Attending next month’s ArchitectureBoston Expo (ABX)? Be sure to check out the topic Revit for Small Projects: Is it Worth the Effort? on Tuesday, 11/19.
Autodesk Revit has quickly become the AEC industry standard for new projects. Many firms have shared their successes with large multi‐million dollar projects, but can your firm benefit from using Revit for small projects, interior projects or renovations? How can you leverage the tools in Revit to fit the size of your project? This session touches on tools for managing and implementing Revit on small projects and presents methods and metrics from several example projects.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Speakers
Elizabeth Cox, Designer; Payette
Eric Peabody, Project Director; TAYLOR
This Earth Week, we’ll be covering five landmark buildings exemplifying new approaches to building performance and sustainability.
The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Klarman Building is the first hospital in the northeast to implement chilled beams in an inpatient setting. Early energy analysis demonstrated that the use of chilled beams would be the best way to reduce building energy use.
For this strategy to work, however, the peak thermal loads of the façades could not exceed the capacity of the chilled beams. An integrated design approach and in-house modeling allowed for constant tuning of the façade to optimize glazing, solar exposure and massing. The building orients glazing to face true north and south to minimize heat gain and maximize occupant comfort, resulting in a 15% reduction in peak solar load.
Beyond performance, the distinctive serrated terracotta façade reflects the scale and cadence of individual patient rooms, providing a delicate scale and texture to the façade.
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