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SUMMARY:“Prototyping architecture – integrated design practices” - M
 ichael Pelken -  Laing O’Rourke 
DTSTART:20161118T150000Z
DTEND:20161118T160000Z
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CONTACT:Lorna Everett
DESCRIPTION:During recent milestone events at the UN Climate Change confer
 ence in Paris\, 195 countries signed a framework agreement committing to d
 rastically reduce energy consumption and limit a rise in global carbon emi
 ssions.  The urgent need for more sustainable integrated building approach
 es and an enhanced performance have impacted various research and design a
 gendas in the building industry. These trends have lead designers to the q
 uestion: How can an environmentally responsive performance not only lead t
 o energy savings and a limitation of CO2 emissions\, but also impact estab
 lished design typologies? A transfer of design principles between differen
 t disciplines can help to find innovative solutions and solve problems tha
 t require urgent attention. This approach challenges engineering and scien
 ce\, scrutinizes limitations\, and trusts that innovative solutions can be
  achieved through a multi-disciplinary approach to the impending challenge
 . At this juncture design quality can drastically increase client and user
  acceptance. The seminar will discuss the prototypical approach towards bu
 ilding and component integration\, coordination and optimization supported
  by emerging new methods that are pushing boundaries of traditional practi
 ces between architects\, system engineers and project managers. \n\nThe pr
 esentation will include developments that are spanning from new tools -- t
 he ‘Virtual Design Studio’\, a digital design platform developed for t
 he US Department of Energy\, to innovative building designs – the ‘Tur
 bine House’\, a novel energy plus concept based on the patented efficien
 cy principle for the enhanced use of vertical axis wind turbines in produc
 t and building applications (Patent Reg. Nr. US 8.282.236B2)\, to built wo
 rk - the ‘P+ Demonstration Building’ situated in China’s first gover
 nment accredited Green Building EXPO and Industry Development Zone. \n
LOCATION: Cambridge University Engineering Department\, LR6
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