Building Performance Interactive

The second episode will explore “Structural Fire Safety Testing in Offsite Manufactured Energy-Efficient Buildings”. Co-hosts will welcome Declan Wallace, CEO of Evolusion Innovation, to discuss the large-scale structural fire safety tests that demonstrate fire resistance in offsite manufactured buildings, provide an insight into the design of a typical fire rated wall in various construction types,...

Future Meets Present “Presents” The Future of Building Emissions

House Of Yes, 8 Wyckoff AveBrooklyn, NY 11237 8 Wyckoff Ave, Brooklyn, New York, United States

70% of NYC's carbon footprint comes from the energy used to heat and cool our buildings - how do these systems work? How do they contribute to climate change? And what are the solutions needed to bring that number to zero? The Future of Building systems will be a space to understand the variety of contexts around building emissions...

Pratt Brooklyn Ice Box Challenge

Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, is set to host the first-ever US collegiate design-build rendition of the international Passive House Ice Box Challenge this spring. The event, known as the 'Pratt Brooklyn Ice Box Challenge,' aims to showcase the advantages of energy-efficient buildings designed to implement Passive House standards as a crucial solution to climate...

Designing with Structural Thermal Breaks for Improved Comfort, Efficiency and Moisture Control

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Concrete slabs and steel beams that project through the building envelope, such as those used in the construction of balconies, canopies and parapets, break the insulation layer and create thermal bridging. Incorporating a thermal break within structural elements significantly improves the thermal performance of building envelopes and helps avoid costly issues down the...

Passive House Design and Dextall Prefabricated Walls: A Sustainable Solution

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Summary: This sales presentation will focus on Dextall’s prefabricated wall systems and their ability to achieve the 5 Passive House Principles in mid- and high-rise buildings. We will also compare Dextall’s wall systems to traditional wall construction methods and highlight the significant reduction in embodied carbon that can be achieved. Learning Objectives: Understand the 5...

Episode 3- Building Performance Interactive Series

Happening this Thursday- the third episode of season 2, titled "Retrofitting and Remodelling a Timber-Frame House to EnerPHit Standard." This live seminar aims to provide lessons and thoughts on DIY deep retrofit and radical remodelling for space and amenity. We will visit a 1975 timber frame house, in the western highlands of Scotland, that has...