ABSTRACT
Framed buildings are designed to support the external envelope on the frame, in-between the frame or a combination of both. Non-load-bearing brick panels are used in conjunction with framed structures with an inner leaf infill between the beams and columns and outer facing leaf supported on steel angles fixed to floor slabs or perimeter beams. Brickwork cladding support system are used for multi-storey framed buildings, where a traditional brick façade is required. Infill panel walls ~ these can be used between the framing members of a building to provide the cladding and division between the internal and external environments and are distinct from claddings and facing. Rainscreen cladding is a building envelope produced by over cladding the external walls of new construction, or as a decorative façade and insulation enhancement to the external walls of existing construction. Sustainability objectives are satisfied by reuse and refurbishment instead of demolition and rebuilding. Existing buildings can be seamlessly extended with uniformity of finish.
