Meeting developing code requirements to reduce carbon emissions while creating environments with better IAQ will challenge and impact conventional building HVAC ...
The term “adaptive” in the name of Ruth Mandl and Bobby Johnston’s Brooklyn-based firm may sound like a buzzword but is an apt description of their work. They focus exclusively on renovating and ...
Nature is, of course, the master engineer—been there, seen it, solved it. While we struggle to design buildings that don't ...
Cities are inseparable from fast-paced lifestyles. Rising rents and “not-that-small” apartments characterize urban environments, perpetuating the chase for “bigger, faster, and more”. As economies ...
Adaptive design, according to a recent American Society of Interior Designers report, empowers “the burgeoning population of adults aged 65 and over who wish to continue living an autonomous way of ...
As New York is facing unprecedented circumstances and as the numbers of infected people with the coronavirus are reaching new highs, officials are seeking fast and efficient solutions to generate ...
An expected change to the city’s adaptive reuse rules could clear the way for converting a broader pool of the city’s buildings into housing, a privilege that has historically been reserved for older ...