Jåttå Vocational School in Stavanger, Norway

Designed by Henning Larsen Architects, Jåttå Vocational School is located in Stavanger, Norway . The new institution features a vibrant double-height central street flanked by individual urban quarters, each with distinct teaching environments and lecture facilities. The heart of the school – the central street comprising main hall, café, and resource centre – forms an [...]

Tags: Education, energy expenses, Environment, Europe, Geography of Europe, Geography of Norway, Henning Larsen Architects, Jåttå Vocational School, Norway, Stavanger

CO2-Saver Sustainable house in Lake Laka, Pszczyna, Poland

Located in Lake Laka, Pszczyna, Poland, CO2-Saver Sustainable house  was designed by P. Kuczia. The built form is designed to optimise the absorbance of solar energy. Approximately 80% of the building envelope facing south. The single storey living space on the ground floor is externally clad with untreated larch boarding. Solar energy is gained there [...]

Tags: Alternative energy, energy, Energy conversion, Environment, fibre cement panels, passive and active solar energy concepts, Photovoltaics, Poland, Pszczyna, solar energy, Solar thermal, Thermal insulation

Springfield Tower in Springfield, Australia

Located in Springfield, Australia, Springfield Tower  was designed by Haysom Architects Pty Ltd. The prime requirement of the Springfield Tower was that it be a sustainable signature building that would encourage urban growth for future stages of the CBD. In other words, it had to set an example. A ten-storey, 10,087 sq m building is [...]

Tags: Australia, car park, Christian County Missouri, energy requirements, Geography of Missouri, Geography of the United States, Green Star, Greene County Missouri, Haysom Architects Pty Ltd, Massachusetts, passive and interactive systems, Shading, Springfield, Springfield Illinois, Springfield Massachusetts, Springfield Missouri, Springfield Missouri metropolitan area, Springfield Tower, Springfield Union Station

PSBB LLA School Bangalore in India

PSBB LLA School  Bangalore designed by klimArt Pvt Ltd is located in India. With the Bangalore climate in mind, Indian architects klimArt Pvt. Ltd. designed the new PSBB LLA School to keep the solar path, wind directions and slope of the ground in mind. The architects also incorporated Indian values in the design – global [...]

Tags: active energy, Bangalore, Central Board of Secondary Education, Education, energy, energy efficient spaces, energy grid, India, interactive media, klimArt Pvt Ltd, Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, PSBB LLA School, remote server

IJburg house in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Designed by Marc Koehler Architects, IJburg house is located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The house is located on a very small plot in IJburg, a recently developed suburb of the city of Amsterdam, which triggered the idea of making a vertical garden; nature and culture merge in one structure. The house is designed as a monolithic [...]

Tags: Amsterdam, City, Environment, Freemasonry, Geography of the Netherlands, IJburg, Marc Koehler, Marc Koehler Architects, Netherlands, passive and active solar energy, Sculpture