ArchitectureWeek - Puzzler Question #424

Quiz . 22 April 2009


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Architecture Puzzler #424

There have been advances in many traditional building systems in response to environmental and energy conservation concerns. "Electrochromic," "suspended particle," and "liquid crystal" are terms that relate to technological developments for which traditional building component?

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Architecture Puzzler #423

Many people know that VOC stands for volatile organic compound. Do you know why VOCs have ended up in so many building products?

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At the Real Goods Solar Living Center in Hopland, California, the exterior walls are finished in "gun-earth" (Pneumatically Impacted Stabilized Earth), an adaptation of rammed earth (pisé) that can be applied in place of stucco.
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