by creedla | Nov 3, 2017 | Environmental News, Green Construction
A “Cool” Solution to a “Heated” Issue. Bioclimatic architecture could enable buildings to eschew air conditioning systems, saving energy and preventing heat gain into the environment An ubiquitous sight on the rooftops of almost any modern structure are large central...
by creedla | Oct 13, 2017 | Environmental News
Florida will likely need to undertake massive engineering projects to protect itself from rising seas, and the resultant flooding, in the future. When Hurricane Irma wove its path of destruction through the Caribbean enroute to Florida, dialogue arose again about the...
by creedla | Sep 29, 2017 | Environmental News
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software provides architects and engineers with accurate airflow models which can provide many benefits to the designers. Traditionally, if one needs to examine how a building will behave in a high wind situation (similar to Category...
by creedla | Sep 22, 2017 | Environmental News, Green Construction
LEED-Certified Buildings Possess Higher Resale Values Compared to Their Non-Certified Counterparts Within the realm of green building construction there exists LEED, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design. A component of the U.S. Green Building Council...
by creedla | Sep 8, 2017 | Environmental News
Talk About Lofty Expectations! No self-respecting, large-scale construction project involving tall buildings or the need to lift items high into the air would be complete without a tower crane. Although there are variations, all tower cranes share the same basic...
by creedla | Aug 17, 2017 | Environmental News
It’s the stuff of nightmares… Fire in a high-rise building. Regardless of where one lives in the world, tall buildings exist and they all share one disconcerting characteristic… Above a certain height, ladders and fire cannons are unable to reach both the fire...
