High-Performance – Nextgen of Buildings are Safe, Secure & Green
The concept of whole-building design is evolving. Now more-commonly referred to as high-performance building, whole-building design originated because of the need to consider multiple hazards or design threats (such as earthquake and blast resistance) in a single building.
The design evolution to high-performance buildings incorporates green strategies with typical structural-loading considerations for extreme events. Secure building and green design are complementary concepts that can help achieve the overall design goals for the project.
Steve Smith, Vice President of CTLGroup and Group Manager of the Washington D.C. office, as well as Co-Chair of the Buildings & Facilities Practice Group, and Emily Lorenz, Engineer in Building Science & Sustainability at CTLGroup, co-authored this November 2010 Building Services Management article.
Source: Building Services Management
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December 1, 2011 - Sustainability Basics: Life - Cycle Assessment
December 1, 2011 - Oct. 16, Lorenz to Present Session on Standard 189.1 at ACI 2011 Fall Convention
October 16, 2011 - Oct. 15, Lorenz to Present at ACI Concrete Sustainability Forum IV at ACI 2011 Fall Convention
October 15, 2011 - Understanding ASHRAE 189.1
October 5, 2011 - Lorenz Presents for Sedgwick Chicago Seminar Series
October 5, 2011 - VanGeem and Lorenz Present at LCA XI Conference
October 4, 2011 - Sustainability Basics: Site Disturbance and Stormwater Run-Off
September 13, 2011 - ASCC Column: "Sustainability Basics: Urban Heat Islands and Solar Reflectance"
July 21, 2011 - IGCC Brings Cost Savings Opportunities
June 15, 2011 - Lessons from Japan
May 27, 2011 - Lorenz Presents at PCI-IW's Technology Tuesday
May 3, 2011 - Designing Green
May 2, 2011 - Lorenz Presents AIA Seminar "Standard for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings" in Abu Dhabi
April 26, 2011 - Solar Reflectance for Walls
April 8, 2011 - Lorenz Presents at ACI Spring Convention in Tampa
April 6, 2011 - VanGeem and Lorenz Present
March 24, 2011 - Work on Collapsed Texas Parking Garage Won’t Resume Until Root Cause Determined
February 16, 2011 - Stimulating Improvements
January 6, 2011 - Corley and Smith Speak at 2010 Construction SuperConference
December 17, 2010 - Lorenz Speaks at ACI Convention in Pittsburgh
October 24, 2010 - Smith, Zou, and Zemajtis present at FHWA Bridge Engineering Conference in Orlando, FL
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