Engineering Facility, National University of Ireland in Galway, Ireland

The Engineering Facility, National University of Ireland designed by RMJM is located in Galway, Ireland. In an unusual twist, sections of the building’s foundations and structural engineering have been unveiled so that tutors may use them as reference points during lessons. Similarly a range of green treatments are on show for educational gain, such as [...]

Tags: Architecture, Concrete, Construction, energy materials, Engineering, Engineering Facility, Galway, Heat exchanger, Hollow-core slab, large-scale rainwater harvesting systems, National University of Ireland, NUI’s Engineering Facility, Republic of Ireland, RMJM, Roof, Roof construction, Structural engineering, Structural system, Tensile architecture, voided slab systems

KEPCO Headquarters in Naju, South Korea

The KEPCO Headquarters designed by Haeahn Architecture + H Associates is located in Naju, South Korea. The site strategies in the project challenge the clearly segregated tower / podium / landscape hierarchy which dominates the current office complex typology. The design inverts the normative scheme to create a polycentric, campus-like organisation with dispersed volumes and [...]

Tags: 900 H Associates LLC, Atrium, Building biology, Engineering, Heat exchanger, Heat transfer, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, KEPCO Headquarters, Naju, South Korea, Ventilation

Mira München Nordheide in Munich, Germany, Munich, Germany

Designed by  Chapman Taylor, Mira München Nordheide is located in Munich, Germany, Munich, Germany. German Sustainable Building Council, (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen) has awarded Mira Munchen shopping centre, designed by Chapman Taylor, the Gold Award for sustainable design solutions at the Expo Real show in Munich earlier this month. What distinguishes this project from [...]

Tags: Building engineering, Chapman Taylor, Construction, energy, Energy conversion, energy efficiency, Engineering, Europe, geothermal cooling systems, Geothermal energy, Geothermal heating, German Sustainable Building Council, Germany, Green building, Heat exchanger, Heat pumps, Mira Munchen, Mira München Nordheide, Munich, stainless steel panels, Sustainability, sustainable design, sustainable design solutions

Machias Elementary School in Snohomish, United States

The Machias Elementary School, designed by NAC Architecture, located in  Snohomish, United States, on sits  a rural site the Pilchuck River vd in alley, north of Seattle, WA. Our goal was to replace the existing elementary school with a new school that connects with the community’s agricultural roots through an exploration and expression of their [...]

Faculty of Education, University of Arnhem and Nijmegen in Netherlands

Faculty of Education, University of Arnhem and Nijmegen that located in Netherlands, was designed by LIAG, LIAG have released designs for the new Faculty of Education building at the University of Arnhem and Nijmegen in Nijmegen following a successful European tender. Keeping in line with the ‘sustainability ambitions’ of the university, the new build will [...]

Tags: Architecture, Arnhem, Atrium, education building, energy, energy present, Faculty of Education, Geography, Geography of Europe, Geography of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Nijmegen, Rooms, University of Arnhem, University of Arnhem and Nijmegen