FRIDAY5 – January 19, 2018

Following the change to LEEDv4 four years ago, which became mandatory for new projects starting in 2016, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced at their recent conference that they intend to fast-track the development of a new iteration, LEEDv4.1.  The new iteration will take into account feedback from several pilot programs that are now being evaluated.  

Click here to read more about how this may change existing credits and which new credits are under consideration.

Technological advancements in the digital age have had wide reaching implications across the globe, disrupting entire industries and changing how those industries operate, down to even the most basic of functions.  Our industry is no different and new technologies are changing how we address details in building facades and the fabrication of exterior cladding. 

The availability of automated design and production techniques is changing the development of building details.  For example, structural elements can be incorporated in a model from the beginning, to be later used for the fabrication of parts.  This means production information for the cladding system can be fully extracted from a detailed fabrication model, allowing the parts to be manufactured in the factory and assembled on site with precision.  To learn how MillerClapperton uses the latest 3D laser scanning technology to deliver highly-engineered cladding systems, click here.  The article continues below.

Myth 1: Detailing happens after conceptual design is defined
When we consider the possibility of digitally fabricating custom parts for a building we need to predict from the very beginning how these parts will be produced and how they will be put together. We cannot risk developing a concept that cannot be fabricated, therefore detailing must be developed in parallel with conceptual design, which is easier to do in an integrated digital design process. Parametric modeling allows designers to use provisional dimensions and change them later, without having to remodel everything from scratch.

Myth 2: The authorship of a detail belongs to the architect
It is an illusion to think that an architect can develop a good detail alone. Good details can only be developed in conjunction with manufacturers and materials or mechanical engineers. Digital fabrication instructions are now an important part of the detail documentation, because the specification of tools and machine parameters can interfere in the final product.

To read all 7 myths in architectural detailing which are changing in the digital age, visit ArchDaily.
 

“Looking to the year ahead of us, we wonder: Which buildings will capture the essence of their location…?”  Architectural Digest takes a look at how time, space and cultural shifts can impact how a structure meets the needs of its environment once it reaches completion.

The article reviews 12 buildings that will be completed in 2018 from around the world.  To continue reading visit Architectural Digest.