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Brunel University highlights 10 product and industrial design projects

Deezen

Dezeen School Shows: a device that alleviates motion sickness and an item resembling a video game controller that helps children concentrate on school work are featured in Dezeen's latest school show by students at Brunel University. They are not for commercial gain nor represent the views of the brands or companies.

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How Good Is "Carbon Neutral" Furniture?

Dwell

According to the EPA , an estimated nine million tons of furniture were sent to landfills in 2018. Companies don’t account for carbon released as those flora die and decay, releasing such "offset" carbon back into the environment. We continue to look for the easy out," Addington says.

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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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Why All Architects Should Tackle an Adaptive Reuse Project At Least Once in their Careers

Architizer

Renovation is not only a new creative frontier for architects, it is the future of architecture: according to Deloitte estimates, up to 90 percent of future development will involve re-designing existing buildings. At this point, adaptive reuse is mainstream, and the carbon-saving benefits are well-known (and widely touted).

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As Above So Far | Urban Subterranean

ArchiDiaries

Man and animals alike have exploited the protective properties of land and soil long before recorded history, developing simple means of dealing with harsh climates and hostile environments on surfaces. Underground Architecture or “terratecture” is a marriage of buildings and the natural environment. Brief of the competition.

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Tokyo Architecture News: Buildings Designs

e-architect

Contemporary Japanese Architectural Developments: New Built Environment Updates. TRUNK(HOTEL) is known for its ‘live, play and work’ environment where the art-filled guest rooms and suites blend in seamlessly with public spaces, dining concepts and a signature retail store. Tokyo Architecture News: Buildings. 19 Dec 2022.

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Primary school of the future: biophilic building

e-architect

Mark Brown, consultant at TG Escapes, comments: “It is a completely biophilic environment providing outdoor learning for the majority of the curriculum. The layout, landscaping and design is considered to create a stimulating, wholesome and healthy environment. Estimated grid operational carbon saving: -338 tCO2e.