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“We’re using a lot of natural wood in this building,” Dustin Sievers said. “One of our resiliency and sustainability efforts was to use mass plywood panels for columns and beams. Peavy Hall was built with #crosslaminatedtimber, which we have in this building, but #massplypanel is the next step forward. It’s going to be the first #masstimber laboratory in North American that meets rigorous vibration criteria, which will lower the vibration transmitted through the wood structure to enable researchers to do their work on the second and third floors.” Read More Here: https://lnkd.in/gUwmDS2z Oregon State University Arnie Didier Theresa Hogue

As well as providing Parisians with housing, LAN Architecture’s 16-storey tower has also served as an experimental research project for the development of timber as a building material, with each of its elements requiring laboratory testing from scratch Is timber a functional proposition for housing in Europe’s densest city? This question was posed in a competition held by the City of Paris seven years ago, hoping for an intelligent solution, and a potential template for future projects. With their proposal for a 16-storey tower on the banks of the Seine, competition winners LAN Architecture (a 20-year-old practice with significant experience in social and student housing) and REI Habitat (a youngish developer with a commitment to French timber and reforestation) undertook to achieve the necessary density while also meeting strict Association Pour le Développement du Bâtiment Bas Carbone (BBCA) standards (with ensuant financial benefits). In parallel, the project was required to rehabilitate its surroundings at the edge of Paris Rive Gauche in the 13th arrondissement, gradually revitalised by the arrival of the Bibliothèque National in 1996; the transfer of the Université Paris Cité campus a decade later; and, more recently, by Snøhetta’s headquarters for Le Monde. All have brought culture, energy and an abundance of international eateries, creating a determinedly post-industrial neighbourhood. https://lnkd.in/g7Nxd59s

Landmark building at University Of Southampton science park designed by Scott Brownrigg gets green light Plans for a new multi-tenancy research and development building at the entrance to The University of Southampton Science Park have been approved by Test Valley Borough Council. Designed by Scott Brownrigg for Southampton Science Park, the scheme creates 3,400 sqm of much needed new laboratory space, supporting the Park’s commitment to fuel innovation and elevate the presence of British science and technology on the world stage. The three-storey building creates a sense of motion as its curved form embraces and activates a sweeping bend at the main entrance to the site, representing a seamless flow of ideas and collaboration, and acts as a gateway for future developments across the Science Park. A sloping green sedum roof also seamlessly integrates the design into the Park’s natural setting and enhances biodiversity onsite. The curved building features a sleek glazed facade providing exceptional levels of natural light and views out over the park setting. The façade’s design emphasises the building’s dynamic form, using vertical aluminium fins and metal panels to create rhythm across the elevation and manage solar gain. Plans for new multi-tenancy research and development building at The University of Southampton Science Park Credit: Scott Brownrigg The scheme has been designed to meet the objectives of national and local planning policies, including providing space for businesses to grow and innovate. https://lnkd.in/eFqWJkb9

Plans for a new multi-tenancy research and development building at the entrance to The University of Southampton Science Park in the UK have been approved by Test Valley Borough Council. Designed by Tenderstream member Scott Brownrigg, the scheme creates 3,400 sq m of laboratory space, supporting the Park’s commitment to fuel innovation and elevate the presence of British science and technology on the world stage. 

LOW CARBON STRUCTURES PROJECT Researchers from Swansea University will be working with teams from Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd, the University of Exeter and the University of Bath on the £1.2m UK Research and Innovation funded LOCAST (Low-Carbon Structures) project which will look at innovative ways to clean up high-rise buildings. Tall buildings use urban space efficiently, and thousands are going up all over the world right now. But constructing them has a high carbon cost compared to the same floor space spread across a number of shorter buildings. Building a tower block might create the same emissions as driving a petrol car for a billion kilometres, even before anybody moves into it. Ian Walker Aleksandar Pavić Jennifer Davies Antony Darby #Research #LOCAST #LowCarbonStructures #LowCarbon #HighRise #Construction #Building #GreenEconomyWales Find out more on the project here ⬇ https://lnkd.in/eTQ_Dtg2

TCPA Study Tour: Cornwall 2024 - Day 1 Following Buildeco's win in 2017 for the Sunday Times ‘British Homes Award’ for its conceptual Multi-Generation Flexivillages built along former railway lines to deliver homes for 1 million residents within the OX-Cam Arc, comprising forty new garden villages of around 25,000 people each, I was intrigued to see how others have implemented sustainable large-scale eco-developments in Cornwall. The first scheme the TCPA group visited in St. Austell was delivered by ECOBOS for a Garden Village at West Carclaze. Phase 1 includes 163 high-quality homes, with a total of 1,875 homes planned to be built to high sustainability standards on this former 240-hectare clay mining site. The long-term vision for the development includes providing a range of local shops, a primary school and nursery, health facilities, community buildings, a care home, self-build plots, a market square, and various recreational facilities. In total, 2,000 jobs will be created. The second scheme, Nansledan, is located on the eastern edge of Newquay. Developed by the Duchy of Cornwall and master planned by New Classical architect Leon Krier CVO, a critic of architectural modernism, Nansledan is a sustainable new community. Krier taught for twenty years at the AA, where I was a student when he was a tutor. Nansledan, which began development in 2014, will provide 4,000 homes once completed. To date, 770 homes have been built, with the remainder expected to be finished by 2040 on a 500-acre site, of which 300 acres are developable land. The ongoing development includes 43 commercial spaces, and future plans will add a GP surgery and a commercial town centre. New bridges will link Nansledan with other Duchy land, which will include homes for the homeless. The two developments present contrasting approaches: one modern and the other pastiche/traditional. Which approach do you prefer? #TCPA #Cornwell #StAustell #Newquay #planning #planners #architects #ecovillages #ecotowns #duchyland #studytour 

📣 Project Spotlight: Old Quadrangle Redevelopment | University of Melbourne The #OldQuad redevelopment at the University of Melbourne was the first in Australia to target the adaptive reuse model Passivhaus EnerPHit certification. The redevelopment required major upgrades to building services and extensive work to achieve airtightness around the building envelope. Learn more about this project here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gfvE56SJ #Changemakers #LivingSystems #Passivhaus #EnerPHit 📷 Lovell Chen

Great to be working with Fadi Shayya, to share such innovative student knowledge exchange linked to his research. Check it out on our blog

https://zurl.co/HQvcu Shawmut Design and Construction announced the topping off of 100 South Campus Drive, a mixed-use project in Allston that will create sustainable housing for the Harvard University community alongside vibrant public spaces.

Take a closer look at how we're integrating eco-conscious design into everyday structures, as seen in the parking facility at Duke University, complete with energy-efficient lighting and a living green wall. 🚗💚 #WalkerConsultants