01What are the five principles of a good facade detail, in priority order?
02Why is the visible outer silicone seal usually NOT the real waterproof line in a curtain-wall detail?
03Which three jobs does the slab edge interface carry at once on a curtain wall?
04How should a parapet coping be detailed to keep the facade dry?
05What is the single most leak-prone edge of an opening, and how is it defended?
06A louvre must balance two competing numbers. What are they?
07By roughly how much does a 6 m aluminium curtain-wall mullion expand for a +45 K rise (alpha = 23 x 10^-6 /K), and where is that movement taken up?
08How is a precise aluminium skin (about +/-2 mm) reconciled with a rough concrete frame (about +/-25 mm)?
