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Time for Natural Building Techniques?
With little new land available for expansion, the post-industrial town of Åndalsnes, in Norway, held a contest to find creative ways to develop. Third prize went to the Swedish architectural firm, Jagnafalt Milton, for its idea of putting buildings on abandoned rails. If all goes according to plan, in a year or so the town will have new buildings that can roll to new spots for different views of the surrounding mountains, or even down to the fjord for a float in the water.
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Richard Beattie, a mechanical engineer and president of MEC² in Baltimore, says the industry is moving toward BIM—building information modeling—a collaborative design between the architect structure that allows designing in 4D. From modeling to looking at technology such as variable refrigerant volume and magnetic bearing chillers, you’ll get insight into where construction is heading from a mechanical engineering standpoint.
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A mechanical engineer, Mike Prados is one of many “Flaming Lotus Girls” who have built a giant fire-spitting replica of the inner ear for this year’s Burning Man festival. Called “Tympani Lambada,” the structure required a significant amount of engineering to make the initial idea a reality that could light up the desert night. It took a variety of software, tools, and volunteer human effort, to make project come to life.
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