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Archinect - News 2016-07-30T14:49:36-04:00 http://archinect.com/news/article/149957070/london-mayor-sadiq-khan-blocks-extra-funds-for-garden-bridge London mayor Sadiq Khan blocks extra funds for garden bridge work_for_free 2016-07-11T03:34:00-04:00 >2016-07-18T05:09:14-04:00
The future of London's proposed garden bridge has been called into further question after the city's new mayor, Sadiq Khan, halted preparatory work on the structure over fears this could involve more public money being spent. The Garden Bridge Trust says the bridge from South Bank to Temple, featuring 270 trees and thousands of plants, will be a "tiara" for London, being both an iconic landmark and a vital pedestrian bridge.

Read more about London's Garden Bridge on architnect:

London's garden bridge, the saga continues

Why are Heatherwick's proposals succeeding in New York but tanking in London?

Sadiq Khan investigates troublesome details in Thames garden bridge project

Infrastructure or advertisement? Sky to sponsor the Garden Bridge
 http://archinect.com/news/article/149954589/future-sustainable-cities-will-be-built-with-bone Future sustainable cities will be built with... bone? Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-06-28T13:28:00-04:00 >2016-06-28T14:49:10-04:00
In bone, the proportions of protein and mineral are roughly equal – the mineral gives bone stiffness and hardness, while the protein gives it toughness or resistance to fracture. While bones can break, it is relatively rare, and they have the benefit of being self-healing [...] "All of our existing building standards have been designed with concrete and steel in mind. Constructing buildings out of entirely new materials would mean completely rethinking the whole industry."

Bioengineer Dr. Michelle Oyen of Cambridge's Department of Engineering and her lab are working on ways to build artificial compounds that mimic bone and eggshell. Eventually, once scaled up, the compounds could be used as building materials.

When the mineral compounds are "templated" onto the naturally occurring animal protein of collagen, Oyen believes that the two materials could make a "lattice-type structure," stronger than the bone itself. Because this combination takes far less energy to produce than say steel or concrete, it could be used as a more energy efficient building material.

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 http://archinect.com/news/article/149954304/holistic-design-tool-homekit-takes-on-issues-of-resilient-community-and-sustainability-in-rural-colombia Holistic design tool HOMEKIT takes on issues of resilient community and sustainability in rural Colombia Sponsor 2016-06-28T13:14:00-04:00 >2016-07-02T11:00:56-04:00 This post is brought to you by Boston Architectural College.

Population growth and lack of shelter are the main indicators of increased poverty in developing countries. Every year, millions of people in rural communities in tropical climates migrate to cities in search of a better life. Informal settlements proliferate on the cities' peripheries. However, what often awaits them is misfortune: few employment opportunities, lack of clean water, crowded housing spaces, crime, and other threats to their family traditions and lifestyle.

The HOMEKIT training program educates people in rural areas to sustainably cultivate bamboo and empower their villages to be self-reliant and to meet their own shelter needs. The system reduces forest depletion and contributes to the socioeconomic infrastructure of the villages. It provides safe, dignified, highly functional homes that respond to the local environment and natural disasters, connects people with the natural systems that support them, and he...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/149951790/tour-norway-s-doomsday-seed-vault-deep-within-the-arctic-circle Tour Norway's "Doomsday" seed vault, deep within the Arctic Circle Julia Ingalls 2016-06-15T13:24:00-04:00 >2016-06-18T20:40:22-04:00
What is the architecture of forward-thinking climate change? One example is the Svalbard Seed Vault, which when full will house roughly 3 million different species of plants in anticipation of a future that may be hotter, drier, or simply climatically different than the one we inhabit now.

This video offers a rare tour of the three-vault, minus 5 degrees Celsius interior storage facility, which is located within a mountain in Norway in anticipation of rising global sea levels:

 http://archinect.com/news/article/149943697/norman-foster-s-secret-garden-a-tour-of-foster-partners-maggie-s-center Norman Foster's secret garden: a tour of Foster + Partners' Maggie's Center Julia Ingalls 2016-05-04T13:07:00-04:00 >2016-05-06T20:18:55-04:00
Cancer survivor Lord Norman Foster gave HRH Duchess of Cornwall a tour of his newly completed Maggie's Center in his hometown of Manchester at the cancer facility's official opening April 27th, showing her a design that emphasizes natural light and a connection to nature. This has lead to numerous sliding glass doors and walls throughout the rectilinear plan, as well as the intention to plant vines on the signature triangular timber frame. Additionally, each treatment and counselling room comes with its own private garden.

As Foster noted, "Our aim in Manchester, the city of my youth, was to create a building that is welcoming, friendly and without any of the institutional references of a hospital or health centre – a light-filled, homely space where people can gather, talk or simply reflect. That is why throughout the building there is a focus on natural light, greenery and views; with a greenhouse to provide fresh flowers, and an emphasis on the therapeutic qualities of nature and ...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/149941958/see-the-newly-revealed-2016-aia-cote-top-ten-green-projects See the newly revealed 2016 AIA COTE Top Ten Green Projects Justine Testado 2016-04-22T18:47:00-04:00 >2016-05-05T01:01:46-04:00
Just in time for Earth Day, the AIA and the Committee on the Environment (COTE) revealed a new set of Top Ten Green Projects for 2016. Over the last two decades, the annual awards program is considered to be the profession's most rigorous awards program for sustainable design excellence throughout the U.S. The jury chose the projects that best convey a thoroughly integrated approach to architecture, natural systems, and technology.

Here's a peek of the winners:

Rene Cazenave Apartments; San Francisco by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects and Saida + Sullivan Design Partners, Associated Architect

H-E-B at Mueller; Austin, TX by Lake|Flato Architects, H-E-B Design + Construction, Selser Schaefer Architects

The J. Craig Venter Institute; San Diego by ZGF Architects

Find the rest of the projects on Bustler.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/149941956/a-green-veil-for-ugly-towers A green veil for ugly towers Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-04-22T17:30:00-04:00 >2016-05-05T00:42:27-04:00
That is the question that plagues all these green towers. Will they really ever look like they do on the billboards? The question is important because what this outbreak of green means is that architects and developers are hiding ugly, ill-considered buildings behind curtains of foliage and if the green doesn't grow, all we're left with is the dumb, naked towers, blank and expressionless with the fig leaf of a few, well, fig leaves for cover.

Related on Archinect:

France Mandates "Green Roofs" for all new buildings

Boeri Studio's Bosco Verticale in Milan makes the forest tower fantasy a reality

Seeing (Too Much) Green: Reality Cues' Eco-Porn Competition

"Eco-Gentrification," or the social ramifications of "urban greening"

 http://archinect.com/news/article/149941589/san-francisco-to-mandate-solar-panels-for-new-constructions San Francisco to mandate solar panels for new constructions Nicholas Korody 2016-04-20T13:44:00-04:00 >2016-05-04T23:03:17-04:00
The solar power industry is about to get a big boost in San Francisco. On April 19, the city's Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to become the first major US metropolitan area requiring that new buildings install solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on their roofs. California already mandates that new buildings with 10 floors or less designate at least 15% of their rooftop area (pdf, p8) as being ready for solar panel installation.

"The city of San Francisco now requires that builders actually install solar panels in these areas (at a minimum) starting in 2017. Larger buildings are exempt for now."

Curious about other efforts to make American cities reduce their carbon footprint through harvesting solar energy? Check out these articles:

US government agency develops new batteries that could revolutionize energy infrastructure

Turn the 2 into housing (or a park or a solar array): Christopher Hawthorne's pitch for one of LA's most awkward freeways

MIT researchers have created a new material that stores and releases solar energy

Students endure the final home stretch at the U.S. Solar Decathlon 2015

 http://archinect.com/news/article/149940683/faraday-future-holds-groundbreaking-ceremony-for-1b-nevada-factory Faraday Future holds groundbreaking ceremony for $1B Nevada factory Nicholas Korody 2016-04-14T12:27:00-04:00 >2016-05-03T00:31:34-04:00
Electric car company Faraday Future held a groundbreaking ceremony for its $1 billion manufacturing facility outside Las Vegas this afternoon, attended by Nevada governor Brian Sandoval, North Las Vegas mayor John Lee, and a host of other officials. There wasn't any actual "ground" broken, though, really — Faraday still needs to grade the land, which it says it will do "soon."

[...]

"Faraday's VP of Global Manufacturing Dag Reckhorn says that they are "moving extremely quickly for a project of this size" — a 3 million square-foot factory on 900 acres that the company claims will bring 4,300 jobs to the region over a decade — with plans to build in just two years instead of the normal four."

Watch the cached livestream here (video starts at 32:59):

Listen to our recent One-to-One conversation with Richard Kim of Faraday Future:

For more on the future of self-driving automobiles, check out these links:

World's first fully autonomous taxi service will arrive in Singapore later this year

Is Tesla having its "iPhone moment" with the launch of the Model 3?

The "Impossible" Car – Faraday Future's lead designer, Richard Kim, on One-to-One #17

How prepared are American cities for the new reality of self-driving cars?

 http://archinect.com/news/article/149938451/new-nevada-solar-plant-can-store-heat-from-the-sun-for-up-to-10-hours-with-molten-salt New Nevada solar plant can store heat from the sun for up to 10 hours – with molten salt Alexander Walter 2016-04-05T13:50:00-04:00 >2016-04-05T22:38:11-04:00
Renewable energy like solar and wind is booming across the country as the costs of production have come down. But the sun doesn't always shine, and the wind doesn't blow when we need it to. [...] A company called SolarReserve may have found a solution: It built a large solar plant in the Nevada desert that can store heat from the sun and generate electricity for up to 10 hours even after sundown.

Related stories in the Archinect news:

Denver selected to host the 2017 Solar Decathlon

A river of solar power: a scheme for the Tijuana river

How this new gigafactory may popularize residential solar power technology

 http://archinect.com/news/article/149937233/a-look-at-sou-fujimoto-s-proposed-sustainable-timber-frame-tower A look at Sou Fujimoto's proposed sustainable, timber-frame tower Julia Ingalls 2016-03-30T13:56:00-04:00 >2016-04-08T23:45:40-04:00
In collaboration with Laisné Roussel and developer Pitch Promotion, Sou Fujimoto's proposed 50-meter tall mixed-use timber-frame structure Canopia would be the tallest of its kind if built. Riffing a bit off the swirling form of Fujimoto's Abre Blanc apartment building, the proposed structure includes 199 residential units, over 3,700 square meters of commercial offices, a panoramic bar and roof gardens, and 500 square meters of retail space.

In addition to being a part of the phase two development of the Amargnac sector of the Bordeaux Saint-Jean Belcier ZAC (urban development zone), Canopia is designed to be environmentally sustainable. Aside from attempting to achieve "Biosource" certification by using cross-laminated spruce or silver fur timber for the flooring and beams, sustainability is partly achieved by the rooftop gardens, which are connected by raised walkways and allow residents to wander among fruit trees, water reservoirs, and vegetable gardens before hitting the bar/re...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/149936413/the-scientists-trying-to-harness-the-power-of-waves The scientists trying to harness the power of waves Nicholas Korody 2016-03-24T19:09:00-04:00 >2016-03-24T19:09:22-04:00
For four decades, the problem of how to create an economically viable business producing power from waves has fascinated a specialized group of engineers, many of whom are concentrated around the sea-beaten coast of Scotland. Inventors have created all sorts of strange and wonderful devices to coax energy out of the water; investors have poured millions of pounds into the effort.

"The problem is arguably one of the most perplexing in energy production. And maybe, just maybe, the answer is getting closer."

Interested in other articles on the renewable energy? Take a look at these links:

A river of solar power: a scheme for the Tijuana river

US government agency develops new batteries that could revolutionize energy infrastructure

Werner Sobek believes we could live in entirely renewable-energy-powered cities by 2020

Major international companies to set targets to switch to renewable energy

Vancouver is the latest city to announce 100% green energy goals

 http://archinect.com/news/article/149934787/denver-selected-to-host-the-2017-solar-decathlon Denver selected to host the 2017 Solar Decathlon Alexander Walter 2016-03-15T13:56:00-04:00 >2016-03-18T00:49:54-04:00
Dr. Orr revealed that Denver won the bid to host this biennial event, in which student teams compete to design, build, and operate cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive solar-powered houses. [...] The competition is planned to be staged near a new development close to Denver International Airport. The area around the 61st and Peña Commuter Rail Station is positioned to become a national model for sustainable, transit-oriented, greenfield development [...].

Archinect coverage of previous Solar Decathlons:

2015 Solar Decathlon winner Stevens Institute of Technology addresses post-Sandy resiliency with the SURE HOUSE

Students endure the final home stretch at the U.S. Solar Decathlon 2015

Archinect Field Trip: Solar Decathlon 2013, Basking in Arrays of Energy Efficiency

 http://archinect.com/news/article/149512391/us-government-agency-develops-new-batteries-that-could-revolutionize-energy-infrastructure US government agency develops new batteries that could revolutionize energy infrastructure Nicholas Korody 2016-03-03T16:46:00-05:00 >2016-03-16T00:41:04-04:00
A US government agency says it has attained the "holy grail" of energy – the next-generation system of battery storage, that has has been hotly pursued by the likes of Bill Gates and Elon Musk. Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (Arpa-E) – a branch of the Department of Energy – says it achieved its breakthrough technology in seven years.

The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (Arpa-E) was founded back in 2009 as part of President Obama's economic recovery plan. So-called "moonshot projects" are often too risky for private investors, but this state-run initiative may have unlocked a new technology that others, from Elon Musk to Bill Gates, have been chasing after for years.

"I think we have reached some holy grails in batteries – just in the sense of demonstrating that we can create a totally new approach to battery technology, make it work, make it commercially viable, and get it out there to let it do its thing," said Ellen Williams, Arpa-E's director.

The projects that Arpa-E has developed involve faster superconductors and new materials besides lithium-ion. Williams said that their projects could transform utility scale storage.

For the US to switch from a fossil-fuel economy to one based on renewable energy sources like solar and wind, it's essential to create more efficient large-scale energy storage systems...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/149513997/foster-partners-unveils-future-refuelling-network-design Foster + Partners unveils future refuelling network design Julia Ingalls 2016-03-03T16:24:00-05:00 >2016-03-03T16:48:05-05:00
With over half of the world's population currently living in cities, and seventy percent of it predicted to be urban by 2050, Nissan and Foster + Partners have undertaken the design problem of creating a refuelling network that, among other things, allows electric cars to recharge wirelessly while parked in the street at night (or in work-station adjacent parking garages).

According to a press release, David Nelson, Foster + Partners' Co-Head of design stated, "Integrating zero emission technologies into the built environment is vital in creating smarter, more sustainable cities. That commitment must extend far beyond the car – it must sit at the heart of everything we do."

 http://archinect.com/news/article/148814474/masdar-abandons-its-dream-of-becoming-the-first-zero-carbon-city Masdar abandons its dream of becoming the first zero-carbon city Alexander Walter 2016-02-23T14:33:00-05:00 >2016-02-23T23:20:24-05:00
Masdar City, when it was first conceived a decade ago, was intended to revolutionise thinking about cities and the built environment. Now the world's first planned sustainable city – the marquee project of the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) plan to diversify the economy from fossil fuels - could well be the world's first green ghost town. As of this year [...] managers have given up on the original goal of building the world's first planned zero-carbon city.

Masdar City previously in the Archinect news:

Get a drone's eye view of Foster + Partners' Masdar City in Abu Dhabi

Fully Charged visits Foster-designed Masdar City

Inside Masdar City: a modern mirage

 http://archinect.com/news/article/148273321/a-cardboard-and-carbon-emission-economy-the-long-term-effects-of-our-desire-for-instant-gratification A cardboard and carbon-emission economy: the long-term effects of our desire for instant gratification Nicholas Korody 2016-02-16T14:00:00-05:00 >2016-02-27T23:06:32-05:00
A handful of scientists and policy makers are...grappling with the long-term environmental effect of an economy that runs increasingly on gotta-have-it-now gratification [...] The environmental cost can include the additional cardboard — 35.4 million tons of containerboard were produced in 2014 in the United States, with e-commerce companies among the fastest-growing users — and the emissions from increasingly personalized freight services.

As internet retailers compete to provide as-close-to-instant services to satiate our increasing desire for rapid gratification, our collective ecological footprint grows. The problem isn't just the cardboard boxes piling up on your doorstep, but also the carbon emissions required to get that Postmates or Amazon Prime delivery into your hands.

And according to experts (or at least those profiled by the Times), the responsibility lies equally with consumers as it does with the companies providing the services. In short, we need to "slow down consumption," states Robert Reed, spokesman for Recology, the main recycling processor in San Francisco.

For more on the ecological impact of our consumptive patterns, take a look at these links:

"We have probably hit peak stuff," says Ikea boss

Our cities must adapt to climate change and growing populations within a single generation, according to the head of Arup

It's only August but humans have already consumed a year's worth of resources

Shitting Ar...

 http://archinect.com/news/article/146135676/we-have-probably-hit-peak-stuff-says-ikea-boss "We have probably hit peak stuff," says Ikea boss Nicholas Korody 2016-01-19T19:24:00-05:00 >2016-01-20T12:27:14-05:00
The appetite of western consumers for home furnishings has reached its peak – according to Ikea, the world's largest furniture retailer. The Swedish company's head of sustainability told a Guardian conference that consumption of many familiar goods was at its limit. "If we look on a global basis, in the west we have probably hit peak stuff. We talk about peak oil. I'd say we've hit peak red meat, peak sugar, peak stuff … peak home furnishings," Steve Howard said [...]

Related:

Ikea and Airbnb: a match made in globalized heaven?

Get a glimpse of these hacked IKEA kitchens by BIG, Henning Larsen, and NORM Architects

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Why is Ikea a Non-profit?

 http://archinect.com/news/article/146040687/olafur-eliasson-wins-a-crystal-award-for-improving-the-state-of-the-world Olafur Eliasson wins a Crystal Award for "improving the state of the world" Alexander Walter 2016-01-18T14:02:00-05:00 >2016-01-19T00:56:32-05:00
Congratulations are due to Olafur Eliasson who's just been given a Crystal Award for his "exemplary commitment to improving the state of the world". Ahead of the World Economic Forum, which takes place later this week in Davos, Eliasson was singled out for particular praise major works including The New York City Waterfalls, Ice Watch, The Weather Project, and Riverbed.

"Eliasson who joins fellow winners Leonardo DiCaprio (for his work publicising climate change) actress Yao Chen (for her work raising awareness of the refugee crisis) and will.i.am (for his leadership in creating educational opportunities for the underserved)."

More of Eliasson in the Archinect news:

Olafur Eliasson opens ship-themed pedestrian bridge in Copenhagen

Olafur Eliasson Wants You to Design Utopia (Out of Legos)

Olafur Eliasson turns Louisiana MoMA into a 'Riverbed'

 http://archinect.com/news/article/145119991/china-to-sustainably-build-10-new-york-city-s-worth-of-space-in-the-next-decade China to sustainably build 10 New York City's worth of space in the next decade Julia Ingalls 2016-01-06T14:38:00-05:00 >2016-01-06T19:05:36-05:00
In this rush to urbanize, China also has an enormous opportunity to move toward a "new pattern of urbanization." Chinese cities could fulfill their potential to be the most energy-efficient human habitat rather than stoking energy consumption.

With a projected urban population of one billion by 2030, China needs a few more cities—but it needs them to be sustainable, a challenge that could be met if smart growth and planning is instituted now. According to this article, no perfect eco-city model exists yet, but certain practices could be scaled up to help create urbanities that are both dense yet green, or at least greener than current smog-laden metropolises (hello, Beijing). Archinect has been keenly following different strategies for building large-scale sustainable living situations, including:

• Werner Sobek believes we could live in entirely renewable-energy-powered cities by 2020

• Viennese student dorms may Passively House refugees

• Powering your (SOM-designed) house with your car (and reverse)

 http://archinect.com/news/article/143997037/cool-roofs-substantially-reduce-temperatures-during-a-heat-wave-according-to-new-study 'Cool roofs' substantially reduce temperatures during a heat wave, according to new study Nicholas Korody 2015-12-22T19:39:00-05:00 >2015-12-28T22:35:43-05:00
It is well established that white roofs can mitigate the urban heat island effect, reflecting the sun's energy back into space and reducing a city's temperature. In a new study of Guangzhou, China, researchers found that during a heat wave, the effect is significantly more pronounced. Reflective roofs, also called cool roofs, save energy by keeping buildings cooler, thus reducing the need for air conditioning.

According to a new study by Berkeley lab researchers Dev Millstein, Ronnen Levinson, and Pablo Rosado, alongside Meichun Cao and Zhaohui Lin of the Institute of Atmospheric Physic in Beijing, so-called "cool roofs," or roofs painted white, substantially reduce the urban heat island effect during a heat wave.

Prior research had shown that cool roofs could mitigate the urban heat island effect, but the new study shows just how drastically this can make a difference during a heat wave. Heat waves affect both public health and energy resources, requiring massive amounts of air conditioning and other cooling systems that can overtax the electric grid.

"The hotter it is, the more cooling you get with cool roofs--and it is a significant difference, compared to the margin of error," Millstein told ScienceDaily. "We found that the stagnant conditions of a heat wave, where the air is just sitting over the city, was one of the main factors."

The research was conducted in Guangzhou, a large city ...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/143664937/britain-s-last-deep-pit-coal-mine-closes-the-end-of-the-industrial-revolution Britain's last deep-pit coal mine closes — the end of the industrial revolution? Alexander Walter 2015-12-18T12:25:00-05:00 >2015-12-21T12:18:59-05:00
The last deep-pit coal mine in the U.K. plans to shut its doors here next week, heralding the end of a centuries-old industry that helped fuel the industrial revolution and build the British Empire. The shutdown [...] represents a victory for advocates of reducing carbon emissions after world leaders gathered in Paris to discuss how to combat global warming, with coal in the cross hairs. It also reflects a glut of energy on world markets, from crude oil to natural gas and coal itself.

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"Do you believe in infrastructure?" asks Norman Foster, with challenge in his voice. He does. Infrastructure, he says, is about "investing not to solve the problems of today but to anticipate the issues of future generations". [...] "I have no power as an architect, none whatsoever. I can't even go on to a building site and tell people what to do." Advocacy, he says, is the only power an architect ever has.

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 http://archinect.com/news/article/141511609/fuller-challenge-winner-says-his-greenwave-3d-ocean-farm-concept-could-feed-the-world Fuller Challenge winner says his GreenWave 3D ocean farm concept "could feed the world" Alexander Walter 2015-11-20T13:15:00-05:00 >2015-11-30T23:13:27-05:00
So Smith invented the world's first 3D ocean farm. Not only does his model aim to reduce overfishing, but it also attempts to mitigate the effects of climate change. [...] With scalability in mind, Smith wanted his model to be simple and replicable. To that end, GreenWave supports other fish farmers to get create their own 3D ocean gardens. "If you were to take a network of our farms totaling the size of Washington state, technically you could feed the world," Smith said.

Learn more about Bren Smith's award-winning GreenWave farming system when Archinect first announced him winning the 2015 Fuller Challenge last month: GreenWave's 3D ocean farm initiative wins the 2015 Buckminster Fuller Challenge
 http://archinect.com/news/article/139121978/students-endure-the-final-home-stretch-at-the-u-s-solar-decathlon-2015 Students endure the final home stretch at the U.S. Solar Decathlon 2015 Justine Testado 2015-10-18T16:34:00-04:00 >2015-10-24T16:11:19-04:00
The sun beat down onto the asphalt grounds of the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California, where a village of 14 solar-powered houses popped up for the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon. Multi-disciplinary teams of college students worldwide dedicate two years to designing and planning their institution's house, then spend just nine days assembling them from scratch in Irvine. Then, the competition begins.

Teams are tasked with constructing the house that best blends affordability and consumer appeal, and demonstrates optimal energy production and efficiency. The houses are evaluated in 10 contests based on merits of performance and livability. The team who scores the most out of a maximum 1,000 points is crowned the overall winner. Held biennially, the Decathlon attracts ambitious students who want to push the boundaries of the future of sustainable technology and housing, while honing their technical skills and toughening their skin for their forthcoming careers.

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 http://archinect.com/news/article/139031170/renzo-piano-building-workshop-redesigns-moscow-power-station-into-art-site Renzo Piano Building Workshop redesigns Moscow power station into art site Julia Ingalls 2015-10-15T14:21:00-04:00 >2015-10-24T15:17:17-04:00
Instead of belching oppressive fumes over Moscow's recently pedestrianized Red October District, the iconic smokestacks of the century-old GES2 power station will be transformed into conduits for ventilation as part of the Renzo Piano Building Workshop's sustainable redesign of the facility into an art site for the V-A-C Foundation.

Spearheaded by the Building Workshop's 46-year-old Paris-based partner Antonio Belvedere, the site will fit into a 150 meter by 150 meter square and feature three main "poles": Welcoming, Education, and Exhibitions.

The latter two poles are conceived of as interior spaces, and will incorporate classrooms, residency spaces, and a flexible gallery that can accommodate a variety of different artistic mediums.

The largely outdoor Welcoming pole will include a sculpture garden, restaurant/cafe, library, an indoor/outdoor piazza, and serve as host for live events and temporary art installations.

 http://archinect.com/news/article/138958669/powering-your-som-designed-house-with-your-car-and-reverse Powering your (SOM-designed) house with your car (and reverse) Nicholas Korody 2015-10-14T14:55:00-04:00 >2015-10-14T14:55:30-04:00
A research team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory's (ORNL) Department of Energy has created a new model for how we can connect the way we power our homes and vehicles. Dubbed AMIE... the platform features special technology that allows a bi-directional flow of energy between a dwelling and a vehicle. In other words, the house can fuel the car and the car can fuel the house. What's more, ORNL used 3D printing technology to build the dwelling and the vehicle...

AMIE, or Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy, is a hybrid of different futuristic technologies, mashed together into a single platform. First, both the house and the vehicle were 3D printed.

The former, a single-room structure, was designed in collaboration with Skidmore, Owings and Merril and features vacuum insulated panels, a micro-kitchen, and a rooftop photovoltaic system.

The car, despite looking a bit like something from Mad Max, can be modified with new, 3D printed parts. It includes an electric hybrid power-train that uses natural gas to supplement the energy provided by the house.

Right now, it's a heavy vehicle, but researchers are working to make it lighter, as well as experimenting with external combustion engines, bio-fuel powered internal combustion engines, hydrogen fuel cells, and flow batteries.

The real jaw-dropping element of the prototype is that it allows a bi-directional flow of energy: from the car to the house, and vice versa.

Today, many electric cars can b...
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UnitedHealthcare will discontinue their individual market plans in New Jersey (sold under the name Oxford) at the end of 2016. This applies both on and off-exchange, and mirrors the action the carrier has taken in most of the states where they currently sell plans in the exchanges.
According to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis, United offers exchange plans in all 21 counties in New Jersey in 2016, but even with their exit, there will still be at least three carriers offering plans in every county in the exchange. It's also noteworthy that United does not have either of the two lowest-cost silver plans in any area of New Jersey.
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2016 enrollment up 49% over mid-2015 enrollment
During the 2016 open enrollment period, 288,573 people in New Jersey enrolled in private plans through the exchange, including renewals and new enrollees. In-force enrollment stood at 194,194 people as of mid-2015, so the enrollment total by the end of January 2016 represented nearly a 49 percent increase since June 2015.
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Open enrollment ended on January 31. Coverage for 2016 is now only available to people who have a qualifying event, although Native Americans can enroll year-round, as can anyone eligible for Medicaid or CHIP. Open enrollment for 2017 coverage will begin November 1, 2016.
For people who don't have insurance in 2016 and aren't exempt from the ACA's penalty, the penalty will be significantly higher than it was in 2014 and 2015. The penalty will be the greater of $695 per uninsured adult (half that amount for a child) up to $2,085 per household, OR 2.5 percent of household income above the tax filing threshold. For tax filers who owe a penalty, the average penalty is expected to be almost $1,000 in 2016 – about five times what it was for 2014.
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80 percent of New Jersey exchange enrollees are receiving premium subsidies. For those enrollees, the average pre-subsidy premium is $484/month. After subsidies, their average premium is $161/month. That's a substantial decrease from the unsubsidized premium, but it's also considerably higher than the average after-subsidy premium across the 38 states that use Healthcare.gov. That's due however, to enrollees' average income and the plans they end up choosing. If enrollees with the same subsidy-eligible income pick the benchmark plan in any given state, their after-subsidy premium will be the same (unless the premium is so low that subsidies don't apply).
Five health plans are offering individual coverage in New Jersey's exchange for 2016. Final approved rate changes for 2016 varied considerably from one carrier to another:
- AmeriHealth: Rate changes varied from a 1.88 percent decrease to an 8.65 percent increase.
- Freelancers CO-OP (Health Republic Insurance of NJ): average rate increases of 9 percent to 18 percent. (Freelancer's is one of just seven surviving CO-OPs nationwide, as of July 2016).
- Horizon BCBS: Average rate increases are 5.26 percent for HMOs, 10.81 percent for EPOs, and 14.4 percent for catastrophic plans; Horizon's OMNIA Alliance plans (details below) are new, but are priced lower than existing plans.
- Oscar Insurance Corp. of NJ: rate decreases on most plans, with average rates ranging about 5 percent to 7 percent lower than 2015 prices. Oscar Secure plans had an average rate increase of less than one percent.
- UnitedHealthcare (Oxford): average rate increases were 9.8 percent for PPOs and 11.2 percent for HMOs (Oxford is exiting the state's individual market at the end of 2016; all current members will have to enroll in coverage from a different carrier during open enrollment).
State-wide, the average benchmark (second-lowest-cost Silver) premiums increased by 5 percent in 2016. Benchmark premium changes are important in terms of their impact on subsidies, but they don't tell us much in terms of how overall rates have changed.
Horizon BCBS offering new plans amid controversy
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield – New Jersey's largest health insurer – is offering new health plans in 2016 that appear to be the solution enrollees across the country are looking for: premiums about 15 percent lower than the carrier's 2015 rates, in addition to lower copays and deductibles in exchange for using specified hospitals and providers. Not surprisingly, residents who were polled about the plans expressed support for the concept.
Horizon's new plans were created under the OMNIA Alliance partnership with 22 hospitals, plus an additional 14 hospitals that will be designated "Tier 1." These 36 hospitals have agreed to accept lower reimbursements in trade for higher volume (since insureds will have to use one of those hospitals in order to get the lower copays and deductibles), and have also agreed to reimbursement based on quality of care and patient outcomes, rather than fee-for-service reimbursement.
But the other 36 hospitals in New Jersey have been designated "Tier 2" under the new plans, and insureds who use those hospitals will pay higher copays and deductibles (although insureds will still have access to those hospitals, and the hospitals will continue to receive their current reimbursement rate if insureds choose to use them). Those hospitals are upset that they were left out, and say they were caught off guard by the new Horizon plans.
There is concern that some of the Tier 2 hospitals – particularly those in disadvantaged areas of the state – will suffer significant financial losses as a result of the new plans. And among the hospitals in Tier 2 are two that have highly acclaimed neonatal intensive care units; going forward, fewer women will give birth at those hospitals if Horizon's OMNIA Alliance plans garner a significant share of the market.
Nationwide, insurers who offer the lowest premiums have tended to see upticks in market share during the past two open enrollment periods. Narrow networks are much more common than they were a few years ago; when given the choice between a narrow network with a low premium and a broad network with a high premium, consumers tend to choose the former. Gill and Vitale have expressed concerns that Horizon's new tiered network plan could dominate the market in the coming years.
Horizon's approach in New Jersey still has to stand the test of time, but it's a compromise between truly narrow network HMO plans (where enrollees only have coverage at designated facilities) and the broad network PPO plans that dominated the pre-ACA market. Horizon's CEO has defended the new plans, and noted that in a state where healthcare costs are the second-highest in the country, innovation to lower them is necessary.
Horizon has also come under fire from the Medical Society of New Jersey (a physician lobbying group) for the carrier's requirement that physicians must discuss the "cost sharing implications" of using providers in Tier 1 or Tier 2 when they treat OMNIA members. Doctors must document in patient notes that the conversation has occured, and doctors who fail to discuss cost sharing implications with OMNIA members could be subject to termination from the Horizon BCBSNJ network. Although there is controversy surrounding this issue, the carrier notes that no doctors have actually been terminated from the network for non-compliance.
Legislation aimed at halting/studying new Horizon plans
Two New Jersey senators, both Democrats (Nia Gill and Joseph Vitale), asked the New Jersey attorney general and federal regulators to delay the implementation of the plans, amid fears that the new plan structure could lead to financial crisis for some hospitals, and limited access to care for some patients. The lawmakers want the state to determine whether Horizon violated any anti-trust and false-advertising laws in the creation of their new plan. They also want a more transparent system for oversight over the metrics health plans use when they determine which providers will be included when tiered provider networks are used.
But despite the controversy, the new Horizon plans became available for purchase on November 1, with coverage effective January 1, 2016. As of late January, Horizon officials said it was too early to release enrollment figures, but noted that there had been a "positive consumer response" to the tiered-network plans.
A group of 17 Tier 2 hospitals filed a lawsuit in November to stop the OMNIA Alliance, and asked the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) to intervene. But the DOBI refused, noting that shuttering the new Horizon plans in the middle of open enrollment – once plans had already been purchased by consumers – would potentially "create significant upheaval and disruption to the New Jersey marketplace and its consumers." In June 2016, an appeals court ruled against the hospitals, upholding the state's decision to allow the tiered network plans to be sold.
On December 7, Gill and Vitale introduced three bills that address the Horizon Omnia situation. The bills would establish new standards for health plans with tiered networks (S.3286), require such plans to disclose how they create their networks (S.3287), and would require increased network adequacy standards for insurers in the state (S.3289).
None of those bills have advanced out of committee, but the 2016 legislative session – which began on January 12 in New Jersey – has seen the introduction of a slew of bills related to tiered networks, including: S1075, A2585, A2328, A1802, A1693, A888, A887, A886, S635, S634, and S296.
Most of those bills were still in committee as of late April, and Horizon's Omnia plans are still for sale. But A888 was passed unanimously by the Assembly (73-0) in early April, and was referred to the Senate Commerce Committee in mid-April. The bill would create a task force to study the "recent trend towards tiered health insurance networks" and the impact they have on "consumers, hospitals, providers, and the health care delivery system." The task force would also be responsible for making recommendations to the legislature in terms of regulatory actions necessary to ensure that "tiered networks operate in the public interest." The bill ended up stalling in committee in the Senate however, and had not advanced by late July (New Jersey's legislative session continues throughout the year).
Targeting Northern New Jersey
HHS announced in September 2015 that Northern New Jersey was one of five areas nationwide that had been identified as a target for increasing enrollment in 2016. The northern part of the state has a significant percentage of uninsured residents, and a variety of demographics that have presented challenges for enrollment assisters during the first two open enrollment periods.
Northern New Jersey has a significant population of "young invincibles," low-income households, and immigrants. Many people in those demographics qualify for Medicaid or extensive premium subsidies, but outreach is crucial in making sure that they're aware of the opportunity to enroll in coverage under the ACA. Northern New Jersey is home to several million Americans, and encompasses a significant portion of the New York City Metropolitan area.
2015 enrollment data
254,316 people enrolled in plans for 2015 through New Jersey exchange during the second open enrollment period, and 83 percent of them qualified for premium subsidies. The enrollment total includes 133,215 renewals from 2014, of which 75,712 were "active" renewals (as opposed to auto-renewals). Of the active renewals, 45,197 picked a new plan for 2015 rather than keeping their existing 2014 coverage for another year.
Joel Cantor, director of the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, had estimated that total private plan enrollment in the New Jersey exchange could reach 250,000 people by the end of the 2015 open enrollment period, and it turns out that his prediction was pretty spot-on.
But by the end of June, 194,194 people had in-force private plan coverage through New Jersey's health insurance exchange. That's nearly 24 percent fewer than the total number who had enrolled in coverage by the end of open enrollment, but attrition is to be expected during the nine months of the year when enrollment is limited to people with qualifying events. Some enrollees never paid their initial premiums, others cancelled their coverage mid-year, and others lost their subsidies or their coverage due to lack of proper documentation for immigration and financial status.
Another 60,757 New Jersey exchange enrollees were eligible for Medicaid or CHIP during the 2015 open enrollment period; Medicaid and CHIP enrollment continue year-round but tend to spike during open enrollment as a result of outreach activities and advertising.
Two new carriers in 2015 bring exchange total to five
In 2014, only three carriers participated in the exchange in New Jersey: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, AmeriHealth, and Health Republic of New Jersey (Freelancer's CO-OP). For 2015, two more carriers joined them: UnitedHealthcare (Oxford Health Plans) and Oscar Health Insurance.
Health Republic is a new consumer oriented and operated plan, or co-op, created under a provision of the ACA, and Oscar Health Insurance is an innovative new carrier that started in New York in 2014 and expanded to New Jersey in 2015.
2015 premiums
In the Newark area, the second-lowest-cost silver plan (the benchmark plan) was less expensive in 2015 than it was in 2014, but in most areas, staying with the benchmark plan involved switching carriers for 2015. According to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation, the average in 2014 for a 40 year old non-smoker was $322 per month, and that dropped to $316 per month for 2015.
In Bergen County, the carriers offering the lowest-cost silver and bronze plans, as well as the second lowest-cost silver plan, were all different from the carriers that offered those plans in 2014 – highlighting the importance of shopping around during open enrollment.
The New York Times Upshot created an interactive map that further detailed the importance of shopping around during open enrollment. For New Jersey residents (Newark area) who had the benchmark plan in 2014 and opted to simply renew that same plan, the average rate increase for 2015 was roughly 11 percent. But people who shopped around and switched to the new benchmark plan saw an average rate increase of just 2.2 percent.
And across all plans and metal levels in the exchange, an analysis from the Commonwealth Fund found an average 2015 premium increase of just 2 percent for a 40 year-old non-smoker.
The relatively low level of competition in 2014 – just three carriers in the exchange – is one of the reasons for the higher-than-average premiums in New Jersey during the first open enrollment period. According to a report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the average 2014 cost for a bronze plan — the lowest-cost option — in New Jersey was $332 in 2014, compared to a national average of $249 a month. But the entry of two new carriers has helped to hold down the average benchmark plan rates for 2015.
An HHS survey in June 2014 found that New Jersey had the highest average after-subsidy cost for health insurance among the 36 states where HHS ran the exchange in that year: $148 in New Jersey, compared with an average of $82 across all 36 states. This is indicative of not only higher unsubsidized premiums, but also higher average incomes in NJ, and perhaps an affinity for plans with higher metal levels. For people with the same income level (assuming they are subsidy-eligible), it doesn't matter what state they live in or how expensive the unsubsidized premiums are — the subsidy amounts will differ, but the after subsidy premiums for silver plans will be the same, since the ACA sets net premiums as a percentage of income.
2014 enrollment data
For the 2014 open enrollment period, by April 19, 161,775 people had completed their enrollment in private plans through the New Jersey exchange. Private plan Obamacare enrollments in the New Jersey exchange were nearly 70 percent higher than HHS had predicted last year, prior to open enrollment (the projection was about 113,000 people in 2014). Every state saw a surge in enrollment in March and early April, but New Jersey's was the seventh largest surge in the country.
The carriers in New Jersey have been forthcoming with their enrollment numbers though. AmeriHealth had 130,000 enrollees as of early September (up from about 10,000 at the end of 2013), and Horizon BCBS had 140,000 by mid-August. Health Republic had enrolled roughly 4,000 new members. These totals are for the carriers' full book of business, including both on and off-exchange enrollments. But AmeriHealth reported that the majority of their new enrollments have been through the exchange.
More health plans on the horizon?
In October 2014, two NJ hospital systems – Hackensack University Health Network and Meridian Health – signed preliminary paperwork to begin a merger process, and in May 2015, the two parties agreed to the merger – although the deal had not yet been approved by regulators as of early 2016.
If approved, Hackensack Meridian Health would become the largest hospital system in NJ, and will include nine acute-care hospitals, two children's hospitals, and numerous doctor's offices, rehab centers, skilled nursing facilities, and assisted living centers. And that was before a merger between Meridian and Raritan Bay Medical Center was approved in January 2016.
Officials are predicting that the merger will lead to the creation of new provider-managed health insurance plans, which could bring more competition to the NJ health insurance market.
ACA's impact on the uninsured rate
US census data put the uninsured rate in 2013 at 13.2 percent, and showed that it dropped to 10.9 percent in 2014. According to Gallup data, New Jersey's uninsured rate in September 2013 was 14.9 percent, and they reported that by mid-2015, it had fallen to 9.7 percent.
In addition to the people who have gained coverage in the private individual market, Medicaid/CHIP enrollment in New Jersey grew by 34 percent from 2013 to November 2015, reaching 1,714,434 by July 2015.
History of the New Jersey exchange
The New Jersey Assembly passed two bills authorizing a state-run exchange in 2012, but both were vetoed by Gov. Christie. Those vetoes left the federal government to operate the health insurance marketplace in New Jersey. Governor Christie has taken a very hands-off approach to the ACA, and the state has done little to promote the HHS-run exchange, leaving most of the heavy lifting to brokers, navigators and HHS.
The state did opt to expand Medicaid however, making health insurance available to hundreds of thousands of low-income residents.
New Jersey Senator Nia Gill introduced the legislation again in 2015 to create a state-run exchange. But her bill, S540, but it didn't advance out of committee during the 2015 session. Gill has been critical of Gov. Christie's vetoes of the prior exchange-creation legislation, noting that New Jersey subsidies wouldn't have been dependent on outcome of the King v. Burwell case if the state had created its own exchange.
In January 2014, U.S. Rep Bill Pascrell (D, NJ) introduced a bill that would allow HHS to recoup ACA outreach funding that remains unused by Republican governors like Chris Christie who refused to use the money in their states to promote the ACA and educate residents about its benefits. New Jersey officials were involved in lengthy discussions with HHS over the use of $7.67 million in federal funds that had been granted to NJ in 2012 to use for promoting the state's health insurance exchange.
The money was intended for outreach, advertising and general promotion of the ACA and the exchange, although NJ officials wanted to use it to staff a call center for the state's expanded Medicaid program. But HHS had made it clear last year that such a use was not permitted.
Ultimately, the state and HHS were not able to come to a compromise on the issue. New Jersey forfeited the money in February 2015 when the deadline passed, and HHS officially rescinded the funds in early May.
New Jersey health insurance exchange links
State Exchange Profile: New Jersey
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation overview of New Jersey's progress toward creating a state health insurance exchange.
NJ: New Jersey Health Insurance Exchange
An overview of health exchange issues from the consumer advocacy group New Jersey Citizen Action.
Principles for Establishing a Pro-Consumer NJ Health Insurance Exchange (PDF)
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing / Edition 1by Noreen Cavan Frisch, Lawerence E. Frisch, Ruth A. Griffen
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Pub. Date: 01/28/1998
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This textbook covers all the major areas of psychiatric nursing. Each chapter covering content of the major psychiatric conditions includes a presentation of the experiences of a client suffering from the psychiatric condition, excerpted from literature. Students can use this to better understand their clients' experiences before assessing and diagnosing their needs. This imaginative use of literature, art, and film clips makes the text come alive for readers, and increases comprehension of the psychiatric condition and its impact on clients' lives. Reflective Thinking boxes and other features encourage critical thinking, empathy, and self-awareness.
(psychiatric nursing, psychiatric/psychological theory, biopsychophysiological theory, DSM-IV diagnostic system, crisis, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, depression, mania, suicide, chemical substance abuse, personality disorders, sleep disorders, eating disorders, sexual disorders, dementia, delirium, childhood disorders, violence or abuse, psychotherapy)
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Table of ContentsFOUNDATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Through the Door: Your First Day in Psychiatric Nursing. Psychiatric Nursing: The Evolution of a Specialty. Theory and Neuroscience as Basis for Practice. Diagnostic Systems for Psychiatric Nursing. Tools of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Communication, Nursing Process, and the Nurse-Client Relationship. Cultural and Ethnic Considerations. Epidemiology of Mental Health and Illness. Ethical and Legall Bases for Care. CLIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERs : The Client Undergoing Crisis. The Client Experiencing Anxiety. The Client Experiencing Schizophrenia. The Client Experiencing Depression. The Client Experiencing Mania. The Client Who is Suicidal. The Client Who Abuses Chemical Substances. The Client With a Personality Disorder. The Client Experiencing a Psychosomatic Illness. The Client With Disorders of Self Regulation ( Sleep Disorders, Eating Disorders, Sexual Disorders). SPECIAL POPULATIONS: The Physically Ill Client Experiencing Emotional Distress. Forgotten Populations: The Homeless and the Incarcerated. The Child. The Adolescent. The Elderly. Survivors of Violence or Abuse. NURSING INTERVENTIONS AND TREATMENT MODALITIES: Pharmacology in Psychiatric Care. Individual Psychotherapy. Family Therapy. Group Therapy. Community Mental Health Nursing. Complementary and Somatic Therapies. CARING FOR THE NURSE: Self Care Modalities. Friday Night at the Movies. APPENDICES: Appendix A Standards of Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nursing Practice. Appendix B Canadian Standards of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Practice. Appendix C DSM-IV Classification. Appendix D NANDA Approved Nursing Diagnoses. Appendix ECritical Pathway for a Client Experiencing Depression. Appendix F Psychological Tests in Common Use. GLOSSARY. INDEX.
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