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Workplace Design Lead Full-timeType: Mountain View, CA Who we are/ What we do: R+D for the Built Environment (@XL Construction) is the ideas workshop for a large tech company in Mountain View. We are architects, engineers, researchers, designers, inventors, dreamers and builders who are obsessed with meaningfully shaping our environment. We are a community of optimistic, passionate, action-oriented solution seekers who love to say “yes” and then create the path to de...

Project Manager Full-timeType: Mountain View, CA Who we are/ What we do: R+D for the Built Environment (@XL Construction) is the ideas workshop for a large tech company in Mountain View. We are architects, engineers, researchers, designers, inventors, dreamers and builders who are obsessed with meaningfully shaping our environment. We are a community of optimistic, passionate, action-oriented solution-seekers who love to say “yes” and then create the path to deliver ...

By Fadekemi Ajakaiye The Nigerian Institute of Architects, NIA, Lagos Chapter, has projected the city of Lagos for the next 25 years. This projection was held recently in Lagos at the 12th edition of the Lagos Architects Forum tagged “The City of Lagos: The Next Twenty-Five Years”. The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu stated that “when designing a space for 22 million people, it is certainly not an easy job. As we know, the future belongs to the cities. COVID-19 has also tau...

Abstract Background: This article describes the development of the Singapore Environmental Assessment Tool (SEAT), a culturally appropriate, usable, reliable, and valid assessment tool designed to evaluate the extent to which the built environment in Singaporean aged care facilities is able to support the provision of high levels of care to people living with dementia. Methods: A multistage sequential mixed methods approach was carried out involving 16 raters in Stage 1 and six raters in Stage ...

a Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands b Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands WhatsAppLINKEDINFACEBOOKTWITTERPRINTMORE Date: 14 May 2021 This research investigates the potential of glass as a new design tool to highlight and safeguard our historic structures. Current restoration and conservation treatments with traditional materials bear the risk of conjecture between the origi...

The U.S. continually "fixes" its infrastructure systems, but fails to invest to bring them up to necessary standards. That needs to change, say civil engineering experts at Arizona State University.

Date Time Researchers at Eindhoven and Delft call for more ventilation in fight against corona In an article published today in Science, an international group of 39 scientists calls for more ventilation in the fight against corona. Their plea goes beyond the current pandemic, to prevent the spread of all respiratory infections with adjustments in building design. Marcel Loomans of TU Eindhoven and Philomena Bluyssen of TU Delft are two of the authors. There is strong evidence that the coronavi...

Figure 1. This figure provides an estimate of the maximum and minimum tonnage of EOL blade material for existing wind blades installed up to (but not after) 2019 in entire world (global), the U.S. and Europe (European Union, plus U.K.). The maximum scenario is based on the shortest service life,15 years, and the higher 14 t/MW blade conversion factor. The minimum scenario is based on the longest service life of 30 years and the lower 10 t/MW blade conversion factor. The predictions are based o...

Anthill Ventures announces Indus X, Indias first Global Smart City Scaling Program ANI | Updated: May 13, 2021 17:27 IST New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): Leading speed scaling venture capital firm Anthill Ventures announces Indus X, Indias first UrbanTech Scaling Program that seeks to invest in and scale the next generation of startups focused on solving challenges faced by citizens, corporates, and governments in our urban centers, through the use...

Copy There is much discussion about the role of technology in our future, and it is without a doubt an important driver. However, our very human aspects: Creativity, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Negotiation, Emotional Intelligence, Judgement and Cognitive Flexibility, are some of the most important skills that will be required in all future jobs, according to the World Economic Forum. The purpose of the IE School of Architecture and Design Spaces for Creativity competition is to design a...