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 [...]

Tags: Building Canadian Green Building Award, Business schools in Canada, energy efficiency building, Sauder School of Business, Sustainable Architecture, University of British Columbia

Hua’An County City Masterplan in China

Located in China, Hua’An County City Masterplan was designed by BDP. The six month project will involve developing a sustainable city masterplan in a sensitive setting for a population of 160,000 people that also maximises the tourist potential of the city. The underutilised Jiulong river loops around the site creating great potential for water based [...]

Tags: China, Jiulong, Jiulong River, Urban studies and planning, Urbanism

Savill Building, Windsor Great Park in United Kingdom

Savill Building, Windsor Great Park that located in United Kingdom, was designed by Glenn Howells Architects. The main feature of the building is its larch gridshell roof, which is clad with green oak. Both the larch and the oak are from The Crown Estate’s own sustainable sources from within the Windsor Estate. It was designed [...]

Tags: Buro Happold, Counties of England, Engineering, Geography of England, Glenn Howells, Gridshell, Happold, Inwood Developments, Lewes, Savill Building, Structural engineering, Structural system, Sussex, The Green Oak Carpentry Company, United Kingdom, Weald, Windsor Great Park

Hua’An County City Masterplan in China

Located in China, Hua’An County City Masterplan was designed by BDP. The six month project will involve developing a sustainable city masterplan in a sensitive setting for a population of 160,000 people that also maximises the tourist potential of the city. The underutilised Jiulong river loops around the site creating great potential for water based [...]

Tags: China, Jiulong, Jiulong River, Urban studies and planning, Urbanism

High quality, cost-effective wood that is environmentally-friendly and sustainable in United Kingdom

Designed by Kebony, High quality, cost-effective wood that is environmentally-friendly and sustainable is located in United Kingdom. Kebony uses a patented ‘Kebonization’ process that makes sustainable wood more durable, harder and dimensionally stable using liquids from bio waste; produced without harmful substances, such as toxic metal usually contained in preservative treated wood, Kebony is designed [...]

Tags: Construction, Engineering, Environment, Sawdust, Structural engineering, Technology, toxic metal, United Kingdom, Wood, Wood preservation, Woodworking