Sauder School of Business at University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada

Designed by Acton Ostry Architects, Sauder School of Business at University of British Columbia, is located in Vancouver, Canada. The $80m renewal and expansion of the Sauder School of Business includes the insertion of a five level addition and sky-lit atrium on the west side of the existing classroom block. The atrium links the addition [...]

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111 Eagle Street in Brisbane, Australia

111 Eagle Street  that located in Brisbane, Australia, was designed by Cox Rayner Architects. The ‘organic-vertical’ structure of the tower was devised as a method of transferring its weight to the edge of the site due to the existence of loading dock and carpark entrance to the wider precinct directly under the site. This strategy [...]

Tags: Australia, Brisbane, Canopy, Chilled beam, Cogeneration, energy, Engineering, Environment, gas-fired cogeneration, Green Star, Hip roof, Precinct, Roofs, Structural engineering, Terrace

Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies in Ningbo, China

Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies that located in Ningbo, China, was designed by Mario Cucinella Architects. The main function Cucinella’s newly opened building is to provide a specialist research laboratory for staff and postgraduate students within the new Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies. The tower incorporates a research studio / teaching room and resource room, [...]

Tags: Building engineering, Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies, chilled water systems, China, computing, construction technologies, Efficient energy use, energy, Energy conservation, Energy economics, energy efficiency, Energy policy, Environment, low embodied energy, Low-energy building, Mario Cucinella Architects, Ningbo, Photovoltaics, Renewable energy, renewable energy sources, specialist research laboratory, Sustainability, Sustainable energy, Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd

72 Sentosa Cove in Sentosa, Singapore

Located in Sentosa, Singapore , 72 Sentosa Cove was designed by ONG&ONG Pte Ltd. The design of the house was figured as a building that adapts to the climatological conditions of the surroundings as well as to the specific natural resources available in the area (sun, light, wind, rain, topography) with the purpose of reducing [...]

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Larchmont Residence Addition by McCrum Architects, United States

The Larchmont Residence Addition was designed by McCrum Architects is located in New York, United States. The project is located in Larchmont, a small suburban town just north of New York. The existing house (originally a barn) was transferred to the property in 1900 and transformed into a single family residence. The common living space [...]

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