The document discusses several building projects including renovations to the Keith-Wiess Geological Laboratories at Rice University, which included replacing the curtain wall and renovating labs and classrooms. It also discusses the UT Wet Lab Building featuring a complex curtain wall design inspired by a nearby building, and the Monsanto Center housing botanical collections with separate zones for research areas with windows and collection areas without windows.
In the challenge of urban expansion and environmental preservation, sustainable development is a significant response to our century’s requirements. Although vertical greening (green walls) are not a new concept but flourished during the last decade as one of the approaches to sustainability. Vertical gardens, vertical farms, balcony gardens, containers or planter boxes greening, green or eco-buildings, wall planters, and green envelops are all different types of green walls. Planners and designers can look for enhanced solutions where the façades are more than tinted glass barrier; greening the building envelope with vegetation can be used as a mean to restore the environmental conditions in urban areas.
Environmental benefits of green walls have been proven on both new and existing buildings; they can be applied for insulating against environmental impact, mitigating the effect of urban heat island, increasing biodiversity and ecological value, outdoor and indoor comfort, air quality and social and psychological wellbeing. Green walls are categorized into living walls and green facades; living walls which are the subject of this presentation categorized into passive and active systems, Mur-Vegetal and Landscape walls according to their systems and growing method.
A green wall is a wall partially or completely covered with greenery that includes a growing medium, such as soil. Most green walls also feature an integrated water delivery system. Green walls are also known as living walls or vertical gardens.
In the challenge of urban expansion and environmental preservation, sustainable development is a significant response to our century’s requirements. Although vertical greening (green walls) are not a new concept but flourished during the last decade as one of the approaches to sustainability. Vertical gardens, vertical farms, balcony gardens, containers or planter boxes greening, green or eco-buildings, wall planters, and green envelops are all different types of green walls. Planners and designers can look for enhanced solutions where the façades are more than tinted glass barrier; greening the building envelope with vegetation can be used as a mean to restore the environmental conditions in urban areas.
Environmental benefits of green walls have been proven on both new and existing buildings; they can be applied for insulating against environmental impact, mitigating the effect of urban heat island, increasing biodiversity and ecological value, outdoor and indoor comfort, air quality and social and psychological wellbeing. Green walls are categorized into living walls and green facades; living walls which are the subject of this presentation categorized into passive and active systems, Mur-Vegetal and Landscape walls according to their systems and growing method.
A green wall is a wall partially or completely covered with greenery that includes a growing medium, such as soil. Most green walls also feature an integrated water delivery system. Green walls are also known as living walls or vertical gardens.
This two-hour lecture will cover residential design features and choices that may help to conserve energy. The discussion will include building siting and orientation issues, building envelope details, glazing, shading structures & devices, thermal mass and energy-conserving landscape elements. We will also briefly discuss how interior space lay-out can affect energy efficiency.
The case for living retaining walls and their movement from niche to mainstreamGreenwall Ventures, LLC
A picture filled, very visual presentation of the difference between hardscape type retaining walls and plantable retaining walls. A new product offering in the plantable wall market, referred to as the Living Retaining Wall that has the potential to move the niche into the mainstream is demonstrated and explained.
An overview of the SmartSlope and EnviroBloxx Living Retaining Wall Systems of Filtrexx International. Both systems are block type wall systems for building structural walls that are designed to be planted within each facing block in order to completely grow over the finished wall with healthy plants for greening, reduction of urban heat island, LEED points, habitat creation, carbon sequestration and runoff water detention/treatment. View all of our information at http://www.filtrexx.com/livingwalls/
- Why care about concrete balconies and exposed slab edges?
- Impacts of uninsulated slab edges and balconies
- Comparison of alternate solutions
- Benefit of balcony thermal breaks
Overview:
- Background
- Net Zero Building Enclosure Targets & Potential Savings
- Interior and Exterior Building Enclosure Retrofit Strategies
- Hygrothermal Considerations & Risk Assessment Evaluation Methodology
- Economics of Net Zero Building Enclosure Retrofits
- Background – Energy Use in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
- Deep Energy Retrofit Case Study
- Measurement & Verification of Energy Savings
- Other Monitoring Results
Window Standards Compared: NFRC, ISO and Passive House RatingsRDH Building Science
This slide deck was presented by Brittany Hanham at Passive House North Conference 2013.
Outline:
- North American and Passive House window rating systems
- Example simulation results
- What this means and things to be aware of
State of the Art of Multi-Unit Residential Building Airtightness: Test Procedures, Performance, and Industry Involvement
Outline:
- Airtightness Test Procedures & Equipment
- Worldwide Regulatory Requirements & Targets for Airtightness
- Airtightness of Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
- Air Barrier Systems
- Industry Preparedness for Airtightness Testing
Presentation Outline:
- Gravity support systems
- Design criteria and thermal performance requirements
- Canadian energy codes
- Nominal vs. Effective R-Values
- Thermal modeling and effective
- R-values
- Conclusions
Conventional Roofing Assemblies: Measuring the Thermal Benefits of Light to D...RDH Building Science
Presentation Overview:
• Conventional Roofing Designs
and Current Issues
• Conventional Roofing Field
Monitoring and Research
Program
• Measured Insulation Performance
• Selecting Roofing Membrane
Color and Insulation Strategy for
Optimum Energy Efficiency
• Case Studies
A deterioration model for establishing an optimal mix of time-based maintenance (TbM) and Condition-Based Maintenance (CbM) for the Enclosure System.
Participants will:
1. Learn the two types of asset deterioration models
2. Explore the correlations when the two deterioration models are overlaid
3. Identify six different phases in the maintenance of an asset
4. Identify further model development needs
This two-hour lecture will cover residential design features and choices that may help to conserve energy. The discussion will include building siting and orientation issues, building envelope details, glazing, shading structures & devices, thermal mass and energy-conserving landscape elements. We will also briefly discuss how interior space lay-out can affect energy efficiency.
The case for living retaining walls and their movement from niche to mainstreamGreenwall Ventures, LLC
A picture filled, very visual presentation of the difference between hardscape type retaining walls and plantable retaining walls. A new product offering in the plantable wall market, referred to as the Living Retaining Wall that has the potential to move the niche into the mainstream is demonstrated and explained.
An overview of the SmartSlope and EnviroBloxx Living Retaining Wall Systems of Filtrexx International. Both systems are block type wall systems for building structural walls that are designed to be planted within each facing block in order to completely grow over the finished wall with healthy plants for greening, reduction of urban heat island, LEED points, habitat creation, carbon sequestration and runoff water detention/treatment. View all of our information at http://www.filtrexx.com/livingwalls/
- Why care about concrete balconies and exposed slab edges?
- Impacts of uninsulated slab edges and balconies
- Comparison of alternate solutions
- Benefit of balcony thermal breaks
Overview:
- Background
- Net Zero Building Enclosure Targets & Potential Savings
- Interior and Exterior Building Enclosure Retrofit Strategies
- Hygrothermal Considerations & Risk Assessment Evaluation Methodology
- Economics of Net Zero Building Enclosure Retrofits
- Background – Energy Use in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
- Deep Energy Retrofit Case Study
- Measurement & Verification of Energy Savings
- Other Monitoring Results
Window Standards Compared: NFRC, ISO and Passive House RatingsRDH Building Science
This slide deck was presented by Brittany Hanham at Passive House North Conference 2013.
Outline:
- North American and Passive House window rating systems
- Example simulation results
- What this means and things to be aware of
State of the Art of Multi-Unit Residential Building Airtightness: Test Procedures, Performance, and Industry Involvement
Outline:
- Airtightness Test Procedures & Equipment
- Worldwide Regulatory Requirements & Targets for Airtightness
- Airtightness of Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
- Air Barrier Systems
- Industry Preparedness for Airtightness Testing
Presentation Outline:
- Gravity support systems
- Design criteria and thermal performance requirements
- Canadian energy codes
- Nominal vs. Effective R-Values
- Thermal modeling and effective
- R-values
- Conclusions
Conventional Roofing Assemblies: Measuring the Thermal Benefits of Light to D...RDH Building Science
Presentation Overview:
• Conventional Roofing Designs
and Current Issues
• Conventional Roofing Field
Monitoring and Research
Program
• Measured Insulation Performance
• Selecting Roofing Membrane
Color and Insulation Strategy for
Optimum Energy Efficiency
• Case Studies
A deterioration model for establishing an optimal mix of time-based maintenance (TbM) and Condition-Based Maintenance (CbM) for the Enclosure System.
Participants will:
1. Learn the two types of asset deterioration models
2. Explore the correlations when the two deterioration models are overlaid
3. Identify six different phases in the maintenance of an asset
4. Identify further model development needs
NBEC 2014 - Flow Exponent Values and Implications for Air Leakage TestingRDH Building Science
- Introduction to air leakage testing
- Relationship between flow and pressure
- Case study building
- Abnormal flow exponents
- Data extrapolation to operating pressures
- Conclusions/Implications
- Further study
NBEC 2014 - Airflow in Mid to High-rise Multi-Unit Residential BuildingsRDH Building Science
Introduction & Background
- Testing and Measurement Program
- Measured Ventilation Rates (PFT testing)
- Cause of Ventilation Rates
- Extension of Study Findings
- Conclusions & Recommendations
Airtightness of Large Buildings - Where We're At and Where We're GoingLorne Ricketts
Whole building airtightness performance and testing standards are gaining traction throughout North America with various jurisdictions now including them as part of the energy codes and standards. This presentation looks at the state of the industry with respect to airtightness based on a database of over 500 airtightness tests, and provides information on industry trends.
Healthcare Facility Slideshow: Five Examples of Differentiated Satellite Desi...Maugel Architects
Whether its new construction or the renovation of an existing building, there are key considerations to creating a well-designed healthcare satellite facility. View this slideshow from Circle Health’s new facility in Dracut, Massachusetts to see how Maugel Architects made the most of restrictive setbacks, shared workspaces, and integrated care services.
How Did Circle Health Make Their New Satellite Facility Stand Out? Have a Loo...Maugel Architects
Whether it's new construction or the renovation of an existing building, there are key considerations to creating a well-designed satellite facility. View this slideshow of Circle Health’s new facility in Dracut, Massachusetts to see how Maugel Architects made the most of restrictive setbacks, shared workspaces, and integrated care services.
EHDD's new building on the Pomona College Campus includes Teaching and research labs, classrooms, student collaborative spaces, a Planetarium, maker shops, faculty offices, and a great interactive courtyard to demonstrate the principals of physics in a hands on way.
Completed in 1978 the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts was the first cultural building designed by married couple Norman and Wendy Foster at their studio, which at the time was called Foster Associates and is now Foster + Partners.
Built to house the art collection of Robert and Lisa Sainsbury at the University of East Anglia in Norfolk, UK, the building is a 135-metre-long, simple lattice steel structure that is glazed at both ends.
Examples of the 2 page brochure redesign for The Mathes Group. Alas, I can't solve the PDF conversion of the vertical text on the left. Any ideas? I am using Pagemaker 6.5
An unbuilt lobby and plaza renovation master plan for the St. Louis County Government Center in Clayton, Missouri. The design was to increase the amount of counter space to conduct permitting services, improving the efficiency of government.
This project was designed as a part of Phase 1 for a relocation of the religious campus from its current location to one more centrally located to member's homes. the Centreat was a 35,000 SF multi-use facility along US 40 in West County, replete with a multipurpose room, classrooms and a teen lounge. I was involved in the development of the renderings, design board preparation and converting rastered images to vector CAD drawings.
I designed this e-card invitation for the Texas Society of Architects in 2001. Architectural Interns in Texas were invited to the yearly TSA Conference in Dallas, Texas, and to a special Intern/Associate Member track about IDP, Internship and licensure. The e-card was emailed out to members. The background is a photograph I took of the Myerson Symphony Hall in Dallas. It was closed when I visited, so the picture is through the door of the atrium space inside. The reflections are of the sun light streaming through other window walls, glass doors and skylights, and reflected over the stone floor. The photo is also rotated 90 degrees to have the viewer ask what it is, and can I tour it?
1. Keith-Wiess Geological Laboratories An existing research lab and instructional classroom building for the Geology department at Rice University. Phase I included a curtain wall replacement along the south elevation and a complete renovation of the 3rd Floor. Bricker + Canaday designed a 4 foot module window wall system to replace the existing 2 foot module concrete fin bris-soliel. WHR worked with them on the interior design and layout of the new labs, offices, and classrooms, as well as, a display area in the elevator lobby. 1/18/2011 1
4. Keith-Wiess Geological Laboratories Additional office space was created through the creative use of the curtainwall system in the east stairwell. 1/18/2011 4
5. MD Anderson Biological Laboratories An existing research lab and instructional classroom building for the Biology department at Rice University. Phase I included a partial curtain wall replacement along the south elevation and renovation of the 3rd Floor. Similar to project to the Keith-Wiess Geology Laboratories. Pictured here is the renovated hallway, soon to be classrooms and labs. 1/18/2011 5
6. UT Wet Lab Building A 150,000 SF biological Wet Lab building for the University of Texas. The building is designed to fit in with the campus master plan as designed by CeasarPelli. The complexity of the fenestration drew inspiration from a CeasarPelli building across the street.The hierarchy of openings denotes whether a room is a lab, office, classroom or study area. A stained glass DNA art piece crowns the curtain wall. 1/18/2011 6
7. UT Wet Lab Building Detail of the curtain wall. The curtail wall steps back where it meets the brick wall to create visual interest. 1/18/2011 7
8. UT Wet Lab Building The rhythm of the curtail wall, roof drainage and structural systems. 1/18/2011 8
9. The Monsanto Center The Monsanto Center houses a world-class herbarium collection, library, offices, and laboratories for the Missouri Botanical Gardens. Christner developed sustainable design criteria for the site development, landscaping, building envelope, operational systems, building materials, and interior finishes. The building is designed to last 100 years and to expand to the west, more than doubling its size. The building rests on base isolators to survive a New Madrid earthquake. 1/18/2011 9
10. The Monsanto Center The building is designed with two distinct vertical zones, with separate thermal and environmental controls. Research and office areas are to the south, with Large windows that reflect light off the angled ceiling, providing adequate daylighting. The collections area is heavily insulated and without windows, and is located to the north. 1/18/2011 10
11. The Monsanto Center Interior photograph of the top floor library and the light shelves. 1/18/2011 11
12. The Monsanto Center Indirect lighting systems on the research and office floors. The cart was custom designed for the garden. 1/18/2011 12
13. Deer Valley Medical Center Spacious Class A medical office building in the Deer Valley Section of Phoenix. The project includes a 4½ tier parking garage and a landscaped motor court and entry plaza. A two story entry lobby, filled with natural light, greets tenants and visitors. The exterior is composed of horizontal bands of EIFS and glass. A curved blue glass curtainwallcreates visual contrast and provides balconies on the fifth floor. A complimentary curved sunscreen provides additional interest, and a termination point for the curved glass wall. 1/18/2011 13
14. Our Savior Lutheran Church A 25,000 sf multipurpose and classroom addition to an existing school and church. “Kalwall” was implented to provide daylighting to the multipurpose room. 1/18/2011 14
15. UNO Building #3 A 5 story office building for the US Navy at the University of New Orleans Technology Center. Designed as a speculative office building for the University to lease to clients. 1/18/2011 15