Standards, Regulation and Best Practise

Building envelope design and construction are exposed to various mandatory and non-mandatory frameworks and regulations relating to climate-based design.

These primarily serve to:

• Protect the building occupants from the weather, such as wind, rain, solar radiation, snow, etc

• Regulate the indoor environment in terms of temperature, humidity, moisture

• Provide privacy for occupants

• Prevent the transmission of noise

• Provide security for occupants and the building contents

• Provide safety, for example, preventing the spread of fire or smoke

• Provide views into and out of the building

• Provide access between the inside and the outside of the building