Europe’s Largest Green Façade Completed in Düsseldorf October 1, 2020 Nearly 30,000 hornbeam hedges form the “cladding” for Kö-Bogen II, a new building in Gustaf-Gründgens-Platz (plaza), Düsseldorf, Germany. Ingenhoven Architects, the project’s designer, said they didn’t want the new structure to compete with the existing… Interface Highlight
Traditional Clay Bricks Could Store Energy October 1, 2020 One of the biggest barriers to solar energy becoming cheap and ubiquitous as an alternative and/or supplement to “the grid” is the expense and inconvenience of installing a battery storage. A team of researchers at… Interface Highlight
Updated Guidance for the UK October 1, 2020 Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA), a nonprofit organization in the United Kingdom, has published an updated guide on handover and O&M manuals. The guide, BG 79/2020, covers the process of handing over a… Interface Highlight
Blast From IIBEC’s Past: 1997 October 1, 2020 In 1997, the organization that was then RCI boasted over 200 RRCs and 100 RROs at the beginning of the year. Fran Acquaviva took over the executive director position from John Newark, who resigned after… Interface Highlight
IIBEC Chapter News – September 2020 September 22, 2020 IIBEC Portland Chapter Hosts 2020 Phil Strand Memorial Golf Tournament By IIBEC Florida Chapter Administrator Susie Sirovatka Without a doubt, the IIBEC Portland Chapter’s 2020 Phil Strand Memorial Golf Tournament was one like no other… Regions and Chapters
Raising the Bar in Standards: The ASCE 7 Standard and Low-slope Roof Drainage September 1, 2020 This article is also available in audio format as a podcast. Search your favorite podcast app for “IIBEC,” visit https://anchor.fm/iibec, or listen right here in your browser. By Stephen… Interface Highlight
NCARB/NOMA Study Finds Architectural Field Lacks Diversity September 1, 2020 The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) and the National Organization for Minority Architects (NOMA) partnered to collect data on equity in the process of becoming… Interface Highlight
Public Works Building Uses Roads as Design Motif September 1, 2020 A public works department in Bexar County, San Antonio, TX, has a unique approach to the design of various aspects of their new building. They’ve created a motif using “an abstracted map of the major… Interface Highlight
