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SUMMARY:Low-carbon pathways for structural design
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DESCRIPTION:Catherine DE WOLF\n"My research project develops an assessment
  and design approach to compare the life cycle impact of the built environ
 ment. To address the demand for a global\, uniform embodied carbon assessm
 ent method\, I developed a database of material quantities and embodied ca
 rbon in buildings in the Building Technology Lab. I created an interactive
  interface where leading firms can enter their projects into a growing dat
 abase\, including thousands of buildings worldwide. Results have revealed\
 , for example\, that no other stadium has exceeded the embodied carbon of 
 the Olympic Stadium in Beijing (Bird’s Nest). My  research not only dev
 elops benchmarking standards\, but also helps to balance embodied carbon w
 ith other design variables\, such as the financial cost\, operational carb
 on\, structural efficiency\, functionality or spatial experience of the ar
 chitecture. These new guidelines will then be assimilated in an explorativ
 e design tool for practitioners\, creating opportunities for lowering the 
 embodied carbon of their buildings. While leaving all design options open 
 to architects and engineers\, this expanded knowledge will lead to a brand
  new\, innovative design approach in architectural engineering."\nCatherin
 e De Wolf obtains a double diploma of Civil Engineering – Architecture i
 n Brussels in 2012 (VUB / ULB). She is currently completing her PhD in Bui
 lding Technology at the Department of architecture of MIT (Boston).\nThe a
 xis Integrated Design\, Architecture and Sustainability (IDEAS) is a joint
  initiative of both the Interdisciplinary Laboratory of Performance-Integr
 ated Design (LIPID) and Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technol
 ogies (LAST) of the ENAC School at EPFL. It aims to address an increased i
 ntegration of the various issues related to sustainable architecture withi
 n the framework of the Master Cycle in Architecture\, Civil and Environmen
 tal Engineering\, as well as the Doctoral program Architecture & Science o
 f the city (EDAR).\nA light lunch will be served during the presentation. 
 For logistic aspects\, please let Joëlle Eaves (joelle.eaves@epfl.ch) kno
 w of your participation before Friday 29 May noon.
LOCATION:IDEAS space http://plan.epfl.ch/?lang=en&zoom=18&recenter_y=58643
 50.9399&recenter_x=731073.94526&layerNodes=fonds\,batiments\,labels\,infor
 mation\,parkings_publics\,arrets_metro\,transports_publics&floor=0&q=b%C3%
 A2tim
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