SEAMLESS TRANSITIONS: PERFECTINGMATERIAL CHANGES IN MASONRY DESIGN
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Speaker: Michael Schuller, PE Atkinson-Noland & Associates, Inc.
In recent years there has been a deliberate shift in architectural design towardsincorporating a variety of materials and textures into building facades. Mixing materials is an appealing way to introduce originality to your design, but transitions between materials must be detailed carefully to accommodate differential movement while maintaining performance of the weather envelope.Join Mike Schuller as he examines details for horizontal bands of varying materials, what to do when masonry abuts other finishes, and review design concepts for accommodating brick masonry expansion and concrete masonry shrinkage.
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