Sentences with phrase «of sustainable architecture»

The durability of buildings lies at the core of sustainable architecture, yet it remains to be fully assessed as a measure of sustainability.

Restoration and refurbishment have been carried out in compliance with the principles of sustainable architecture and the interiors created to reflect the finest of the Feng - shui philosophy, thanks to expert advice from internationally respected professionals.

The LBC «s goal is to define measures of sustainable architecture while providing guidance to make it easier for architects and designers to grasp what may otherwise look like idealistic benchmarks.

In fact, since 2000, the U.S. government has had 310 buildings certified as high - performing examples of sustainable architecture under the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, and 3,500 more federal buildings are pursuing certification.

Set on a magnificent outcrop high above the city, the resort is designed according to the standards of sustainable architecture.

The jury this year (chaired by Professor Sir David King, the newly appointed Foreign Secretary's Special Representative for Climate Change) included Fumio Nanjo, Director of the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo; Elisabeth Sussman, Sondra Gilman Curator of Photography, Whitney Museum of American Art, USA; and the revered Wang Shu, 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize winner, a strong champion of sustainable architecture and building.

This magical getaway stands tall as a beacon of sustainable architecture in one of the world's most pristine environments.

Innovation so constrained represents the challenge of sustainable architecture.

As a LEED Platinum certified building in downtown Washington, DC, PNC Place manifests the future of sustainable architecture.

Mercedes to produce a mild hybrid S - Class in 2008... English designer Ziad Ghanem takes recycled fashions full circle... In Chicago, Works in Progress, at the Museum of Contemporary Art makes a show of sustainable architecture... The new bus on the bock: International rolls out the first hybrid school bus... Toyota starts talking serious about plug - ins...

Featured are the ideas and prototypes of pioneering designers who have trail - blazed the development of sustainable architecture, cities, energy systems, transport, and industry.

FXFOWLE is committed to breaking new ground with demonstration projects, and advancing the principles of sustainable architecture.

Durability The durability of buildings lies at the core of sustainable architecture, yet it remains to be fully assessed as a measure of sustainability.

The next section on Sustainable Architecture Programs and Evaluation Tools explains how quantitative life cycle assessments are converted into more qualitative and digestible measures of sustainable architecture.