Pro Display Self Adhesive Switchable Film in United Kingdom

Designed by Pro Display, Pro Display Self Adhesive Switchable Film is located in United Kingdom. The self adhesive version comes complete with an electrostatic cling adhesive meaning the film can be simply retro-fitted to new or existing glass without any specialist training. When an electrical current is applied the film can be switched from clear [...]

Tags: Andrews Church, Architect, church services, display technology, Projection screen, Smart glass, United Kingdom

L’ecole Building School thrown chic shadows across interior space in Puebla, Mexico

Designed by Novhus, L’ecole Building School thrown chic shadows across interior space is located in Puebla, Mexico. The most important points referred to this stage of the project were: Usage or a combination of reduced material; Regional materials; Low-cost materials; Techniques and basic construction procedures, without complexities; Mixed structure (rigid frame-based beams and columns and [...]

Tags: Building biology, Building School, Duct, Environment, Fluid dynamics, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, L’ecole Building School, Mexico, Puebla, Ventilation

Wales Institute for Sustainable Education in Machynlleth, Wales, United Kingdom

Wales Institute for Sustainable Education that located in Machynlleth, Wales, United Kingdom, was designed by Pat Borer and David Lea. The WISE building is constructed of materials with low embodied energy: glulam timber frame, hemcrete walls, rammed earth, lime renders, slate, cork, home-grown timber flooring and finishes of natural paints and stains. It is well [...]

Tags: Architectural theory, Architecture, CAT, Centre for Alternative Technology, David Lea, Education, Glued laminated timber, heat recovery systems, Human Interest, low embodied energy, Low-energy building, Machynlleth, Pat Borer, Rammed earth, Sustainable Architecture, sustainable building, sustainable design, Sustainable development, United Kingdom, Wales, Wales Institute, Wales Institute for Sustainable Education, WISE building

Asynsis Architecture + Design, horizontal observation wheel in Hong Kong, China

Designed by Nigel Anthony Reading with Aedas and Arup, Asynsis Architecture + Design, horizontal observation wheel is located in Hong Kong, China. It is intended as an icon of sustainability because of its use of renewable wind, tidal and solar energy, and to be carbon neutral by virtue of carbon-offsetting the construction footprint through tree [...]

Tags: Action on climate change, Aedas, Arup, Carbon neutrality, Carbon offset, China, Climate change, Climatology, Eiffel Tower, Environment, Hong Kong, London, Natural Disaster, Nigel Anthony Reading, Paris, tidal and solar energy

Australian Tropical Forest Institute in North Queensland, Australia

Located in North Queensland, Australia, Australian Tropical Forest Institute was designed by Woodhead. The tropical forest joint venture is recognised as an international centre for tropical landscape research and promotes commercial and sustainable development of the biodiversity contained in tropical forests. The building occupies a very prominent site on the campus and the architects have [...]

Tags: Australia, Australian Tropical Forest Institute, Biodiversity, Environment, Environmental science, North Queensland, prominent site