Green Design Institute The Green Design Institute is a major interdisciplinary education and research effort to make an impact on environmental quality by partnering with companies, government agencies and foundations to develop pioneering management, manufacturing, and regulatory processes that can improve environmental quality and product quality while enhancing economic development. Students from many different degree programs at Carnegie Mellon can participate in the Green Design Institute activities. Through the Green Design Institute, we are solving problems and building tools that help businesses accomplish more with less. Michael Griffin, Co-Director Chris T.
DECRETO-LEY 8912/77 Texto Ordenado por Decreto 3389/87 con las modificaciones del Decreto-Ley N° 10128 y las Leyes N° 10653, 10764, 13127, 13342 y 14449. ARTÍCULO 1°.- La presente Ley rige el ordenamiento del territorio de , y regula el uso, ocupación, subdivisión y equipamiento del suelo. ARTÍCULO 2°.- Son objetivos fundamentales del ordenamiento territorial: a) Asegurar la preservación y el mejoramiento del medio ambiente, mediante una adecuada organización de las actividades en el espacio. b) La proscripción de acciones degradantes del ambiente y la corrección de los efectos de las ya producidas. c) La creación de condiciones físico-espaciales que posibiliten satisfacer al menor costo económico y social, los requerimientos y necesidades de la comunidad en materia de vivienda, industria, comercio, recreación, infraestructura, equipamiento, servicios esenciales y calidad del medio ambiente. ARTÍCULO 3°.- Establécense los siguientes principios en materia de ordenamiento territorial: a) Áreas rurales. 1. A) Area :
Fit Your Own Glazing | Self Build, Renovate or Convert Your Own House | Renovation | Home Building & Renovating UK Double glazing used to have a whiff of exclusivity about it. Once one house on the street got it, jealous neighbours would soon be thumbing Everest brochures and calculating ‘easy credit terms’, just to keep up. It’s not like that today. Every new build has to have double glazing as standard and retrofitting it into older properties has become a massive industry in its own right. In its basic form, double glazing is two pieces of glass hermetically sealed with a cavity in between. The main benefits are improved heat and sound insulation. Over the years, there have been some significant leaps in technology for both the glass used in double glazed units and the gas that goes between it. Tape measure Hammer Nail punch Scraper Double glazed unit Non-hardening butyl putty Roll(s) of high-security glazing tape Spacing blocks Beading tacks 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Rematerialise - Introduction Introduction Up to 90% of the material that we throw away is recoverable. Someone somewhere has the imagination and the ingenuity to turn this rubbish into a resource. Welcome to REMATERIALISE a unique, sustainable materials library and online resource, offering innovative material solutions which can have both economic benefits and less environmental impact. Based upon research initiated in 1994 by Jakki Dehn M.Des.RCA; Reader in Sustainable Design at Kingston University and funded in 2003 by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the REMATERIALISE library now houses over 1,200 materials which either use less non renewable resources or come from renewable resources. On this site you can explore an extensive range of materials from around the world, coming from many unexpected sources, including scallop shells, currency, mobile phones, aeroplane windscreens and nettle fibres.
Black Mountain Quarries Ltd | Self Build, Renovate or Convert Your Own House | Renovation | Home Building & Renovating UK Black Mountain Quarries is a working quarry in the heart of the Black Mountains. Black Mountain Quarries are a family-owned business that supplies traditional building materials to architects, tradesmen, builders and individuals throughout the UK and Europe. To fulfil rising demand for greater variety, Black Mountain Quarries scan the world to source high quality natural building materials that compliment the stone from their own quarry. See the range of natural stone products includes: Building stone Cobblestones Flagstones Lintels, cills & steps Roofing slates Hardwood flooring Stone roofing tiles Rustic oak timbers To view the whole range of natural stone products available from Black Mountain Quarries please visit our website: www.blackmountainquarries.com or call 01981 241541.
10 Futuristic Materials Lifeboat Foundation Safeguarding Humanity Skip to content Switch to White Special Report 10 Futuristic Materials by Lifeboat Foundation Scientific Advisory Board member Michael Anissimov. 1. Aerogel protecting crayons from a blowtorch. This tiny block of transparent aerogel is supporting a brick weighing 2.5 kg. Aerogel holds 15 entries in the Guinness Book of Records, more than any other material. Carbon nanotubes are long chains of carbon held together by the strongest bond in all chemistry, the sacred sp2 bond, even stronger than the sp3 bonds that hold together diamond. “Metamaterial” refers to any material that gains its properties from structure rather than composition. We’re starting to lay down thick layers of diamond in CVD machines, hinting towards a future of bulk diamond machinery. Diamonds may be strong, but aggregated diamond nanorods (what I call amorphous fullerene) are stronger. Transparent alumina is three times stronger than steel and transparent. inShare11 Materials
Sustainable Design Sustainable design seeks to reduce negative impacts on the environment, and the health and comfort of building occupants, thereby improving building performance. The basic objectives of sustainability are to reduce consumption of non-renewable resources, minimize waste, and create healthy, productive environments. Sustainable design principles include the ability to: optimize site potential; minimize non-renewable energy consumption; use environmentally preferable products; protect and conserve water; enhance indoor environmental quality; and optimize operational and maintenance practices. Utilizing a sustainable design philosophy encourages decisions at each phase of the design process that will reduce negative impacts on the environment and the health of the occupants, without compromising the bottom line. GSA and Sustainable Design The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 established additional environmental management goals. GSA and LEED GSA uses the U.S.
Glazing recommendations in timber frames Your Double Glazed Sealed Unit manufactured by RedKite Glass is to a high standard using top quality materials to BS5713 requirements. Our Units are guaranteed for 5 years, with respect to edge seal adhesion to the glass, as long as they are glazed correctly as follows: To ensure that your Unit performs as it should will only be achieved if it is glazed into a well designed frame, using appropriate durable glazing materials, and following the correct glazing proceedures. The following document is set into two sections: (a) The general principles of glazing (b) Glazing methods of Double Glazed Sealed Units: Timber frames The fundamental principles underlying the correct glazing of well-made Sealed Units are : * prevention of prolonged contact of moisture with the edge seal of the Unit (see notes 1.1) ; *compatibility between the edge seal of the Unit and the glazing materials (see notes 1.2) ; *protection of the edge seal of the Unit against sunlight (see notes 1.3) ; *rainwater ;
New Materials Library, San Francisco | California College of the Arts (CCA) Libraries CCA's Materials Library features new and innovative materials with a focus on eco-friendly, sustainable, and technologically smart products. The scope is interdisciplinary, serving designers, architects, fine artists, and others in their creative work. Housed on display panels, the collection is openly accessible for visual browsing, tactile handling, and serendipitous exploration. Material Connexion For reference to a larger assortment of materials, the library has a subscription to Material Connexion, a commercial resource that offers a searchable database of its collections. Visiting the Materials Library The library is off the central nave of the main building at 1111 Eighth Street. Hours are posted for the academic year, and appointments are encouraged for class visits. Development of the Materials Library In development since 1999, the resource center was funded by three major grants from the George Frederick Jewett Foundation (for a total of $75,000).
Floor Restoration Company in Cardiff (UK) - Heritage Workshops With over 20 years of experience in the Restoration industry, Heritage Workshops provides a friendly and professional service to customers throughout the local area. Established in 1989, the business is situated in Cardiff. Specialising in Victorian and Edwardian properties the expertise is there to help renovate homes. Floor restoration, sanding and polishing to supplying and fitting a complete new floor from reclaimed timber, also a stock of over a thousand reclaimed doors is available. Heritage Workshops has helped hundreds of customers improve their homes over the last twenty years. As a small team a personnel and friendly service is always assured from start to finish.
Bikinis Made from 3-D Printers Custom Fit Every Curve Despite being of the male persuasion, even I know that bikini season is no day at the beach. Finding the right fit in a style and cut that threads the needle of decency is enough to make any woman throw up her hands and opt for a one-piece with shorts. Well ladies, Jenna Fizel and Mary Haung of Continuum Fashion have heard your dressing room distress calls. In search of the elusive 'perfect fit,' they've designed the N12 bikini, the world's first 3-D printed two-piece made of small nylon discs held together by thread-like springs. The N12 gets its name from the material it's made of: Nylon 12. Shapeways uses their 3-D printing technology to create the material for the designers and calls Nylon 12 "ideal swimsuit material as it is innately waterproof." "Thousands of circular plates are connected by thin strings, creating a wholly new material that holds its form as well as being flexible," the designers explain. N12.bikini – Intro Video from Continuum Fashion on Vimeo. [Via Gizmodo]