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Researchers look at the possibilities of wood fly ash by-products as an alternative in rammed earth construction

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New findings published in the journal Construction and Building Materials from a team of materials researchers working at the University of British Columbia Okanagan's School of Engineering have demonstrated the sustainable qualities of using wood fly ash by-products as alternatives to traditional concrete additives.

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Architecture's biggest project completions and openings of 2023

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Besides winning the commission, getting planning approved, breaking ground, and having that invoice paid, no milestone in an architectural project is as anticipated and satisfying as the opening celebration — welcoming actual building occupants into the new space after months, years, or even decades of collaborative work.

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Here are the winners of AIA Chicago's 2023 Design Excellence Awards

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AIA Chicago has announced this year's winners of the Design Excellence Awards, Decarbonization Award, Roberta Feldman Architecture for Social Justice Award, and the Lerch Bates People's Choice Awards at Designight 2023, which was held at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Millennium Park on September 28th.

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The Architect Show, Athens: focus on architectural innovation and sustainable practices | News | Architonic

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<p>With so many architecture and design trade shows taking place around the world each year, it can be challenging to identify which ones offer exhibitors and visitors a genuinely useful and valuable experience.

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Matteo Thun & Partners explain their approach to sustainable architecture | News | Architonic

Architonic

When it comes to questions of climate insecurity and sustainability, there’s more power and meaning in collaborative thinking and joint responses. And by ‘they’ I mean three of their team.

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Chingwen Cheng named new director of Penn State’s Stuckeman School

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Chingwen Cheng has been appointed as the new director of the Stuckeman School at Penn State’s College of Arts and Architecture. Cheng is currently the program head and associate professor of landscape architecture, urban design, and environmental design at Arizona State University’s Design School.

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News: Sustainability-focused architecture leads the 2022 field of AIA California Design Awards winners

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Special Commendations, Honor, Merit, and three select Climate Action Awards were given to projects that all met sustainability benchmarks laid forth by the AIA’s Framework for Design Excellence.