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Roundtable: Can technology aid sustainable improvements in design?

Hotel Designs

Hotel Designs Roundtable: Can technology aid sustainable improvements in design? Roundtable: Can technology aid sustainable improvements in design? We were able to get the real numbers from that project in 2021 when we did the refurb where basically the whole room came out, was factory finished and reinstalled.

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New York Institute of Technology spotlights seven fabrication and robotics projects

Deezen

Dezeen School Shows: a 3D printed panel made from wood and clay that is filled in with hempcrete is included in this school show by the New York Institute of Technology. Each project's research explores three stages of design that encapsulate material research, computation design and robotics fabrication.

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Renco creates interlocking construction blocks out of recycled materials

Deezen

Florida-based manufacturer Renco has created a building block made of repurposed materials that interlocks and stacks for "LEGO-like" construction. To build with Renco, all that is required is a fork truck to lift up the materials, a glue gun powered by a small generator and a mallet," said the team.

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Twelve materially striking university buildings from Dezeen's Pinterest

Deezen

This roundup features distinctive university buildings from across the globe that use a variety of different textures, colours and unusual materials to stand out. In addition to classrooms, the building features an amphitheatre, study areas, technology bars and individual workspaces.

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Ten fabrication and robotics projects by New York Institute of Technology

Deezen

Dezeen School Shows: a project involving the fusion of wood and mycelium is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the New York Institute of Technology. Different combinations of these variables unpack variations of surface finishes while maintaining the autonomy of the original geometry input."

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Flexibility and Innovation: Customized Solar Panels for Facade Integration

ArchDaily

Partly because dark colors better harvest sunlight to be turned into electricity, but also because silicon –the primary material used in most high-efficiency photovoltaic panels– tends to be dark in its crystalline form. Read more »

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Elisa Ossino focuses on "the tactility of the material" for limestone V-Zug showroom

Deezen

V-Zug Milan overlooks Piazza San Marco in Brera Ossino designed the space, which will act as V-Zug's Italian flagship, using cocciopesto flooring and limestone walls rendered in soft colours inspired by the silver finishing of the brand's appliances. A large porthole visually connects the upper area with the floor below.