In the European Union, buildings account for 40 percent of total energy consumption. As a result, sustainable, energy-efficient architecture can make a vital contribution to environmental protection. Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) ...
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Mark Major said he was looking forward to working with the Royal Society of Arts to promote the importance of good public lighting The Royal Society of Arts has announced that Mark Major and Jonathan Speirs are two of twelve top designers ...
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Nancy Clanton Named LEED Fellow The U.S.Green Building Council(USGBC)announced the 2012 class of LEED Fellows in October,including lighting designer Nancy E.Clanton,founder and president of Clanton&Associates,among the 43 distinguished ...
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Lowline Underground Park Exhibit Features Arup Daylighting 'Imagining the Lowline,' a free exhibition in Manhattan's Lower East Side showcased Arup's research into a proposal for the world's first underground park.The exhibit, September ...
GREATER Manchester-based MHA Lighting has scooped a top accolade for an innovative lighting product which is helping NHS Trusts fight hospital acquired infection rates. The Atherton-based lighting company fought off tough competition to ...
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GREATER Manchester-based MHA Lighting has scooped a top accolade for an innovative lighting product which is helping NHS Trusts fight hospital acquired infection rates. The Atherton-based lighting company fought off tough competition to ...
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Many of us have heard the words 'carbon' and 'footprint' together in a sentence before, but that doesn't mean the vogue eco-friendly concept has quite ground its way into our day-to-day lives. And while we are all a little more aware of how ...
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UK-UBM Built Environment has announced development plans for the ARC Show.The 2013 edition will see the show re-locate to London's ExCeL as an integral part of UBM's May Design Series to take place from 19-21 May. For the first ...
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The business arm of the Royal Institute of British Architects, Riba Enterprises, has rolled out an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform, which it estimates will save £100,000 over three years. The deal with managed services ...
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Life Online,designed by the NRN Design,is a gallery to explore the social,technological and cultural impact of the Internet.This permanent gallery traces the history of the Internet,looking at how it has changed people's lives and tracking ...
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The AIA New York Chapter,in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,will host the seventh annual public conference to examine how design of the built environment can create opportunities for increasing ...
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In 2012, growth in new construction in the Emirates is expected to leap by 26%, increasing the estimated $1.249 trillion in ongoing construction in the UAE by more than $15bn. With sustainable construction now a strong driver in every ...
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TORONTO, Oct. 5, 2011 -- As LEED 2012 considers lower standards, award winners push green envelope TORONTO, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) announced today at Greenbuild the best commercial and ...
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