Addressing Embodied Carbon
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector is critical to limiting global temperature rise to less than 1.5⁰C. Construction and build…
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the building sector is critical to limiting global temperature rise to less than 1.5⁰C. Construction and build…
The Parametric Louver System is a customized tool that expedites several design iterations while embedding multiple design parameters. The ambition o…
Reducing GHG emissions related to energy use in buildings is a prominent obligation given their impact in terms of climate change. In this light, ene…
This paper develops a framework of considerations for the development of project specific performance criteria for the design of art museums and art-…
In 1888 the art historian Heinrich Wölfflin proposed the notion that the primary characteristic of baroque architecture is the illusion of movement. …
Facades are an architectural feature and an integral part of the building enclosure. To ensure that the facades continue their function, they must be…
Climate change goals will require significant improvements in the way buildings are constructed and operated. Building reuse can combat climate chang…
The building envelope is at the intersection of embodied and operational emissions. Curtain wall specifically could play an important role in reducin…
In recent decades, there has been increased attention to reduce the operational energy performance of buildings. Stringent legislation on building en…
Facades play a relevant role in the search for a more sustainable approach to modern architecture. The amount of embodied and operational energy can …
Building envelopes are not only an immediately visible part of the building, they have also become a major factor both for cost and performance of th…
The historical focus on reducing the carbon footprint of a building has recently shifted to include more emphasis on embodied carbon, the carbon emit…
As architects and designers we understand the urgency of addressing the building sector’s role in the ongoing environmental crisis. Architecture2030 …
The pathway to carbon-neutrality, as urged during the COP 21 in Paris, and the repeated goal for resilient buildings and urban habitats, winds right …
Today's sustainability in architecture takes into consideration the complete life cycle of buildings and their components, from resource harvesting a…
The construction industry is one of the greatest sources of pollution, where 39% of global energy-related carbon emissions are attributed to building…
For a new corporate headquarters in San Francisco’s Mission Bay district, SHoP Architects designed a semi-conditioned atrium space inside the externa…
Resiliency is the capacity of a building (or building component in the case of the facade) to support building functionalities during extreme events …
Transposing innovation from government funded research to commercially viable solutions becomes ever more important when combined with the urgent nee…
In order to get to a carbon neutral building stock – which is e.g. required by the EU Carbon roadmap by 2050 – our efforts need to be smart and holis…