Tag Archives: Sustainable Design

Thoughts on the AU Keynote

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Sean

Some very amazing things have been shown and talked about at Autodesk University 2009 this week. If you have been hiding under a rock, then you may not know that the attendees, both in Vegas and virtually have invaded the … Continue reading →

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Lightcatcher Building

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Sean

Small cities deserve well-designed civic buildings and museums. This is one, designed by the accomplished Seattle firm Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects (soon to be renamed Olson  Kundig Architects), whose body of work is well known throughout the Pacific Northwest … Continue reading →

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House of the Week: Consorzio Vini Tipici di San Marino

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Sean

OK, so it’s not really a house, but perhaps a really good house wine. Every once in a while you find a very intriguing use of technology in architecture schools. Lately, the amount of good work has been not scarce. … Continue reading →

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Congrats to the CCA + SCU team – 2009 Solar Decathlon Architecture Contest winner

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Sean

A well deserved kudos to all who participated in the Solar Decathlon is in order. This year’s entries have a level of sophistication and attention to detail that should inform the industry and heat up the debate on energy independence. … Continue reading →

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Seattle Ecotect User Group

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Sean

I and 50 other architects, designers, engineers, consultants and construction professionals just attended the inaugural meeting of the newly formed Seattle Ecotect® User Group. This meeting, sponsored by IMAGINiT and Callison Architecture was held at the Seattle offices of Skanska. … Continue reading →

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zHome

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Sean

Recently, I attended a presentation by Brad Liljequist, the project manager for the zHome project. His talk, part of the Sustainable Connections series of conferences in Bellingham, WA, was a very interesting discovery showcasing the efforts of a complex and … Continue reading →

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HOK GREEN BIM: Quick to the draw….

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Sean

Well, looks like I was beat to the punch. I did intend to write up this workflow as described in my previous post and I should have had that one near complete, when I noticed THIS on the HOK Green … Continue reading →

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