Browsing by Subject "Sustainable building--Design and construction"

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41 Cooper Square (Cooper Union academic and student services building)
(2011) Milovanovic-Bertram, Smilja
Visual documentation of the Cooper Union Academic and Student Services Building, New York, NY. Designed by Morphosis Architects, Inc., with Gruzen Sampton, LLP (associate architects). Designed 2004-2006; built 2006-2009. Photographed by Smilja Milovanovic-Bertram on June 15, 2011 and May 29, 2012. The building has been LEED certified with a Platinum (highest) rating.
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(2011-07) Milovanovic-Bertram, Smilja; Hauser, Johanna
A broad overview of the issues involved in designing sustainable buildings, and of how various construction methods and design features are used in sustainable architecture. Topics covered are: envelope, lighting, heating, cooling, energy production, water and waste, and LEED rating categories.
Lecture 1, part 1: the railway station: a tower of babel
(2009-09-28) Kohler, Niklaus
Dr. Kohler looks at the railway station's importance in 19th century Europe in terms of its impact on social interaction, people's concepts of time, and economic and technological change. Over the years, the railway station's role has diminished to the point that it has been called an "endangered species".
Lecture 1, part 2: foundations of sustainable design: railway stations between place and node
(2009-09-28) Kohler, Niklaus
Dr. Kohler presents a discussion of the concepts of space, place, and nodes, and how these concepts play into our notions of urban environment and transportation design.
Lecture 1, part 3: railway stations: the power of place
(2009-09-28) Kohler, Niklaus
Dr. Kohler presents images of railway stations around the world to provide context for considering railway station design.
Lecture 1: introduction
(2009-09-28) Kohler, Niklaus
In his Introduction, Dr. Kohler presents a brief overview of his research and ideas, gives an outline of the seminar and its objectives, and discusses the fundamental concepts that inform the seminar's approach to sustainable architectural design: space, place, nodes, time, and flows.
Lecture 2: Life cycle assessment, certification and life cycle management
(2009-09-29) Kohler, Niklaus
In this lecture, Dr. Kohler examines how architects and policy makers evaluate the overall impact of architectural projects on the environment. Dr. Kohler emphasizes the complications that arise when we attempt to convert the holistic concept of sustainable development into quantifiable criteria for use in ratings systems. He discusses Life Cycle Analysis— which considers the resources consumed by a building project from the harvesting/manufacturing of the raw materials through the design and construction of the building, through the operation and maintenance of the building over time, and finally to the building's eventual demolition and deconstruction— and he explains how Building Information Modeling (BIM) is used to create a comprehensive estimate of the impact of an architectural project over its lifetime.
Meadows Foundation Curriculum Grant Symposium
(2012-02-10) Mueller, Elizabeth; Kellerman, Frances
The UT School of Architecture received grant funding from the Meadows Foundation to update the curricula for twelve core architecture and seminar courses to focus on sustainable design. In this symposium, the School of Architecture faculty who received funding for projects as part of this overall effort give brief presentations on their individual projects, and discuss the impact and implications of their work on the school's educational mission.
Sustainable cities
(2009-10-21) Burdett, Ricky
Ricky Burdett is Professor of Urban Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and director of LSE Cities and the Urban Age programme. In this lecture he gives a general overview of the ongoing increase in the population density of urban areas and of global energy consumption, followed by a look at some specific cases of housing and urban development projects in South America that help address problems of urban crowding. Burdett concludes with a look at London and his work as Chief Adviser on Architecture and Urbanism for the London 2012 Olympics.