Sydney Airport Terminal One in Sydney, Australia

Sydney Airport Terminal 1 that located in Sydney, Australia, was designed by Woodhead.  is designed as public architecture celebrating Sydney, Australia and providing an invigorating environment enhancing the energy of travel. A central aspect of this idea was the application of a traditional piazza model as the main spatial device within ‘The Forum’ (Departures Lounge). [...]

Tags: Airport, Australia, Departures Lounge, energy, Environment, Geography of Australia, main spatial device, New South Wales, States and territories of Australia, Sydney, Sydney Airport Terminal, transport processing

Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

Thomas M. Cooley Law School designed by SHW Group, located  in Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States has achieved another milestone – not only is it the nation’s largest law school, but it is now the first ‘green’ law school in the state with the completion of its newest campus, located on a wooded 67-acre site [...]

Tags: Auburn Hills, Berkley Inc, Building engineering, Construction, digital-sound recording systems, Earthquake engineering, energy consumption, Energy in the United States, Environment, Environmental design, HVAC, internet cafe, Jim Chatas, Law Library, Law School, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Lighting, Low-energy building, M. Cooley Law School, mechanical systems, Michigan, project manager, SHW Group, sustainable building, Thomas M. Cooley, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, United States, video conferencing, wireless Internet access

HOK London office in London, United Kingdom

Designed by HOK, located in London, United Kingdom, HOK London office has achieved LEED Commercial Interiors (LEED-CI) Gold certification for its newly designed office at the Qube, in Central London – a UK industry first. Established by the U.S. Green Building Council, the LEED Green Building Rating System is a voluntary international standard for developing [...]

Tags: Building engineering, Construction, energy, energy efficiency, Energy in the United States, energy usage requirements, Environment, Environmentalism, Forest Stewardship Council, Green building, Green library, HOK, London, sustainable building, transportation distance, U.S. Green Building Council, United Kingdom, United States Green Building Council

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

Mona Vale House in Mona Vale, Australia

The Mona Vale House designed by Choi Ropiha is located in Mona Vale, Australia. The project is sited on a headland and has expansive views over Mona Vale Beach to the south. This south facing aspect and the narrow site proportions combine to limit the passive design potential and accordingly establish the key design challenge [...]

Tags: Australia, electricity, embodied energy, Engineering, Environment, Heat transfer, Heating, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Mass, Mechanical engineering, Mona Vale, Mona Vale Beach, Physics, Rainwater tank, sustainable building, Thermal mass, Thermodynamics