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OPEN ARCHITECTURE  

OPEN ARCHITECTURE

OPEN Architecture is an international team of architects, with collaborators across different disciplines to practice urbanism, architecture, interior and the production of strategies in the context of new challenges of our time. OPEN believes that research and collaboration is the foundation for design and creation. OPEN was founded by Li Hu and Huang Wenjing in New York City. It established the Beijing office in 2006. Recently, OPEN won the First Prize of 2012 World Architecture Magazine's Chinese Architecture Award, the Best Architecture Award of China Architecture Media Awards, the Gold Award of Asia Pacific Interior Design Awards 2013 (APIDA) and Re-thinking the Future Awards 2014.

LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY  

LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY

In the world of science, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is synonymous with "excellence." Berkeley Lab was founded in 1931, by Ernest Orlando Lawrence, a UC Berkeley physicist who won the 1939 Nobel Prize in physics for his invention of the cyclotron. Thirteen scientists associated with Berkeley Lab have won the Nobel Prize. Berkeley Lab is a member of the national laboratory system supported by the U.S. Department of Energy through its Office of Science. Berkeley Lab employs approximately 4,200 scientists, engineers, support staff and students. Technologies developed at Berkeley Lab have generated billions of dollars in revenues, and thousands of jobs.

J.H. HEERWAGEN & ASSOCIATES INC  

J.H. HEERWAGEN & ASSOCIATES INC

Judith H. Heerwagen & Associates are an environmental and evolutionary psychologist group, whose work focuses on the links between building design and human health, well being, and productivity. Its pioneering findings in the field of design ecology, the study of the relationship between people, psychology, and physical space has been lauded for its innovativeness and practical utility in an environment where the effects of technology on people can trigger behavioral changes. Their work on the impact of physical space on emotional, social and cognitive functioning has been used to integrate research into policy planning. Judith is a renowned author and has written extensively on the subject. She has also shared her research and practice at various platforms across the world.

Point Energy Innovations  

POINT ENERGY INNOVATIONS

Point Energy Innovations is widely recognized as an innovator in the energy efficiency field. Its leadership has designed more Zero Energy and radiant cooled buildings than any other engineer or firm in the United States. The area of influence of the work of its members is recognized globally across various climate zones. Point Energy Innovations, a company that is redefining the simple and cost effective delivery of net zero and high performance buildings with better health and comfort for the occupants while creating more responsible solutions for better utilization of resources for the environment.

LOISIS + UBBELHODE ASSOCIATES LOISIS + UBBELHODE ASSOCIATES  

LOISIS + UBBELHODE ASSOCIATES

Loisos + Ubbelohde specializes in high performance buildings, providing architectural consulting, design and research with a focus on energy efficiency and sustainability. Their consulting services include: daylighting, shading, lighting design, energy modeling, alternative energy sources, glazing specification, high performance facades, sustainability, and LEED and CHPS certification. Their perspective integrates both architectural and engineering approaches to building design which enables us to work collaboratively with their clients and as part of an integrated process with design teams in an iterative process moving between technical analysis, research, and the generation of designs. Loisos + Ubbelohde projects have received 33 AIA awards, three AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects, and six LEED platinum certifications.

CHINA ACADEMY OF BUILDING RESEARCH (CABR)  

CHINA ACADEMY OF BUILDING RESEARCH (CABR)

Founded in 1953, CABR is the largest and most diverse research institution in building industry in China. It is a technology-based enterprise, affiliated to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC). As the largest comprehensive research and development institute in the building industry in China, CABR carries out its mission in catering to the needs of building and construction industries nationwide, putting forward solutions for the key technical problems met in engineering based on applied research and development, providing technical development and consulting services. CABR is responsible for the development and management of the major engineering construction and product standards of China.

BUILDING ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER (BERC), TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY  

BUILDING ENERGY RESEARCH CENTER (BERC), TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY

Building Energy Research Centre of Tsinghua University develops building energy-saving standard systems research and evaluates the energy saving in the whole building cycle. The center has formulated a series of Chinese standard systems including National Green Building Evaluating Standard, Green Olympic Building Evaluating System, Beijing Public Building Energy-saving Evaluating Standard, Large-sized Public Building Energy Consumption Ration Management System, Shanghai and Shenzhen Cell Resident Energy Consumption Identification Method. BERC was commissioned by the Beijing Olympic and Construction Committees, the center carried on energy-saving evaluation on all of the design schemes of the new Olympic venues, and offered technical support for the green, energy-saving design of venues including The Water Cube. Twelve Olympics projects were also evaluated by the center.

 
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to high ideals
that are not
predicated on superficial extravaganza.
Li HU
Founding Partner
OPEN Architecture
China