Materiality and interior construction

Content: 1. Why materials matter : Design intentions : The design concept 
 Human factors 
 Health, safety, and welfare --
Historical overview : Chronology and technological development --
What it\'s made of and how it\'s made : Material extraction --
Environmentally sustainable design considerations : Biomimicry 
 Carbon-neutral design 
 Certifications 
 Downcycling 
 Embodied energy 
 Life-cycle assessment 
 Local materials 
 Natural and synthetic materials and components 
 Rapidly renewable materials 
 Reclaimed/repurposed materials 
 Recycled materials 
 Upcycling 
 Volatile organic compounds --
Material properties and performance characteristics : Absorption coefficient 
 Acoustics 
 Aging and weathering 
 Cellular structure 
 Compressive and tensile strength 
 Density 
 Dimensional movement 
 Ductility 
 Durability 
 Elasticity 
 Emissivity 
 Fire ratings 
 Stability 
 Surface attributes 
 Thermal conductivity 
 Thermal transmittance 
 Workability and joinery --
Applications --
Installation methods : Existing conditions 
 Construction and fabrication 
 Substructures and assemblies --
Maintenance requirements : Green cleaning policies and products --
Relative material cost --
Resources and sources. 2. Flooring : Design Intentions : Human factors 
 Health, safety, and welfare 
 Purpose and performance 
 Structural integrity and engineering --
Circulation and conveyance: stairs, ramps, and slopes : Stairs: accessibility and egress 
 Ramps and slopes: accessibility and egress 
 Subfloor preparation methods --
Installation methods : Adhesion and bonding 
 Asbestos abatement issues 
 Installing floating floors 
 Installing tiles --
Maintenance requirements --
Relative cost of materials for flooring --
Flooring materials : Bamboo 
 Brick 
 Carpet 
 Cementitious top coatings 
 Ceramic tile 
 Composite floor tiles (bio-based, ESD, MCT, MVT, polyester resin-based, PVC-free, VCT) 
 Concrete (cast-in-place, precast, and concrete finishes) 
 Cork (laminated plank, sheet, tile) 
 Glass 
 Leather (tile) 
 Linoleum (laminated plank, sheet, tile) 
 Metal (flooring, decking, grating) 
 Rubber 
 Stone (alabaster, basalt, bluestone, dolostone, fieldstone, flagstone, gabbro, gneiss, granite, limestone, marble, onyx, petrified wood, quartzite, sandstone, serpentine, schist, slate, travertine) 
 Terrazzo (cementitious, epoxy, and polyester matrices, cast-in-place systems, precast tile) 
 Vinyl (composition tiles, luxury tiles and strips, rolled/sheet goods, solid vinyl tiles, safety flooring, specialty PVC-free, vinyl sheets and tiles) 
 Wood (strip, parquet, plank, block, reclaimed lumber, and engineered flooring). 3. Walls, partitions, and vertical components : Design intentions : Acoustics and sound transmission 
 Dimensions: height, thickness, and depth 
 Function and use 
 Incorporation of building systems 
 Partitioning space/spatial order 
 Structural integrity/load bearing --
Walls and partitions: construction and fabrication types : Load bearing, non-load-bearing 
 Lateral bracing 
 Modular construction (CMU, stacking, masonry) 
 Wood and metal framing (channel, plate, runner, stud) 
 Integral and integrated assemblies 
 Structural integrated panels 
 Adhesives and bonding 
 Hardware (fasteners and mechanical attachments for walls and partitions) 
 Relative cost of materials for walls --
Walls, partitions, and vertical components: materials : Bead board 
 Brick masonry (brick, CMU) 
 Cement fiberboard 
 Ceramic tile 
 Compressed and rammed earth 
 Concrete 
 Fabric-wrapped panel systems 
 Glass/glazing (annealed, flat, laminated, restoration, safety, smart, stained, tempered) 
 Gypsum wallboard (blueboard, core board, foil-backed, greenboard, paperless, type X wallboard) 
 Leather 
 Metal (aluminum, brass, bronze, copper, galvanized steel, steel, stainless steel) 
 Paint and decorative finishes (alkyd paint, antigraffiti coatings, ceramic insulating paints, decorative paint techniques, dry paint, electrostatic paint, intumescent paint, latex paint, milk-based paint, oil paint, sprayed-on paint finishes) 
 Plaster (finish plaster, gypsum plaster, Venetian plaster) 
 Plastics 
 Stone (alabaster, granite, limestone, marble, onyx, quartzite, serpentine, slate, soapstone, travertine) 
 Wallcovering (cork, dry-erase, fabric, flock, glass bead, glass textile, grass cloth, historical prints, high-performance, magnetic, paper, PVC-free, Teldar film, vinyl, wall carpet, wood veneer) 
 Wood (wall veneer panels, wainscot, moldings, trim). 4. Ceilings : Design intentions : Acoustics and sound transmission 
 Defining and partitioning space 
 Fire protection, HVAC, lighting, MEP, and acoustic systems integration --
Ceilings: construction and fabrication categories : Intermediate floor assemblies 
 Suspended and nonsuspended ceilings 
 Relative cost of materials for ceilings --
Ceiling materials : Acoustic ceiling tiles (glass fiber and mineral fiber) 
 Ceramic tile 
 Concrete 
 Glass/glazing 
 Gypsum wallboard and gypsum fiber 
 Metal systems 
 Plaster 
 Plastics 
 Stone 
 Wood and wood systems --
5. Millwork : Design intentions : Constructing space 
 Function, purpose, and use 
 Durability 
 Relative cost of materials for millwork --
Interior millwork: materials : Agglomerates (Cambria, Celador, IceStone, river rock, riverstone, Trend Q) 
 Concrete 
 Glass 
 Linoleum 
 Metal 
 Plastics 
 Plastic laminate 
 Solid surface materials (Avonite, CaesarStone, Corian, Fountainhead, Hanex, Swantstone, Zodiaq) 
 Stone (alabaster, granite, limestone, marble, onyx, quartzite, serpentine, slate, soapstone, travertine) 
 Wood and wood composite boards --
Interior millwork finishes : Aniline dyes 
 Fire-retardant and -resistant finishes 
 Nitrocellulose and precatalyzed lacquer 
 Oil-based finishes 
 Polyurethane/Spar varnish 
 Shellac (alcohol based) 
 Stains 
 Varnishes 
 Waterborne finishes --
Hardware : Catches and locks 
 Hinges 
 Screws (wood and machine) 
 Washers 
 Nails (interior construction) 
 Metal connectors 
 Drawer glides 
 Edge profiles 
 Beads and channels 
 Running and standing trim 
 Resources and sources --
Wood joinery --
Appendix : Material matters.