Stainless steel, a material highly favoured by architects, interior designers, and engineers, often remains shrouded in misconceptions despite its widespread specification. This session is designed to address this gap in understanding by covering a comprehensive array of topics.
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Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Burnaby, B.C., didn’t have a spectator venue for sports and events until Perkins&Will and Fast + Epp designed a stadium next to the Terry Fox Field (TFF), respecting the existing Lorne Davies Complex (LDC). The stadium’s standout feature is a 900-m2 (9,687-sf) cantilevered mass timber canopy that appears to be suspended in midair.
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By Dale Payne, P.E.
With a lack of available space, developing the rooftop, or “fifth facade,” has become an essential solution. Facility managers and specifiers tasked with building and renovating office buildings, schools, and health care facilities prioritize health and flexible design while noting that outdoor spaces increase concentration, productivity, healing, and overall occupant well-being and satisfaction.
However, designing exterior architectural features can be challenging, as natural elements such as wind, rain, and snow test …
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Sustainability is an increasingly important factor in decision-making for both new construction and the retrofitting or expansion of existing buildings. However, what is the easiest way to know which materials are the most sustainable over the long term?
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An international design revolution is incorporating both traditional and new concepts to create bioclimatic sustainable architecture. Building energy reduction is a key goal for new and renovation projects designed to these principles, but it must be balanced against occupant well-being and the desire for fresh air and natural light. Exterior walls are being transformed from relatively simple climate defensive mechanisms to more active membranes. Innovative hybrid second-skin designs incorporating shading systems are being used on award-winning projects around the world, and these concepts could be applied to a much broader range of buildings.
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