Tag: German
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Hurricane Lee – Storm hardening homes to address hurricanes and weather related threats
With hurricane Lee approaching the New England shore, the importance of storm hardening for residential design is a topic of interest and relevance. Water related threats include flooding and erosion to shorelines. Storm surge from severe wind and weather systems is of particular concern to most single-family homes. Sebastian Eilert Architecture has been leading sustainable…
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Design after COVID 19. How the virus may affect architectural design for the home – Part II: work, friends, and family
There is no doubt that the “after” will bring with it some changes and lasting adjustments. After looking at how the home needs to adapt for our personal use, what changes may be needed for work from home and visiting friends and family? In the home – Part II: The first part of this question…
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Design after COVID 19. How the virus may affect architectural design for the home, Part I
There is no doubt that the “after” will bring with it some changes and lasting adjustments. After looking at how the office and office culture are likely affected, what do changes to the home may look like? In the home – Part I: “Shelter in place” and “remote work from home” are certainly familiar terms…
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Architects as day-to-day activists, not just design stars:
Few architects will reach stardom in their carrier or their life. The ones that do have typically been blessed by a unique commission that allowed them to truly and freely feature their skills resulting in a spectacular structure. Frequently these structures are of a public or high profile private nature, such as museums, signature buildings…
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Some US and German Green Building incentive considerations…
Over the past 40 years, Germany has maintained a leading position in environmental incentives and benefit programs. The incentives have ranged from PV systems (photo-voltaic), to insulation and windows. What have they done? Is there anything the United States environmental policy makers could learn from Germany’s forward thinking? The policies encompass many different categories, but…
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