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DECEMBER 1, 2023

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

US company Ubiquitous Energy has invented a thin coating that turns windows into transparent solar panels, providing other ways to harvest renewable energy in buildings beyond rooftop panels. Ubiquitous Energy's transparent solar windows (above) are installed at Michigan State University (top). Any surface could become a solar panel.

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Deezen

JULY 21, 2022

Architecture studio SPF Architects has completed a sports facility in Los Angeles consisting of two separate buildings that were built using pre-engineered metal structures in order to not disrupt activity at the site. The complex consists of two pre-engineered metal buildings. Civil engineer: Tetra-Tech.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

As a butchers, a grocer, a window workshop, a hatter and finally a restaurant, each with the attached rooms above, the original building had had a checkered past. Have one to share? Post it here. Our intent was to deliver a mixed-use house, breaking up the site to deliver more.

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science is now open. ” The design activates the adjacent Engineering Quad and extends the vitality of campus into the building, where a five-story central atrium creates a hub of activity, connecting to seminar rooms, break areas, and informal gathering spaces. Source by SOM.

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Architecture Ideas

MAY 30, 2023

Installing quality brands of impact and replacement windows and doors has a significant effect on enhancing homes. Offers Quality Options Source: windows.net Choosing reputable brands for impact and replacement windows offers homeowners a wide array of quality options.

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ArchDaily

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It is particularly in the architecture, engineering and construction industry that the material stands unchallenged, accounting for 60-70% of its total consumption. So much so that it has indisputably become the most used plastic for building materials worldwide, often found in pipes, fittings, flooring, roofing, window profiles and more.

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Westeck News

JULY 15, 2022

Net Zero News – UBCO Skeena the first student residence in Canada to receive Passive House certification with WESTECK PH Certified Windows! Learn more about Westeck’s high performance Vinyl Slider Windows. Learn more about Westeck’s high performance Aluminum Windows and Balcony Doors. UBC Okanagan’s $24.98-million

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Architizer

JULY 12, 2023

Every detail is part of the narrative, from the echo of laughter in a courtyard to the gentle whisper of the wind through a window. The succession of spaces, rising gradually towards the river-facing windows, culminates in an interactive ‘Cloud’ mezzanine, making the journey itself an integral part of the museum experience.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The hacking campaign, which has largely targeted French-speaking architects, engineers, and graphic designers, sees the victim’s computer infected with malware via installer tools. Cybersecurity firm Cisco Talos is warning of the potential for hackers to target architects and other designers with crypto-mining malware.

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Deezen

APRIL 25, 2024

Omar Gandhi clad the home in naturally weathering cedar boards Naturally weathering cedar boards were interspersed with detail elements of Corten steel to form picture frame hoops around the windows. Approaching the building from the public side, a sense of privacy and shelter welcomes visitors," the team said.

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Deezen

APRIL 29, 2024

This included replacing the non-original windows with steel reproductions of the original frames. Oxidised copper cladding was used to wrap around the light-well and is complemented by metal railings and window frames coloured in "Voysey bottle green" chosen to pay homage to the original paintwork.

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Deezen

MAY 16, 2024

The internal common areas on the ground floor have surfaces painted with bright colours and internal windows to help spread light. The building is all-electric, and windows have been placed strategically based on positioning to handle the intense Texas sun.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Customers can also choose between five colors, two roof designs, and customizable windows, doors, and decks. Image credit: Samara “Built out of durable, cutting-edge materials, precision engineered and assembled in a factory , Backyard is designed to last a lifetime,” Samara said.

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Westeck News

MAY 24, 2024

What is becoming increasingly clear is that a shift of this magnitude cannot happen without the participation of the workers and communities that drive Canada’s economic engine and who will drive its decarbonization efforts. Enjoy our latest line of energy efficient windows and doors designed to enhance modern and contemporary architecture.

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Archinect

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Through a collaboration with construction services company BAM, engineering and design company Ramboll , and architecture firm Sweco , the project aims to provide polar science infrastructure that will enable the UK to deliver climate, biodiversity and ocean research, and innovation to Antarctica.

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BD+C

MARCH 26, 2018

EpicVue Windows | Jeld-Wen. This line of clad-wood windows is engineered with a robust aluminum-extruded sash that provides rigid strength and stability and helps support the pane. EpicVue windows are made with Jeld-Wen’s AuraLast water-based wood treatment to protect from rot, water saturation, and termites.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

A horizontal window frames views of the ocean in the main chapel In the Sea Chapel, pews face an altar that stands in front of a large horizontal window, framing a view out over the ocean and distant mountains. Equipment engineer: Jusung Eng. Mechanical engineer: Jusung Eng. Electrical engineer: Hangil Eng.

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Archinect

APRIL 7, 2023

The two-bedroom units come fully furnished and are set to be delivered later in the month in an effort to alleviate the burden on local workers – all doctors, nurses, teachers, and engineers, respectively. The company says: “The prefabricated homes are prebuilt and folded by Hapi Homes and assembled on-site.

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Archinect

OCTOBER 13, 2022

” The 108,000-square-foot addition was designed by architects Hickok Cole with Arup providing mass timber and sustainable building engineering services. Opened in September, the scheme is also the “first high-rise overbuild timber structure in North America” according to the team.

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Deezen

JANUARY 12, 2024

AECOM and Luis Vidal + Architects have created a terminal for Boston Logan International Airport A massive red roof slopes over the south facade of the terminal, where it was interspersed with windows to create views of the city. MEP engineering, special systems, asset management: Arora Engineers, Inc.

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Archinect

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Customers can also choose between five colors, two roof designs, and customizable windows, doors, and decks. Image credit: Samara “Built out of durable, cutting-edge materials, precision engineered and assembled in a factory , Backyard is designed to last a lifetime,” Samara said.

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Archinect

MARCH 17, 2023

A new prototype multilayered fluid window system devised by researchers at the University of Toronto may have the potential to be an effective tool in the push toward greater sustainability in the building industry, according to their research published in the national academy of sciences journal PNAS.

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MARCH 15, 2024

DNA Alpine was designed with multiple flexible spaces The public areas sit in the center of the floor plan with the dining and living spaces wrapped in floor-to-ceiling windows that look out to a wrapping porch and the mountains beyond.

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Deezen

APRIL 21, 2024

Taking advantage of this, IGArchitects placed windows on all four facades of the home, allowing natural light to pour in. On the ground floor, windows are placed at a clerestory height to provide privacy. Upstairs, smaller slot windows punctuate the concrete to provide light to the bedroom, bathroom and hallway.

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Deezen

MARCH 21, 2024

It is naturally fireproof along with steel-plate window frames." To reduce energy usage, the team added exterior shading devices to windows and integrated operable windows to facilitate cross ventilation. There is a division between public and private spaces Inside, one finds a division between public and private spaces.

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BD+C

JULY 11, 2014

Renderings show that the planned residential tower will be a tier of bay windows placed slightly askew on top of each other, resulting in a flowing, twisting-effect. Body Image: read more.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2024

A covered walkway leads into a tasting room Floor-to-ceiling windows line the front of the building, which leads into a tasting room for visitors. The building's brewing facilities are located at its centre and are available to view during tours through several picture windows.

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Deezen

MAY 22, 2024

On the front elevation, the team installed new windows and a modern garage door. Murals and artwork in the facility were designed by Justin Kane Elder A painted sign by American artist Justin Kane Elder stretches across the top of the facade.

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Deezen

APRIL 11, 2024

Triple-glazed pine and aluminium-clad windows were set deeply into the walls to create sills that can double as seating, desks, and counters. The windows were also placed to create cross ventilation with square windows on the sides of the house facing neighbours, smaller to increase privacy.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

A radiant system provides heat, and fresh air flows in through operable windows. Natural ventilation was incorporated into every inhabitable room, with all the primary public spaces having at least three operable windows to promote cross breezes," the team said.

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Dwell

APRIL 30, 2024

architecture / @fooilingkhoo Footprint: 807 square feet Builder/General Contractor: Complete Builders Insight Structural Engineer: PD Structures Cabinetry Installation: Luna Joinery / @lunajoinery Doors and Windows: Aspect Windows From the Architect: " Little Pinky House is a major alteration and extension of a hundred-year-old weatherboard cottage (..)

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Deezen

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Its facade is interspersed with many skinny windows The seven-storey structure has a ground-level podium clad in green-painted concrete interspersed with steel gates. These aspects are set back slightly from the primary envelope, a massing clad in black-painted plaster with many long windows spread across it.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

Prioritising natural light, Oliver Leech Architects expanded the ground floor with an open living, dining and kitchen space, which meets the existing building with a large skylight and a window seat overlooking a small courtyard. The extension features a window seat overlooking the rear courtyard Oliver Leech Architects was founded in 2016.

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Dwell

JULY 20, 2022

Clerestory windows enclose the triangular space between the roof and concrete walls. The materiality of concrete and steel-sash tempered windows form a fire-resistant barrier and secure a native cedar-clad interior. Double-thick eight-inch concrete walls fitted with foam insulation extend up to the roof on the low side.

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Deezen

APRIL 16, 2024

Ross Barney Architects created the Aerospace Communications Facility at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, which originally opened as the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory in 1942 to test jet propulsion.

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Dwell

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

When Mark Derenthal couldn’t find an architect or builder to take on his ambitious concept, he worked directly with an engineer to create the treetop retreat. My engineer designed the foundation, stair system, container platform, balcony and lower deck. Have one to share? Post it here.

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