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Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban ‘blandscapes’
Ecomimicry: the nature-inspired approach to design that could be the antidote to urban ‘blandscapes’ Published: June 29, 2021 2.42pm BST Authors Stuart Connop Senior Research Fellow, University of East London Caroline Nash Research Fellow in Biodiversity Conservation, University of East London With skyscrapers climbing ever higher and unoccupied city areas increasingly scarce, demands on urban space are increasing. Making the most out of this space requires a careful balancing act between short-term human needs and long-term planetary benefits. All too often, attempting this balancing act ends up in “blandscaping”. Blandscaping is the practice of creating virtually uniform green spaces that are...
Wooden housing boom needed to boost climate goals, says new study – but is it possible?
Wooden housing boom needed to boost climate goals, says new study – but is it possible? Author Ljubomir Jankovic Professor of Advanced Building Design, University of Hertfordshire Housing 90% of people moving to cities in mid-rise buildings made from engineered wood could save the construction industry 106 billion tonnes of CO₂ by 2100, according to a new study. This, the researchers argued, would rein in the industry’s total emissions, which threaten to consume between 35% and 60% of the remaining carbon budget for halting global heating at 2°C with the continued use of cement and steel. I did not contribute to...
CCTech’s HVAC-Twin is Powered by iTwin
CCTech’s HVAC-Twin is Powered by iTwin The HVAC-Twin cloud-based platform transforms the HVAC design process Pune, India – 2022 – CCTech is pleased to announce the addition of HVAC-Twin to Bentley Systems’ powered by iTwin program. HVAC-Twin enables quick turnaround between HVAC design iterations—leading to energy and cost-efficient HVAC designs. Designers and engineers can add sensor data, make connections, and start visualizing data such as temperature, occupancy, and CO2 levels—to diagnose and improve the performance of HVAC systems. HVAC-Twin is a web-based, physics-informed 3D digital twin that is built for easy accessibility and enhanced collaboration, providing quick turnaround between...
Saudi Arabia unveils plans for octagonal floating port city in Neom
Saudi Arabia unveils plans for octagonal floating port city in Neom Saudi Arabia has revealed plans to build the Oxagon port and logistics hub, which would be the "world's largest floating structure", as part of the Neom development. Set to be one of 10 regions within the Neom development in the northeast of Saudi Arabia, Oxagon will become a port city on the Red Sea, designed to take advantage of shipping travelling through the Suez Canal. Oxagon will be an octagonal floating port city The city will act as a port and logistics hub for the wider Neom project – a renewable energy-powered...
The Vortices - Shenzhen Opera House by LUKSTUDIO
The Vortices - Shenzhen Opera House by LUKSTUDIO Project name: The Vortices - Shenzhen Opera House Architecture firm: LUKSTUDIO Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China Tools used: Autodesk Revit, SketchUp, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D Principal architect: Christina Luk Design team: Munyee Ng, Edoardo Nieri, Andrei Smolik, Dong Wu, Weifeng Yu, Yicheng Zhang Collaborators: Visualization: Infinite Vision Technology Co. Ltd Built area: Site area: 17.5 hectares Design year: 2020 Completion year: Budget: Client: Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality Status: Concept - Design Typology: Cultural › Opera House A cultural destination Shenzhen, a city that was a fishing village...