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Virtual reality as a tool for sustainable design

Construction Specifier

Recent developments in virtual reality (VR) technology allow for the visualization of unbuilt information as full-scale occupiable environments, providing previously unavailable insight to designers, clients, and other stakeholders. The design team used dedicated software to translate the BIM model into a VR-friendly environment.

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As project delivery models evolve, designers rethink their role

BD+C

Since opening in September 2017, Cornell Tech’s New York campus has gained attention for its inventive, ambitious design.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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Trish Donnally MFPRO+ Blog Higher Education University Buildings Multifamily Housing Affordable Housing Senior Living Design Student Housing Designers Architects Projects Sustainable Development To say the United States is facing an affordable housing crisis is a major understatement.

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A harmful trade-off many U.S. "green" buildings make

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That is the conclusion that New York-based nonprofit Urban Green Council found in their research on “high cholesterol buildings.”. “Green” construction in the U.S. has mostly been on a fad diet – one where trimming energy consumption is focused on the present but not the long run. Body Image: read more.

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New Straw Bale Home Helps Educate People About Climate Issues

Natural Building

Kathleen Draper, a climate change activist has constructed a 1,500-square-foot, three-bedroom straw bale home that she said will help reduce global warming and keep her comfortable in the harshest New York winter. “I Last year, New York state passed some of the strongest climate change legislation in the country, Draper said.

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Michael Sorkin, Architectural Critic and Educator, Dies of COVID-19 Complications

ENR Construction

New York City-based practitioner, 71, was a distinctive voice for social justice and sustainability in design of the urban environment.

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Webinars & Construction Events in September 2022

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Autodesk University 2022 is happening in-person, in none other than New Orleans. Make sure to get your tickets now and get ready for an AU full of construction industry trends, deep dives, keynotes, product education, and so much more. Autodesk University (New Orleans, LA). The NYNJ Infrastructure Forum (New York, NY).