Loblolly house in Maryland, United States

Designed by Kieran Timberlake Architects, Loblolly house is located in Maryland, United States. This project proposes a new, more efficient method of building through the use of building information modeling (BIM) and integrated component assemblies. The thousands of parts that make up a house were collapsed into a small number of offsite fabricated cartridges and blocks and simply attached to an industrial... 

Tags: Building engineering, Building Information Modeling, Building insulation, Construction, Door, electric and mechanical systems, Energy conservation, Engineering, Environment, Heat transfer, Insulators, Kieran Timberlake Architects, Maryland, Mechanical engineering, radiation, Thermal insulation, United States

Boomerang house in Tilaran, Costa Rica

Designed by Jean Paul Cazedessus, Boomerang house is located in Tilaran, Costa Rica. This green home, combining a copper standing seam roof with a living grass roof and walls, is built to a structural resistance of 8.0 on the Richter scale – one of many unique architectural features in the custom designed home. Cazedessus’ design incorporates this durability with a blend of rustic modernism.... 

Tags: Architecture, Construction, Costa Rica, Door, Engineering, Environmental engineering, Green roof, Jean Paul Cazedessus, Landscape, Roofs, Shower, sustainable building, Thomas Jefferson, Tilaran, Windows

Irving Smith Jack Architects Ltd in Nelson, New Zealand

The Irving Smith Jack Architects Ltd designed by Irving Smith Jack Architects Ltd is located in Irving Smith Jack Architects Ltd.  The Nelson region includes a substantial resource of plantation timber and a timber laminating plant which produces engineered timber with enhanced structural properties. Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) is a sustainable resource that allows for prefabrication, transportation... 

Tags: Architecture, Composite materials, Construction, Engineered wood, Engineering, Environment, Irving Smith Jack Architects Ltd, Laminated veneer lumber, Lumber, Structural system, Timber framing, Timber roof trusses, transportation, Truss, Wood

Lilyfield Housing Redevelopment in Sydney, Australia

Designed by HBO+EMTB, Lilyfield Housing Redevelopment  is located in Sydney, Australia. This new residential project in Sydney’s inner west, has set a new standard for public housing developments in Australia. It demonstrates that highly sustainable public housing outcomes are both realistic and achievable in terms of function, project demographics and housing affordability. The project comprises... 

Tags: Alternative energy, Australia, Construction, electricity, energy, Energy conversion, Engineering, Environment, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Passive solar, Photovoltaics, Solar cell, solar energy, solar hot water systems, Solar Umbrella house, Solar water heating, Sydney

Satellite Architects, Four diverse projects represent the work in London, United Kingdom

The Satellite Architects, Four diverse projects represent the work designed by satellite architects is located in London, United Kingdom.  The Cross is a serviced office building in a derelict area of London looking for an injection of energy and landmark buildings to animate the streetscape and contribute to improving the neighbourhood. The twisting, tilting reflective geometry activates the street... 

Tags: Architecture, Building biology, Construction, energy, Engineering, Fluid dynamics, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, London, Materiality, Passive solar building design, Physics, satellite architects, sustainable building, United Kingdom, Ventilation