Opportunity Okehampton Project in Exeter Road, Devon, United Kingdom

Designed by Archial Group plc, Opportunity Okehampton Project is located in Exeter Road, Devon, United Kingdom. Features in the business park include night-time cooling through controlled ventilation, a roof platform for photovoltaic cells, a purpose-designed clear storey at roof level to exhaust room air during the day which capitalises on the direction of the prevailing wind, a wind turbine, a wood... 

Tags: Archial Group Plc, Atmospheric sciences, Building biology, Devon, Fluid dynamics, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Meteorology, Okehampton, Rainwater harvesting, Sustainability, United Kingdom, Ventilation, Wind

Sonnenhof, Construction Begins on Mixed use Development in Jena, Germany

Located in Jena, Germany , Sonnenhof, Construction Begins on Mixed use Development was designed by J, MAYER H,Architects. Spanning approximately half of the lot, the complex is split into four separate building units, leaving a large area of open space for public use during the day. The buildings are situated at the edges of the plot, framing a small urban courtyard typical of many medieval city structures. A... 

Tags: Architecture, Building biology, Building engineering, Construction, Engineering, Fluid dynamics, Framing, Germany, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Hospitality/Recreation, Jena, Ventilation

House Milner Shmukler in Sydney, Australia

House Milner Shmukler that located in Sydney, Australia , was designed by Tribe Studio. Built for a Sydney family, the house is on a deep, narrow, north-facing site on an unattractive beach-side suburban street. The clients have two kids, a large extended family and live very casually, entertaining outdoors all year round. Built to a tight budget, House Shmukler is honest in its material palette and... 

Tags: Architecture, Australia, Construction, Drywall, Engineering, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Passive fire protection, sheet metal, steel portal frame, Sydney, Tribe Studio, Ventilation, Void

Bahia House in Salvador, Brazil

Bahia House that located in Salvador, Brazil, was designed by Studio MK27. These Bahian houses have roofs of clay – a banal material made in a rustic manner – and wooden ceilings. The openings have large panels of wooden Mashrabiyas brought to Brazil by the Portuguese colonial architecture since the first centuries of its occupation of the American territories, and its origin is of an Arabian... 

Tags: Bahia, Brasília, Brazil, City, Door, Government, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Political geography, Salvador, Studio MK27, Ventilation

Deptford Green School in London, United Kingdom

Designed by Watkins Gray International, Deptford Green School Located in New Cross, South East London, the £27m new build project, which is part of Lewisham‘s BSF programme, will create a 11,600 sq m school able to accommodate 1300 pupils, including accommodation for 25 children with dyslexia. The design features include larger than standard classrooms offering flexible teaching formats, the organisation... 

Tags: Boiler, Building engineering, Building insulation, Education, Energy conservation, energy efficient systems, energy recovery systems, Engineering, Environment, GBP, Heat transfer, Heating, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Insulators, London, Mechanical engineering, Thermal insulation, Watkins Gray International