Month: December 2018

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Architects urge government to consider environmental cost of timber building restrictions

December 3, 2018 Amy Frearson 0

Engineered timber products such as cross-laminated timber must be exempt from the UK government’s ban on combustible cladding materials, as they are essential in the global battle against climate change, say architects. Waugh Thistleton co-founders Andrew Waugh and Anthony Thistleton and dRMM founding director Alex de Rijke have all urged the government to review its legislation, which prohibits the use

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Harvard HouseZero / Snøhetta

December 3, 2018 Diego Hernández 0

The Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) at the Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) announced today the completion of HouseZero, the retrofitting of its headquarters in a pre-1940s building in Cambridge into an ambitious living-laboratory and an energy-positive prototype for ultra-efficiency that will help us to understand buildings in new ways. The design of HouseZero has been driven by radically ambitious performance targets from the outset, including nearly zero energy for heating and cooling, zero electric lighting during the day, operating with 100 percent natural ventilation, and producing zero carbon emissions. The building is intended to produce more energy over its lifetime than was used to renovate it and throughout its subsequent operation. Snøhetta was the project’s lead architect and Skanska Teknikk Norway was the lead energy engineer.

Snøhetta completes ultra-efficient HouseZero at Harvard University

December 3, 2018 Jenna McKnight 0

Rooftop photovoltaics and windows that automatically open and close are among the sustainable features in a small Harvard building, which Snøhetta, Skanska and university researchers have retrofitted. The project involved an extensive overhaul of a pre-1940s home that serves as the headquarters for the Harvard Center for Green Buildings and Cities (CGBC) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Situated on

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oyapock architectes completes ‘bar da laje’ in rio de janeiro

December 3, 2018 macnadusa 0

this entertainment venue is perched at the summit of a favela in rio de janeiro, overlooking the brazilian city’s dramatic coastal landscape. designed by oyapock architectes, the project involved the extension and renovation of an existing building — a difficult task owing to the site’s hilltop location. the venue, which serves as a music venue, […]

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A New Website From Home Designing!

December 3, 2018 HD Staff 0

Long term followers of Home Designing may know we have been covering home and interiors for more than a decade. Just to give some perspective, when the first post of Home Designing went live, there was no Pinterest, Instagram, or Google Chrome. Serving inspiration to people – be it ideas to decorate your home or […]