In celebration of Earth Day, Professor David Rifkind‘s sustainable house, “Tin Box” was featured on NBC 6 Miami. Features of this eco-friendly home include building with 100% recycled steel and a recycled water system.
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University Of Utah, College Of Architecture + Planning:
EcoSteel Thermal Assessment by University Of Utah, College Of Architecture + Planning
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“Ecosteel delivers on prefabricated metal building packages applied to residential and commercial construction projects. The series of wall and roof panels utilized by Ecosteel are metal sandwich filled with non CFC polyisocyanurate foam. The panels are manufactured in a uniform pressure laminating process that bonds metal facings to pre-cured insulating rigid foam cores. The process uses structural urethane adhesives applied under heat and pressure to form an integral bond between steel and foam.
The goal of this study is to assess insulation panel’s thermal behavior and connections performance based on computer-aided simulation tools and high resolution IR thermal camera images of two study projects (Park City, UT and Hampton, NY) once in summer and once in winter. This will demonstrate the success and failures of the thermal envelope and allow Ecosteel to further optimize the energy performance of their buildings to meet Title 24, LEED, Green Globes and other green building standards.”
Credits:
Project Investigator: Ryan E. Smith, Director ITAC
Researcher: Massih Hamedani
Funder: EcoSteel
Metal Construction News Highlights EcoSteel
EcoSteel Building Systems in conjunction with Waste Management, Brooklyn, and general contractor Thalle/Transit Construction, Yonkers, N.Y., teamed up to breathe new life into this aging Brooklyn warehouse…
[Read more…] about Metal Construction News Highlights EcoSteelOnward and Upward
Introducing EcoSteel’s two latest projects to go vertical, one in Santa Cruz, CA and one in Miami, FL. Owners continue to seek out EcoSteel for custom, architect designed custom projects like those seeking to minimize fire hazard, meet California’s strict seismic code, or projects facing hurricane speed wind loading.
Nothing on the market is better suited to face these natural disasters than bolted, heavy structure steel connections and all steel, fire resistant/non-organic exterior shell and frame.
Retail 41
Located in Santa Cruz, CA is a 10,340 square foot retail building designed by Architects Thacher and Thompson. The previous building was lost to fire which mandated fire resistant materials be used for the exterior.
The Tin Box
Located in Miami, FL, this project was designed by the future homeowner, a Professor of Architecture at Florida International University. With Miami’s history of high impact hurricanes, this home is designed to be a shelter in the storm.
Introducing Retail 41 and The Tin Box
Introducing EcoSteel’s two latest projects to go vertical, one in Santa Cruz, CA and one in Miami, FL. Owners continue to seek out EcoSteel for custom, architect designed custom projects like those seeking to minimize fire hazard, meet California’s strict seismic code, or projects facing hurricane speed wind loading.
Nothing on the market is better suited to face these natural disasters than bolted, heavy structure steel connections and all steel, fire resistant/non-organic exterior shell and frame.
Retail 41
Located in Santa Cruz, CA is a 10,340 square foot retail building designed by Architects Thacher and Thompson. The previous building was lost to fire which mandated fire resistant materials be used for the exterior.
The Tin Box
Located in Miami, FL, this project was designed by the future homeowner, a Professor of Architecture at Florida International University. With Miami’s history of high impact hurricanes, this home is designed to be a shelter in the storm.
