We’ve been having a great time delving into our entry for the 2016 IIDA New England Fashion Show! This year’s theme, Coutourism, has led us down many paths, taken us to exotic locales and stretched our imaginations. This year, we will be working with carpet, fabric, laminate, wallcovering and more to create stunning, one of a kind looks that are absolute show stoppers. Materials arrive daily for us to experiment and create and we cannot wait for everyone to see our entry on October 20! Follow along all over social media with the hashtag: #coutourism2016.
Cape Cod Community College’s Frank and Maureen Wilkens Science and Engineering Center is a net-positive energy building designed to transform the heart of campus.
The project approaches sustainability through a holistic and global approach, implementing a range of moves including passive solar shading overhangs, air-source heat pumps, high performance materials with low embodied carbon and the expansion of the range of thermal comfort and lighting power density. Combined with on-site photovoltaics, the project achieves net-positive energy use.
The project’s thermally modified wood rainscreen façade is a study of the modern expression of vernacular Cape Cod architecture while reducing embodied carbon. Early lifecycle assessments identified the immense carbon savings of wood over fiber cement. The design team did not stop there, furthering reductions by peeling back unnecessary finishes like carpet and ceilings. Together, these decisions enabled a 19% reduction in embodied carbon.
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