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5 things developers should know about mass timber

BD+C

climate summit in 2019, Gensler co-CEO Diane Hoskins introduced the Gensler Cities Climate Challenge (GC3), our firmwide commitment to carbon neutrality in our work and operations by 2030. Engaging manufacturers, structural engineers, and industry experts early and throughout the design process is a key to success.

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Fifty architects and designers you need to know on Earth Day

Deezen

To celebrate Earth Day we've compiled a list of 50 people who are pushing the boundaries of sustainable architecture and design. As CEO of Swedish architecture firm White Arkitekter , Alexandra Hagen is an industry leader in the shift towards more sustainable, zero-carbon buildings. Anab Jain and Jon Ardern, co-founders of Superflux.

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MVRDV transforms Shenzhen skyscraper into colourful women and children's centre

Deezen

Retaining and refurbishing a building is more sustainable than demolishing and building anew, particularly when a building is this young and contains as much concrete as this structure," MVRDV founding partner Jacob van Rijs told Dezeen. The photography is by Xia Zhi.

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Buildings With Less Embodied Carbon (Part 2 of Sustainability in Construction)

Community Architect

What are the materials we commonly use to build, how are they made, where do they come from and how sustainable are they? If we want to truly want to create carbon neutral buildings by 2030, we will see that the questions about materials are just as important as the energy usage after completion of a building.

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Mews House Deep Retrofit London

e-architect

Having previously lived in a draughty and energy-hungry house, the client wanted a low-energy, highly sustainable solution for their new home. Had planning constraints permitted the installation of PVs, the architects think that operational energy use would have beaten the RIBA’s 2030 targets as well. photograph © Andrew Meredith.

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Sara Kulturhus Centre "unleashed a world of previously unimagined design possibilities"

Deezen

They are unified by a structure built almost entirely from glued laminated timber (glulam) and cross-laminated timber (CLT), developed with the structural engineering company Florian Kosche. Mass timber is a sustainable alternative that provides unique opportunities to create great architecture that stands the test of time."

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LPA President Dan Heinfeld announced retirement

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During Heinfeld’s 37-years as president, LPA created a new model for a diverse design studio with architects, engineers, landscape architects and interior designers focused on tackling the largest issues facing the built environment. The firm was an early and passionate advocate for the U.S.