Insulation specialist Saint-Gobain Isover recently selected eight projects to be shortlisted for the UK final of the Multi-Comfort House Competition.
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Detail from the entry "Solar Slice"
The subject of the competition is the creative approach to the concept of energy efficient construction for high rise buildings. The aim is to design a multiple-use tower according to Isover Multi-Comfort House definition and with Passive House components. The new tower should become a leading project to achieve new levels of sustainability in Greenwich and in the Central Business District of Lower Manhattan, New York. The student teams (up to 3 in each team) had to produce a design that takes account of both social and economic aspects, as well constructional considerations.
These are the eight shortlisted concepts:
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The Green Canyons - University of Nottingham - Team Members: Ankur Modi, Suruchi Modi, Chuyu Qui
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The Green Ramp - University of Nottingham - Team Members: Ranjit Shekhar, Venu Madhav Chippa, Avinash Davidson
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WINDGATE - University of Nottingham - Team Members: Ming Wei Wu, Chaoran Zheng, Xuanxuan He
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Solar Slice - University of Nottingham - Team Members: Maria Myrianthous, Masoud Sajjadian, Ali Sehizadeh
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Social Tower Experiment - University of Nottingham - Team Members: Yeuk Hei Wong, Xu Xu, Jianhui Chen
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Vertical Sunspace Tower - University of Nottingham - Team Members: Fahimeh Soltani, Soha Hirbod, Katayoun Khodadadi
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Manhattan Sky Podium - University of Nottingham - Team Members: Shreela Sharan, Willie Yogatama, Samuel Holt
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Green Tower - University of Sheffield - Team Members: Ali Mohammad Sami Kashkooli, Katarina Rozvadska, Blazej Zemleduch
See many more boards of the eight shortlisted entries in the image gallery below.
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