The aim of this paper is to explore the importance and role that durability is acquiring in contemporary design activities. “Durability” is the ability of an architectural work to continue to perform its required function over a period of time. This definition also draws from the considerations of the European Commission DG III relating to the Construction Products directive. This paper discusses the methods the designer can use to ensure a carefullydeveloped plan for ensuring the long-term performance (durability), starting from the client’s choices (the building’s standard and value, intended uses and management) and allowing for concomitant circumstances such as the environment (e.g. sustainable development), economic aspects, technological progress, and so on. It is up to the designer to formulate a general durability plan, considering each of the building’s various parts, and to identify the technical means needed for implementing the plan. Achieving this latter goal depends on the availability of the necessary technical information including relevant standards and tests, and in the basic data related to the service life of building components and materials that might be available from industry.

The designer's approach to durability

PAPARELLA, ROSSANA
2003

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to explore the importance and role that durability is acquiring in contemporary design activities. “Durability” is the ability of an architectural work to continue to perform its required function over a period of time. This definition also draws from the considerations of the European Commission DG III relating to the Construction Products directive. This paper discusses the methods the designer can use to ensure a carefullydeveloped plan for ensuring the long-term performance (durability), starting from the client’s choices (the building’s standard and value, intended uses and management) and allowing for concomitant circumstances such as the environment (e.g. sustainable development), economic aspects, technological progress, and so on. It is up to the designer to formulate a general durability plan, considering each of the building’s various parts, and to identify the technical means needed for implementing the plan. Achieving this latter goal depends on the availability of the necessary technical information including relevant standards and tests, and in the basic data related to the service life of building components and materials that might be available from industry.
2003
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