The UW IDL, under Prof. Meek’s direction and with funding from the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), developed and delivered the inaugural Energy in Design Award as part of AIA Seattle’s annual Honor Awards. Beginning in 2016, all submissions in the BUILT category are required to submit energy use data in consideration of the Energy in Design Award. Prof. Meek led customization of an easy-to-use tool, the Energy in Design Calculator, to capture standard information and compare results toward the Architecture 2030 targets. Under Prof. Meek’s direction, the Integrated Design Lab provides a demonstration of the tool and answers submitter questions, then provides technical review of the submissions and provides a dossier for the panel of invited jurors.
Category: Education Outreach
Integrated Design: Tools and Methods Education Program
The IDL partnered with Seattle City Light and SOLARC Energy Group to deliver a three-series, twelve‐part professional education program focusing on the technical analysis of high‐performance buildings. Continue reading “Integrated Design: Tools and Methods Education Program”
Materials Matter
In 2016-2017, the University of Washington’s Integrated Design Lab partnered with the Carbon Leadership Forum and the Health Product Declaration Collaborative to develop and deliver Materials Matter, a professional education series on sustainable building materials selection.
Getting to Zero
On behalf of AIA Seattle, the Integrated Design Lab developed the “Getting to Zero” curriculum, a series aimed at providing knowledge about net-zero energy buildings. Continue reading “Getting to Zero”