Tool to explore material and energy in Neighborhoods

Apr 25, 2012. Posted by Darren Bennett

Research in the Building Technology Program conducted by David Quinn and Professor John E Fernandez, in partnership with Daniel Wiesmann and Professor Paulo Ferrao of Insitute Superio Technico has resulted in an interactive web-mapping tool, urbmet.org. This web-map includes data for 40 cities from the USA, and allows the user to explore energy and material intensity patterns. It maps population density and per-capita usage of residential energy and building materials across US cities, with data visualized at the neighbourhood level.

Prof. Ochsendorf Brings Thin Brick Vaults to University of Utah

Mar 21, 2012. Posted by Darren Bennett

Professor John Ochsendorf conducted a two-day design-build vaulting workshop at the University of Utah supported by the McMurrin Visiting Professorship. The workshop was co-taught by Mallory Taub (Berkeley), Kent Diebolt (Vertical Access), and Benjamin Ibarra Sevilla (Minnesota). One of the students attending, David Polk, posted about the experience on his blog, Doodles Designs and Daydreams.

Christoph Reinhart Appointed Associate Professor of Architecture

Dec 09, 2011. Posted by Darren Bennett

Christoph Reinhart has been appointed an associate professor with tenure in the Department of Architecture, beginning in January.

Originally trained as a physicist, Reinhart is a building scientist and architectural educator working in the field of sustainable building design and environmental modeling. He has studied both architecture and physics and has particular expertise in daylighting, passive climatization and the influence of occupant behavior on building energy use at both the individual building and neighborhood scale.