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Matilde Baffa Ugo Rivolta European Architecture Award for Social Housing Projects
Matilde Baffa Ugo Rivolta European Architecture Award for Social Housing Projects
The Matilde Baffa Ugo Rivolta European Architecture Award, announced every two years by the Order of Architects of Milan and now in its tenth edition, is aimed at the best European social housing projects and is a reference point for the debate in this area, highlighting the importance of the overall quality of the constructed environment and the sustainability of architectural design.
Matilde Baffa Ugo Rivolta European Architecture Award for Social Housing Projects
High-Performance Enclosures – Exterior Shade Design
High-Performance Enclosures – Exterior Shade Design
Exterior shading is essential for reducing solar heat gain and glare in buildings, especially as energy codes demand better performance and temperatures rise. Effective shading ensures energy efficiency, occupant comfort, and safety. In this session, Felix Weber, Principal and Façade Specialist, and Daniel Haaland, Associate and Building Science Engineer, will cover exterior shading fundamentals and introduce a design tool for assessing shading efficiency. Through recent projects examples, you'll see effective shading in energy-efficient design. Gain practical insights into shading's role in sustainable design.
High-Performance Enclosures – Exterior Shade Design
Panellizing Deep Energy Retrofits
Panellizing Deep Energy Retrofits
TEXT Max Amerongen PHOTOS Courtesy Butterwick Projects There’s a lane in Sundance Housing Co-op that provides a perfect “before” and “after” picture for housing in Canada. On one side are the original townhouses, clad in 44-year-old tan stucco and brown siding. Across from them sit their freshly updated siblings, transformed with colourful new fibre-cement siding, […]
Panellizing Deep Energy Retrofits
CHBA Net Zero Renovations - Canadian Home Builders' Association
CHBA Net Zero Renovations - Canadian Home Builders' Association
More people are working, learning, socializing and exercising in their homes than ever before, and the cost of energy and the importance of comfort and indoor air quality has become more significant. In addition, Canada has set ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets that can only be met in the housing sector if residential renovations for…
CHBA Net Zero Renovations - Canadian Home Builders' Association