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The Building Science PodcastArchitectural Solar: A New NormalThe best place to generate electrical power is where it’s used. We all know that solar PV adds value for both owners and society by improving resilience, reducing energy costs and decreasing carbon emissions and climate impact. Yet traditional design practices and compressed schedules make it challenging for project teams to include integrated solar on their designs. The solution is Architectural Solar and the Architectural Solar Association knows that the key moves are early engagement and integration of architectural, structural and cladding systems. The time is now to consider solar as being architecturally significant and to rea...
2023-08-021h 08
Flanigan's Eco-LogicChristopher Klinga, P.E. on Applications of Architectural Solar GlassIn this episode of Flanigan's Eco-Logic, Ted speaks with Christopher Klinga, Owner / Principal Engineer at Solmotiv, a Boulder, Colorado-based firm focused on applications of architectural glass. Ted and Chris discuss the definitions of BIPV-- building integrated photovoltaics - and architectural solar, the latter being fully baked into a building's design process. Chris notes that in many cases, architectural solar can replace building construction components, like window walls of PV IGU -- the insulated glass units common in commercial buildings and skylights. They also dig deeper into PV Rapid Shutdown requirements, and then switch to the personal, discussing t...
2022-07-2327 min
Tollans musikaliskaOrkesterdirigenten Marin Alsop - en av världens främstaExklusivt möte med orkesterdirigenten Marin Alsop, musikchef och konstnärlig ledare för Baltimores Symfoniorkester. Första kvinna någonsin i en sådan position i en stor symfoniorkester i USA. Marin Alsop, som föddes i New York, är en amerikansk orkesterdirigent och violinist. Hennes främste mentor var orkesterdirigenten, tonsättaren och musikern Leonard Bernstein.-När jag var 9 år upplevde jag Leonard Bernstein dirigera New Yorks filharmoniker. Sedan dess är han min stora hjälte och idol, berättar Marin Alsop. Jag älskade honom på distans och när jag lärde känna honom blev min kärlek...
2016-03-0835 min