Millennium marquee

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Buro Happold are the recipients of the 1999 Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award for their design of the Millennium Dome, Greenwich, England. The award, which includes a cash prize and medals for the winners, is presented annually for innovative engineering design. Buro Happold Team Leader Ian Liddell utilized the flat cable structure, which they had already used for two other buildings, for the Dome building. He points out such a structure could eventually be used to cover an area the size of a town and may also work in very hot or cold environments.

Achievements and awards, Engineering design, Royal Academy of Engineering, Buro Happold

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Using the building fabric to balance energy demand. (Concrete Quarterly)

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The Building Research Establishment is monitoring the energy effeciency of several buildings, and Mike Buckley, a research officer, believes that energy-efficient design should include mode ventilation. However Paul Kalkhoven, director of Sir Norman Foster and Partners, believes that technology is important as not all energy efficient buildings depend on natural cooling.

Energy use, Buildings

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