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Kendall Rocco
, August 1, 2022 - Architects, Industry News, Sponsor
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Kendall Rocco
, August 1, 2022 - Architects, Events, Industry News, Real Estate
KEY TAKEAWAYS Local Law 97 – recently enacted legislation that tackles emissions from NYC’s largest carbon emitting sector – is big news. Local Law 97 is a first-of-its-kind legislation enacted as part of New York City’s 2019 Climate Mobilization Act that caps carbon emissions that large buildings can release each year without paying a penalty. The carbon emissions limits take effect in 2024 and become increasingly stringent thereafter. Buildings…
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Schöck North America
, July 31, 2022 - Member News, Projects
Project Highlights High performance, eco-friendly, urban building Tallest Passive House high-rise in the world at the time of completion Thermal breaks separated louvered HVAC rooms on each floor to isolate them from the conditioned interior Used to meet requirements for continuous insulation and reduce heat loss World’s Tallest Passive House Pushes Environmental Envelope with Help of Structural Thermal Breaks Roosevelt Island, New York City – At 26 stories, The House at…
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Kendall Rocco
, July 27, 2022 - Member News, Sponsor
This is a post written by one of 475 High Performance Building Supply customer's and their first hand experience of building a high performance tiny house on wheels using 475 High Performance Building Supply product consulting and materials. "Hi everyone, My name is Carmine, I’m from Italy and since 2018 I’ve lived in New Hampshire with my wife Kyle. Over the last three years we designed and built a movable…
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Kendall Rocco
, July 19, 2022 - International Passive House Association, Member News
Women Driving the Passive House Industry is iPHA’s interview series to highlight the remarkable women working in the Passive House community. As part of our International Women’s Day celebrations, the iPHA team interviewed a handful of the many women who’ve contributed substantially to the growth of the Passive House Standard around the world. Here’s our newest interview featuring Eng. Heba Abdel-Halim. Heba is a Certified Passive House Designer, Lecturer Assistant, and PhD.…
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Kendall Rocco
, July 19, 2022 - International Passive House Association, Member News, Policy
Germany seems particularly affected by the necessity of reducing the consumption of Russian gas. There is a lot of talk about how exactly this has come about and who was responsible for this. Here I will only point out ways to quickly and effectively get out of the “double bind” situation which some commentators seem to see here: reducing dependence on natural gas and reducing CO2 emissions at the same…
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Kendall Rocco
, July 19, 2022 - Industry News, Projects, Real Estate
Building professionals are always looking forward to the future because advancements in sustainable technology make eco-friendly lifestyles easier every day. People who prioritize green standards will need their home to align with their values, leading to the rise of passive houses. These are a few reasons passive houses are crucial for the future and New York as a state. What Is a Passive House? Before researching the top five largest…
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With the United States having a goal of a net-zero economy by the year 2050, there has been an increased interest in the construction of passive homes. And while achieving the low energy standards for a passive house may seem like a lofty goal, it can be greatly facilitated by using the correct materials and construction techniques. To help in this regard, keep reading to find out 5 of the…
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About the Building Currently under construction, this 8-story mixed-use building located in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, will feature 38 rental-based market rate and affordable residences, community facility space, and ground floor retail. The site is conveniently located across from the Jamaica Van Wyck subway station. Dextall's Solution The façade features Dextall’s prefabricated walls that provide optimal performance and eliminates the need for maintenance for decades. The prefab walls incorporate…
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Dextall, a circular-economy construction technology company committed to empowering property owners, developers, and their partners to transform America’s built space, attacks the skilled labor issue head-on. Dextall’s digital system – capable of eliminating up to 24 months of project design coordination and construction inefficiencies – gives client stakeholders the advantage of end-to-end project cost analysis for the entire building lifecycle, starting with the earliest design stages that tap instantly into…
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Breakthrough In BIM That Allows Architects To Fuse Design And Constructibility Together, Empowering Them With End-To-End Build Cycle Impact On Mid- To High-Rise Projects Dextall Studio’s technology platform can reduce design-to-installation timelines by more than 80%, providing architects instantaneous data into a whole-project federated model Although building information modeling (BIM) software has progressed up architectural innovation’s S curve, from cutting-edge to standard-issue at their firms, a question still plagues architects.…
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Partel is exhibiting at the Passive House 2022 Conference: Passive House for All - Online Exhibition, which will take place on June 10 and on June 17. The event will take on the full range of specialised technical, process, and policy aspects of Passive House and drives climate action. But it will also challenge industry and stakeholders to think more holistically, looking at the intersections of efficiency, electrification, embodied carbon…
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