Performance-Based Wind Design for the Integrated Waste Management Facilities Phase 1 at Shek Kwu Chau, Hong Kong
Posted on March 30, 2022The proposed Integrated Waste Management Facilities (IWMF) Phase 1 developed by the Environmental Protection Department of Hong Kong Government is the first such facility in Hong Kong that will adopt the state-of-the-art technologies to substantially reduce the bulk size of mixed municipal solid waste, to generate energy and to recover useful resources. The IWMF Phase […]
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Air Quality: How COVID has Changed the Way we Design Indoor Spaces
Posted on February 28, 2022What the Science Tells Us There are multiple ways in which respiratory particles are generated as follows: Saliva in the mouth is aerosolized during the interaction of tongue, teeth, palate and lips during speech articulation Fluid bathing in the larynx is aerosolized during voicing due to vocal fold vibrations Fluid blockages from inside the respiratory […]
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Wind on Solar Arrays: Reduce Construction Costs & Risk of Failure
Posted on January 31, 2022According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), renewable energy is expected to overtake coal as the primary means of electricity production by 2025, with solar energy expected to lead the surge. Currently, solar is already the cleanest and most abundant energy source, on top of being the cheapest in most countries. Despite supply-side disruptions to […]
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Completed: Sydney’s Tallest Residential Tower
Posted on November 25, 2021This month Greenland Australia and builders Probuild have completed Sydney’s tallest residential tower, the $700-million mixed-use Greenland Centre in the city’s CBD. The tower was designed by award-winning Australian architectural firms BVN and Woods Bagot. The building faced some unique challenges at the outset as pointed out by Andrew Johnson, the lead structural engineer from […]
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Advanced Thermal Modeling of Double Skin Façades
Posted on October 31, 2021Double skin façades are façade systems consisting of two layers, usually glass, wherein air flows through the intermediate cavity. This space (which can vary from 20 cm to a few meters) acts as insulation against extreme temperatures, winds, and sound, improving the building’s thermal efficiency for both high and low temperatures. One such example of […]
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