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Architecture Articles: Building Design

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Difference between carbon neutrality and net zero Mackintosh Building Glasgow School of Art RICS and YouGov survey 2022 Next generation of knowledge work: hybrid workplaces Data-Informed Design for the User Experience at Work The fluid, sustainable future of retail Designing for Extra Care: What Can Covid Teach Us? Do We Need Libraries?

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Building with Structural Insulated Panels. or SIPs | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

SIPs are a high performance building system where the interior structural portion of the wall is assembled like an ice cream sandwich using a 7/16″ layer of oriented strand board (OSB) as the outside of the sandwich, and in our case, a 5 1/2″ interior cavity filled with styrofoam, which would be the ice cream.

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How climate, pandemic, and war shape the "future proofing" of buildings, cities and regions

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Future proofing in highly uncertain times Amortization in real estate frequently exceeds 25 years, comprehensive plans try to shape the future for 10 years, sometimes longer. Climate commitments go all the way to the end of this century. Yet, the future seems highly unpredictable. Global warming doesn't progress in any orderly fashion either.

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