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Zaha Hadid Architects completes dune-like Beeah Headquarters in Sharjah

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Glazing is minimised across the office to prevent exposure to the harsh desert sun, while glass fibre-reinforced concrete panels across the exterior help to regulate internal temperatures. A smart building management system has been incorporated to automatically adjust lighting and temperature depending on occupancy and the time of day.

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BEEAH Group’s new headquarters by Zaha Hadid Architects

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Glass reinforced fibre panels reduce solar gain while slab and glass cooling regulate interior temperatures for optimum comfort. On-site water treatment filtrates waste water to minimise consumption and its solar farm charges Tesla battery packs to meet the building’s energy demand throughout each day and night. The 9,000 sq.

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BEEAH Headquarters by Zaha Hadid Architects

aasarchitecture

Glass reinforced fibre panels reduce solar gain while slab and glass cooling regulate interior temperatures for optimum comfort. On-site water treatment filtrates waste water to minimise consumption and its solar farm charges Tesla battery packs to meet the building’s energy demand throughout each day and night. The 9,000 sq.

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Back to Basics: Bioclimatic Design, Learning from History to Build For The Future

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Yet, while ambition remains too slow, more and more designers are hoping to reverse the architecture and construction industry’s negative impact on our planet. Its distinctive design promotes user interaction, features a green corridor for temperature regulation and incorporates a rainwater collection system for sustainable irrigation.

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The next phase of sustainability in luxury hotels

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This reduces the need for building demolition and the amount of waste produced in building construction.” Reusing a building and altering its functionality lessens the need for new builds, and with fewer construction materials the impact of embodied carbon is reduced.

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

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David Leven and Stella Betts, the partners of the Manhattan based firm LEVENBETTS , seem to feel the same way judging by their playfully constructed name. Her Sustainable Housing Model would allow people to construct a highly modifiable house for as little as $8,000. Stella Betts. We love a good portmanteau. Gabriela Etchegaray.

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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?