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Course Description: AEC Daily: Insulated Metal Panels: The Perfect Envelope Solution
Fundamentally, a building envelope functions as an environmental separator and has specific hygrothermal control requirements. This course examines how insulated metal panels (IMPs) create the perfect envelope solution, incorporating the same control layers as site-built wall systems. Discussions include building envelope design, perfect/universal walls, and the use of IMPs to provide the building envelope’s exterior finish and the air, vapor, water, and thermal barriers.
Discuss the physics of building envelopes, including hygrothermal loads, control layers, climate zones, and cladding functions.
Design a proper building envelope by providing control layer continuity at wall, roof, and slab connections.
Explain how IMPs are an example of a perfect/universal wall and perform the same functions as multicomponent wall systems.
Recall how IMP joint design and control layers contribute to performance and meeting energy code requirements.
Summarize how IMP design addresses hydrostatic pressure and wind-driven rain to mitigate rainwater penetration.