cavity between them acts as a flue for natural ventilation Natural ventilation is the process of supplying and removing air through an indoor space by natural means. There are two types of natural ventilation occurring in buildings: wind driven ventilation and stack ventilation. and cooling. Air, introduced through a grille at the cavity bottom, is drawn up by convection and released by louvres. 903 www.arplus.com/enq.html |
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