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Sara Kulturhus Centre "unleashed a world of previously unimagined design possibilities"

Deezen

It also aims to demonstrate the potential of engineered wood as a structural material that can reduce reliance on concrete, speed up construction and reduce architecture's carbon footprint. "By The studio hopes the project will help to raise the status of mass timber and encourage its uptake in architecture. "As

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Buildings With Less Embodied Carbon (Part 2 of Sustainability in Construction)

Community Architect

If we want to truly want to create carbon neutral buildings by 2030, we will see that the questions about materials are just as important as the energy usage after completion of a building. On our journey to more environmentally friendly buildings and the 2030 goals, it is "5 minutes before twelve". What is their carbon footprint?

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Going Solar: The Rays That Pay

Community Architect

Calculators help estimating the solar exposure, such as the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) PVWatts Calculator or Google's Project Sunroof. After the feasibility analysis it is important to hire the right engineers. Several of these solar calculators are pretty simple and provide a quick answer for just about any project.

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Aviva Studios in Manchester to Open on 18th October 2023

e-architect

A 33-metre-long bar is split in two by the ‘mega pig’ which is a key part of the building’s structural engineering, holding up the proscenium arch above. When SIM is open people can seamlessly move between the spaces. Additional multi-use foyers are on Level 2 and Level 3 of the building.

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“My Life’s Ambition is to Become Redundant”: Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan’s First Female Architect, on Decarbonization and Decolonization

Architizer

Architecture 2030 ’s mission is to rapidly transform the built environment from a major emitter of greenhouse gases to a central source of solutions to the climate crisis. I decided to use that form with prefabricated wall panels, and I got these amazing resilient structures which are not only flood resilient, but also earthquake resilient.