Wales Institute for Sustainable Education in Machynlleth, Wales, United Kingdom

Wales Institute for Sustainable Education that located in Machynlleth, Wales, United Kingdom, was designed by Pat Borer and David Lea. The WISE building is constructed of materials with low embodied energy: glulam timber frame, hemcrete walls, rammed earth, lime renders, slate, cork, home-grown timber flooring and finishes of natural paints and stains. It is well insulated and airtight with heat recovery... 

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Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies in Ningbo, China

Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies that located in Ningbo, China, was designed by Mario Cucinella Architects. The main function Cucinella’s newly opened building is to provide a specialist research laboratory for staff and postgraduate students within the new Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies. The tower incorporates a research studio / teaching room and resource room, as well... 

Tags: Building engineering, Centre for Sustainable Energy Technologies, chilled water systems, China, computing, construction technologies, Efficient energy use, energy, Energy conservation, Energy economics, energy efficiency, Energy policy, Environment, low embodied energy, Low-energy building, Mario Cucinella Architects, Ningbo, Photovoltaics, Renewable energy, renewable energy sources, specialist research laboratory, Sustainability, Sustainable energy, Sustainable Energy Technologies Ltd