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 The Green House of the FutureWhat will the energy-efficient house of the future look like?It could have gardens on its walls or a pond stocked with fish for dinner. It might mimic a tree, turning sunlight into energy and carbon dioxide into oxygen. Or perhaps it will be more like a lizard, changing its color to suit the weather and healing itself when it gets damaged. Those are just a handful of the possibilities that emerged from an exercise in futurism. The Wall Street Journal asked four architects to design an energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable house without regard to cost, technology, aesthetics or the way we are used to living. more online.... (242) added by Levent OZLER |
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 Dynamic Designs Challenge: Creating Innovative Buildings in Earthquake ZonesThe Dynamic Designs Challenge will invite teams of students around the world to take part in a unique competition to design a building for an earthquake zone.Two leading earthquake engineers at the University of Bristol, Drs Wendy Daniell and Adam Crewe, in partnership with Education UK and the British Council have developed the competition. The Dynamic Designs Challenge will set an engineering experience where students propose a design for an earthquake resistant building in an area where earthquakes are common. The Dynamic Design Challenge is one of a number of marketing campaigns that have been developed in support of the Prime Minister's Initiative for International Education, a five-year strategy to support the UK in the international education market. The competition will require participants to demonstrate many of the core attributes and skills required by employers and universities including teamwork, creative thinking, communication and the ability to solve complex challenges. The students will also apply skills in and knowledge of science and engineering, art and architecture, project management, finance and socio-economics. more Dynamic Designs Challenge: Creating Innovative Buildings in Earthquake Zones added by Levent OZLER |
 CABE Strengthens Support for Public Sector ClientsCABE has expanded its enabling and CABE Space enabling panels to better support public building, housing and regeneration programmes.The buildings, urban design and homes panel has grown from 162 to 191 enablers, and the CABE Space panel has increased from 110 to 120. The new enablers have been recruited for their experience of architecture; urban design; placemaking; sustainability and sustainable design; schools and healthcare design; procurement and planning; and landscape design and management. CABE enablers provide advice to public sector clients and help them commission better-designed buildings and public spaces through targeted one to one support. They make a difference as "friendly critics" to both the client and the design team. more www.cab... (67) design directory CABE > Architecture Organizations added by Levent OZLER |
 LEED 2009 to Include LEED Credits for Regional Environmental PrioritiesThe U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released the LEED regional credits as part of LEED 2009, the new version of the LEED Green Building Rating System.These LEED credits encourage that specific regional environmental priorities be addressed when it comes to the design, construction and operations of buildings in different geographic locations. "Because environmental priorities differ among various regions of the country-the challenges in the Southeast differ from those in the Northwest, for example-regionally specific credits give LEED a way to directly respond to diverse, regionally grounded issues," said Brendan Owens, Vice President of Technical Development, USGBC. "The inclusion of these regional LEED credits is the Council's first step toward addressing regional environmental issues." With the help of USGBC's regional councils, chapters and affiliates, credits addressing six specific environmental issues within a region were identified from among the existing LEED credits. In LEED 2009, LEED projects will be able to earn "bonus points" for implementing green building strategies that address the important environmental issues facing their region. A project can be awarded afour extra points, one point each for achieving up to four of the six priority credits. more wwww.us... (85) design directory U.S. Green Building Council > Sustainable Design Organizations added by Levent OZLER |
 The Roman Baths win RIBA Construction for Seduction PollAs part of its 175th Anniversary celebrations the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) launched a light-hearted poll to find the nation's favourite "construction for seduction."Fourteen buildings from across the UK were selected for their emotive power and dating potential. After two months of voting The Roman Baths, Bath is officially the winning building with a huge 41% of people choosing it as the place they would most like to take somebody to on a date. more www.arc... (57) design directory RIBA > Architecture Organizations added by Levent OZLER |
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