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Oct 1, 20100

exhibition:Integrate:Innovate

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HeliOptix; developed by CASE / Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Opening Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 7:30 – 9pm

Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, New York City, 10012

Integrate : Innovate – building better together will be devoted to the field of construction. With the primary objective of educating the public about how buildings are assembled, the exhibition will also present profiles of innovative leaders in the building industry. Including contemporary case studies and historical material, the exhibition will chronicle how the U.S building industry has evolved and developed integrated, collaborative construction methodologies. From the physicality of curtain wall testing to the virtual space of BIM (Building Information Modeling), advances in the tools and techniques of construction will demonstrate how we are building smarter, greener and in more efficient and economical ways. read more

Jul 20, 20100

core.balance: Woods Bagot Zero e

Zero-E Adds Eco-Bling to Architectural Modeling
BY Cliff KuangThu -via: Fast Company

Woods Bagot and Buro Happold have invented a design program that helps architects and engineers create zero-emissions buildings. These days, progressive architects and engineers wax philosophical about bio-mass digesters, photovoltaics, and water recycling systems. But what is their effect, really? Will they truly make a difference? Woods Bagot, an Australia-based architecture mega-firm, and Buro Happold, a British giant in architectural engineering, have teamed up to produce Zero-E, a system for modeling building performance that might help architects understand the precise effects of all the eco-bling that they add to their buildings. While systems like this already exist for building systems such as LEED, Woods Bagot claims that this is the first time anyone has developed something that integrates such advanced technologies–and tests them against the supremely rigorous standard of zero emissions.

Jun 29, 20100

core.balance: Inflat by Woods Bagot

Inflatable Buildings That Could Earn $10 Million a Year

Using clever, super-green construction methods, Woods Bagot proposes a building system that would make use of the stalled sites littering New York. In New York, the most glaring signs of the Great Recession are the stalled construction sites littering the city–boarded up, dusty, and desolate eyesores.

Jun 28, 20100

core.balance: ANDREA Clean Tech

For those of you who live in a space with no access to windows…you maybe interested in the ANDREA designed by Mathieu Lehanneur and David Edwards. ANDREA is a natural purifier that uses plants to bring fresh air into the space. Not a bad start, but would be interested to see a module version of this within the space to produce a featured wall. Enjoy>>

Jun 21, 20100

core.balance: Baubotanical Growth

A group of students from the University of Stuttgart have developed a method of using steel tubes and the growth of White Willow Trees to design a free standing 9 meter tall structure. The students were studying the elasticity of the trees along with its ability to be integrated into a synthetic framework to give directions and secondary support. This could be the beginnings of the idea growth of architecture..ie..the likes of John Johansen.

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