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Co.Design | business + design The ISSUE: Collective Votre construction avec un Architecte d'Aujourd'hui LEED Know we're back! We know. "In The Know" took a several week long — unannounced — hiatus. Maggie and I apologize, but we have been working on a number of international efforts that have kept us occupied! In short, we’re back, so is Mad Men, and we have a tremendous amount to share in the coming weeks. U.S. Washington, D.C. — (April 10, 2014) — The U.S. 3 billion square feet — but who's counting? At USGBC, we've had no shortage of notable milestones of late. LEED committee self-nominations close on April 10 A reminder for those interested in working with volunteer experts in the development and maintenance of the LEED rating system: The current LEED Committee Call for Volunteers is scheduled to close on Thursday, April 10th at 5:00 pm PST.

swissmiss archiBlog - The portal of blogs about architecture 4 Tips to Get Started With Virtual Reality in Architecture You are walking through an elegant house, admiring the large living-room windows, the paintings on the wall, and the spacious kitchen. Pendant lights cast a soft glow, the terrazzo flooring gleams beneath your feet, the furnishings feel inviting. Then you take off the virtual-reality goggles and resume your meeting. This scenario is becoming increasingly common as more architects incorporate virtual reality (VR) into their practices. Image composite: Micke Tong “Traditionally in architecture, you have blueprints and scale models, and 3D modeling has been around in force for the last 20 years,” says Jeff Mottle, president and CEO of CGarchitect Digital Media Corp. and publisher of CGarchitect, an online magazine and community for architectural-visualization professionals. With the dizzying rate of technology advancement and growing options, here are four considerations for firms thinking of entering this brave new virtual world. 1. Courtesy Oculus Rift 2. 3. 4.

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