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Ingenhoven

May 10, ’11 11:23 AM

Who does google call for 600,000 new sf of the greenest, most sustainable building possible? Have a look.

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Best Practices: Material Schemes

May 2, ’11 12:51 AM

Material taxonomy is a big loose end in our standard template. Sigh.

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Energy Use: Infographic

Apr 8, ’11 6:42 PM

A rendering of energy flows in the United States in 2008. Lawrence Livermore Labs updates one of these each year.

Amazing and informative:

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Dieter Rams

Apr 6, ’11 3:23 PM

  1. Good design is innovative.
  2. Good design makes a product useful.
  3. Good design is aesthetic.
  4. Good design makes a product understandable.
  5. Good design is unobtrusive.
  6. Good design is long-lasting.
  7. Good design is honest.
  8. Good design is thorough, down to the last detail.
  9. Good design is environmentally friendly.
  10. Good design is as little design as possible.

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Door & Window Parameter Transfer Tip

Mar 30, ’11 5:58 PM

ArchiCad window and door settings – oh the granularity!

As it turns out, it is possible to transfer variable values between different objects. The usual parameter transfer techniques will move “as many variables as possible” between different library parts.

Two methods:

  1. transfer settings you like to a new default window
  2. transfer settings you like from a selected window to a new default window

More details here.

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2d Objects for Window and Door Detailing

Feb 18, ’11 2:29 PM

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Director’s Notes

Feb 16, ’11 10:03 PM

Well this is interesting. Let me tell you all the ways you can be better.

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Almost-flat Roofs

Feb 14, ’11 11:05 AM

Archicadwiki has a nice – because short and to the point – article about how to model flat or near-flat roofs using various interacting combinations of slab, mesh, and roof.

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Dimensions: Ground Rules

Feb 10, ’11 1:01 PM

“A great building must begin with the unmeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed and in the end must be unmeasurable.”
Louis I. Kahn

Metiendo Vivendum – ‘By Measure We Live’
Motto of Sir Edwin Lutyens

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Composite Fit to Skin

Feb 9, ’11 6:32 PM

No need to apply manual insulation objects to walls that require batt fill. Create a composite and set the fill to “fit to skin”.

The toggle to look for:

Example on plan:

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