Gillette Corner in West London, United Kingdom

Gillette Corner that located in West London, United Kingdom, was designed by HOK International. The hotel and business complex is expected to bring the equivalent of over 2,200 full-time jobs to the area and the project will also deliver substantial improvements to local public transport. The building’s restoration and development has also been designed to [...]

Tags: Biomass, Building engineering, Construction, energy, Energy conservation, Environment, HOK International Ltd., London, low energy lighting, Low-energy building, Renewable energy, Sustainability, sustainable building, THE GILLETTE COMPANY, United Kingdom

VietinBank Business Centre in Vietnam

VietinBank Business Centr, was designed by  Foster + Partners’ first project that located in Vietnam. Bringing together the Bank’s headquarters, conference, hotel and leisure facilities, the landmark towers are strategically located between central Hanoi and the airport, demonstrating the emergence of Vietnam as an international financial centre. The 300,000 sq m mixed-use development comprises two [...]

Tags: Bank's headquarters, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BANK, Desiccant, energy, Geography of Vietnam, Hanoi, low energy, Vietnam

All-Weather House in Mullingar

Located in Mullingar, All-Weather House was designed by ROEWUarchitecture, based in London, have recently completed a single-family home for a retired couple in Mullingar, Ireland. The climate conditions, ho wind rains and sunlight affect the building, influenced the design philosophy. Instead of treating the building as just a shelter against the elements, the weather conditions [...]

Tags: Atmospheric sciences, Climate forcing, Cloud, Construction, Engineering, Environment, Heat transfer, Insulators, London, low energy, low-embodied energy material, low-energy solution, Mechanical engineering, Mullingar, Passive solar building design, Republic of Ireland, ROEWUarchitecture, sustainable building, Thermal insulation, Weather

Great River Energy headquarters in Minneapolis, United States

Located in Minneapolis, United States, Great River Energy headquarters was designed by Perkins + Will. Work has completed on Great River Energy’s new corporate headquarters in Maple Grove, Minneapolis. The four-storey, 166,000 sq ft building, designed by architects Perkins + Will is located on a 12.5 acre site in Maple Grove’s Arbor Lakes development. The [...]

Tags: acre site, Arbor Lake, Arbor Lakes, Business/Finance, Climate change, Efficient energy use, electricity, energy, Energy conservation, Energy development, energy efficiency technology, Energy policy, Environment, Great River Energy, Great River Energy headquarters, less energy, low energy, Minneapolis, United States, wind energy, Wind power, Zero-energy building

Bodner House in Innsbruck, Austria

The Bodner House Designed by Architect Daniel Fügenschuh located in Innsbruck, Austria is adjacent to the Botanical Garden of Innsbruck, Austria on a south-facing plateau overlooking the city of Innsbruck. Large glazing elements are cut out of the otherwise monolithically designed solitaire in the least obtrusive manner. The minimalist facades show singularly positioned windows placed [...]

Tags: Architect, Austria, Botanical Garden of Innsbruck, Daniel Fügenschuh, Innsbruck, low-energy-standard