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Energy Efficiency and Budget for Building New
By: Andree Iffrig
A good building pro forma factors in short and long term energy considerations, ensuring that upgrading to higher efficiencies can be efficiently implemented in future. more...
Colonial American Weathervanes and Wind Vanes
By: Marie Brannon
American colonists needed practical devices to use in their seafaring ventures as well as their rural farming businesses. Weathervanes were crafted to fill that need. more...
Crticism of Sustainably Designed Buildings
By: Andree Iffrig
Not all things "green" are necessarily benign. Building Science Corporation poses serious questions about sustainable design practises. more...
Old and New Building Methods Side by Side
A devastating fire took these two historic buildings, and a mixture of traditional and modern building methods brought them back. more...
Montreal Milk Bottle Project Preserves Past
By: Michael Carroll
One often witnesses a confrontational relationship between those who want to preserve a city's history and identity, and those who push for change and economic progress. more...
When is the Grand Opening For iluma Mall?
Customer flow is increasing, however, more advertising and completion of the pedestrian bridge will raise shopper awareness. more...
School Shoots for LEED Gold Certification
By: Andree Iffrig
The design of a middle school in a Rocky Mountain resort town demonstrates the synergies that occur when a client pursues LEED™ certification. more...
One Language for Sustainable Design of Buildings
By: Andree Iffrig
The LEED certification system for buildings unites architects, engineers and other design and construction professionals in pursuit of sustainable objectives. more...
New Orleans Architecture after Katrina
By: Andree Iffrig
Referencing local building traditions and employing innovative mechanical systems, the Lavin-Bernick Center at Tulane University is a model for building in a hot climate. more...
Certification of Energy Efficiency in Buildings
By: Andree Iffrig
First generation strategies for rating energy efficiency in buildings are being superseded by the LEED® Canada Initiative, the next stage in green building measurement. more...
Villa Savoye in Poissy France by Le Corbusier
By: Erin Brasell
The Villa Savoye is considered one of Le Corbusier's most important works and stands as an icon of early modern architecture. more...
Modernism in Bauhaus Architecture
By: Jennifer Gittins
Bauhaus architecture is a mixture of cubism and modernism from the early 20th century that united architects all across the globe. more...
Hollyhock House Designed for Aline Barnsdall
By: Erin Brasell
Frank Lloyd Wright's house design for Aline Barnsdall represents the architect's first attempt to create a regional style for the temperate Southern California. more...
Environmental Pro Forma for Green Architecture
By: Andree Iffrig
In sustainable architecture, the building pro forma accounts for embodied energy as well as the material costs of land acquisition, design and construction. more...
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