Construction is underway on the new Ulster County Emergency Communications Center in New Paltz, NY—a critical facility designed to enhance regional emergency response and public safety infrastructure. Alfandre Architecture is working in collaboration with Ulster County, Urbahn Architects, and a team of engineers and consultants to bring the project to life. The 16,600-square-foot building is […]
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Life Cycle Analysis: How Should Architects and Designers Integrate Life Cycle Analysis?
Learning Outcomes From This Post Learn Life Cycle Analysis Phases and Circular Economy. Understanding the benefits and key steps to Life Cycle Impact Analysis and Life Cycle Cost Analysis and what can be used for the studies. Importance of Integration between Life Cycle Impact Analysis and Life Cycle Cost Analysis How Architects/Designers can proactively integrate […]
What are Mass Timber Buildings and Why are they Important?
Mass Timber construction systems are becoming increasingly popular as a creative and cost-efficient way to build. All professionals working in the building trades should become familiar with the concepts of mass timber construction. Mass timber buildings are aesthetically pleasing, structurally innovative and are a great way to build sustainably.
What is Net Zero Energy Building?
A Net-Zero-Energy building generates more energy on-site, from renewable energy sources, than it consumes. All electric buildings are also known as zero emissions or fossil fuel free buildings. Combining emissions free electricity with emissions free space conditioning is a “win-win” for the economy, the climate, and the building owner/operator.
Building Electrification & Moving Towards Energy Decarbonization
Building electrification refers to using electric technologies instead of combustion-fueled technologies to supply the comforts of a modern building. Every major end use for fossil fuels in buildings is ready to be electrified with currently available technologies.
New Paltz Breaks Ground for New Firehouse
A Safer, Energy Efficient, Fossil Fuel Free Fire Station for the Community On Tuesday, January 19, 2021, the staff from Alfandre Architecture, PC attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the brand new New Paltz firehouse and emergency operations center. A small, brief gathering of fire, local, county, and state officials abiding by Coronavirus safety protocols was […]