HOUSING IN NORTHERN CANADA: SOME RECENT DEVELOPMENTS.

Although cost is a major determining factor in the selection of northern buildings, and has been a prime concern in this discussion, it is also essential that each building system used in the north be technically adequate for cold weather conditions. The system must provide, in addition to strength...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dickens,H. B., Platts,R. E.
Other Authors: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA OTTAWA (ONTARIO) DIV OF BUILDING RESEARCH
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1960
Subjects:
Structural Engineering and Building Technology
(*SHELTERS
CANADA)
(*CONSTRUCTION
ARCTIC REGIONS)
HOUSING(DWELLINGS)
YUKON TERRITORY
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
TRANSPORTATION
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
PREFABRICATED BUILDINGS
SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION
CLIMATE
PERMAFROST
COSTS
CANADA
ESKIMOS
Arctic
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Canada
eskimo*
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0675702
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0675702
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Summary:Although cost is a major determining factor in the selection of northern buildings, and has been a prime concern in this discussion, it is also essential that each building system used in the north be technically adequate for cold weather conditions. The system must provide, in addition to strength and rigidity, resistance to heat flow, water vapour flow, liquid water movement, and fire. The prefabricated panels can individually meet these requirements, but the final performance of the structure is dependent on satisfactory joint details, and these have often proved difficult. In recognition of the importance of total prefabrication in meeting the problem of northern building, the Division of Building Research has recently completed detailed studies of the currently available systems, the results of which will shortly be published in a technical paper. It is evident that the light-weight systems can meet these performance requirements. In addition, their modular panel design makes them adaptable to any type of building with flexibility in layout, window placement and appearance, and the low final cost of the stressed skin units in particular makes these, and further evolving systems, attractive in the establishment of communities in the north of Canada. (Author)

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