USEFUL WEBSITES & RESOURCES
Lynda
https://www.lynda.com/
Online video tutorials
Free Subscription to Lynda.com through Houston Public Library
Step 1 - Get a Library membership: HoustonLibrary.org/ > My Account > Need Card?
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Online video tutorials
Free Subscription to Lynda.com through Houston Public Library
Step 1 - Get a Library membership: HoustonLibrary.org/ > My Account > Need Card?
Step 2 - Use Library number to access Lynda: HoustonLibrary.org/ > Find It > Online Learning > Lynda.com
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
E.A.T. (Engineering, Architecture, & Technology) > [Klein Forest students only]
talk to your teacher
A.I.A.S. (American Institute of Architecture Students) >
http://www.aias.org/membership/#join
talk to your teacher
A.I.A.S. (American Institute of Architecture Students) >
http://www.aias.org/membership/#join
CONTEST IDEAS
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Due: Mid November
Begin: Mid September |
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Due: Early December
Begin: Mid September |
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Due: Mid December
Begin: Anytime |
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Due: Mid January
Begin: Mid September |
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Due: Mid February
Begin: Late August |
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Due: Late February
Begin: Mid November |
TSA (Technology Student Association)>
http://www.texastsa.org/ |
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Due: Mid March
Begin: Early October |
ACE Mentor (Architecture, Construction, Engineering) >
https://acementor.org/ |
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Due: Late April
Begin: Mid January |
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Due: Late July
Begin: Late March |
CTBUH - Tall Building Design Competition >
http://www.ctbuh.org/ |
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Due: Late July
Begin: Early February |
Skills USA >
http://www.skillsusatx.org/ |
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Due: Each Semester
Begin: Varies |
DESIGN IDEAS
Program
Do it yourself classes (cooking, building, repairing) for civic buildings
Bridge not just for transversing but also a destination
Convertible functions > pool that converts to a patio > http://www.poolpricer.com/hidden-water-pools/
Anti-Program: What NOT to do in your designs > Discrimination in Architecture > https://www.propublica.org/article/discrimination-by-design
Architecture that's built to heal > http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_murphy_architecture_that_s_built_to_heal?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=button__2016-09-15
Skylight window that turns into a balcony > http://www.veluxusa.com/products/roof-windows/cabrio-balcony
Structural
Self-Healing Concrete > http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/14/tech/bioconcrete-delft-jonkers/
Spider Silk > http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/g741/6-spider-silk-superpowers/
Mushroom/Fungus Bricks > http://inhabitat.com/phillip-ross-molds-fast-growing-fungi-into-mushroom-building-bricks-that-are-stronger-than-concrete/
Construction - glulam for curves > http://www.ecocurves.co.uk/
Carbon nanotube building > http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/09-ways-carbon-nanotubes-just-might-rock-world
Foam Building Materials > http://www.foamfactory.com/
Rammed Earth Walls > http://www.yourhome.gov.au/materials/rammed-earth
Shipping Containers > http://www.archdaily.com/160892/the-pros-and-cons-of-cargo-container-architecture
Recycling plastic into CMU-size/Lego-type block > http://www.byfusion.com/
Building with Textile Concrete (Carbon Fiber Mesh Reinforcement) > http://www.dw.com/en/building-with-textile-concrete/av-36447039
Roman Concrete (ultra-durable concrete) - http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/07/why-modern-mortar-crumbles-roman-concrete-lasts-millennia
Ten Fold engineering (expanding/contracting structures) - https://www.tenfoldengineering.com/
Energy
Solar Power:
SolaTube Lighting > http://www.solatube.com/
Artificial Photosynthesis > http://solarfuelshub.org/
Ceria Mimics Plant Life > http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/ceria-mimics-plant-life/
Artificial Electronic Super Skin – Powered By Stretchable Solar Cells > http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/artificial-electronic-super-skin/
Solar Tracker Solar Panels > automatically point solar cells at sun > http://www.solar-tracking.com/
A Power Sticker to Boost Solar Power Generation: Genie Lens Technologies > http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/power-sticker-boost-solar-power-generation/
PETE Process Promises Successful Technology Fusion > double the effectiveness of solar cells > http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/pete-process-technology-fusion/
Graphene: Solar Cells of the Future? > boost efficiency of solar cells > http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/graphene-could-offer-60-percent-solar-cell-efficiency.html
Breakthrough in Thin-Film Solar Cells > boost efficiency of solar cells > http://thefutureofthings.com/4429-breakthrough-in-thin-film-solar-cells/
Economical Solar Panels to Yield More Energy: TU Delft > increase yield of solar panels > http://www.tudelft.nl/en/current/latest-news/article/detail/tu-delft-verhoogt-rendement-goedkope-zonnecellen/
Solana > Solar power even when the sun isn’t shining > http://www.powermag.com/solana-generating-station-maricopa-county-arizona/
Clear Solar Panels > http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/first-fully-transparent-solar-power-cell/
The Spark, Ubiquitous Energy > transparent solar panels > http://ubiquitous.energy/
Transparent Solar Panels > http://www.onyxsolar.com/index.html
Tesla (Traditional Style) Solar Roof > https://www.wired.com/2016/10/tesla-unveils-new-line-camouflaged-solar-panels/
Wind Power:
Wind hairs for electricity > PiezoElectric Fibers > energy from the breeze > http://www.advancedcerametrics.com/products/energy-harvesting/piezoelectric-fiber-composites/
Cheap wind energy > personal wind turbine to power whole house >
http://educateinspirechange.org/nature/environment/cost-iphone-can-now-buy-wind-turbine-can-power-entire-house-lifetime/
HydroElectric Power:
Generating Electricity from Wing Waves > energy from ocean currents and tides > http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/electricity-from-wing-waves/
Battery Innovations:
The Water Heater as Grid Battery > http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/the-water-heater-as-grid-battery-version-2.0
Flow battery > http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/green-tech/fuel-cells/new-flow-battery-can-store-ten-times-more-energy
Alternative Energy for Transportation:
Car Plugin Stations > http://www.plugshare.com/
The New Role of Microbes in Bio-Fuel Production > http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/microbes-bio-fuel-production/
Hydrogen-Powered Personal Helicopter: Avimech Hercules > http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/hydrogen-powered-personal-helicopter/
Other:
BloomBox > Natural gas to electricity > http://www.bloomenergy.com/
PaveGen Flooring > energy from your footsteps > http://www.pavegen.com/
Sole Power > 2hrs Walking = 1hr talking > http://solepowertech.com/
Peltier Tiles > generate energy from heat flow > https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1hcwzw/peltier_tiles_utilize_heat_flow_to_generate/
Converting Waste Heat to Electricity > http://powerelectronics.com/thermal-management/thermoelectric-devices-convert-waste-heat-dc-power
More Power to Electronics Thanks to Nano-scale Wires > electrical efficiency > http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/power-electronics-nano-scale-wires/
Hydrogen Fuel Cells > http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/hydrogen/tech.html
Project Exergy Themal Storage Tank > computing heat to usable energy > http://projectexergy.com/
Seattle's Bullitt Center is said to be the greenest building in the world > How one of world's greenest building stays cool without air-conditioning, capitolhillseattle.com
Termite Mound Cooling > http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/07/130703-air-conditioning-biomimicry-natural-cooling/
Thermoelectric Generators > http://www.tegpower.com/
Harvesting waste heat from electronics > http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/materials/quantum-dots-can-harvest-waste-heat-in-electronics
Magnet control: http://videos.komando.com/watch/10217/kims-picks-these-magnets-behave-in-ways-youd-never-expect
Heat Storage and Reuse: http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a24735/store-heat-summer-winter/?src=socialflowFB
Recycling & Reusing
Waste water to clean water > http://www.gatesnotes.com/Development/Omni-Processor-Update
Fontus – Self-filling water bottle > http://www.techinsider.io/the-fontus-self-filling-water-bottle-2016-1
Clean Water from Air > http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a24754/this-machine-makes-clean-water-out-of-air/?src=socialflowFB
This Device Cleans Air and Makes Fuel at the Same Time > http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a26476/antwerp-leuven-clean-air-pollutant-cleaning/?src=socialflowFB
Waterseer – Clean water from air > https://steemit.com/technology/@getonthetrain/waterseer-harvest-water-directly-from-the-air
Construction
3D Printing > http://www.cnet.com/news/worlds-first-3d-printed-apartment-building-constructed-in-china/
http://3dprint.com/111081/cybe-3d-printable-mortar/
Robotic Construction > http://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/article/robotics_automating_construction_and_building
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZMPoHahaj8&feature=youtu.be
Pre-fabrication > http://www.archdaily.com/tag/prefabricated
Lock-Block (Lego Bricks) > http://inhabitat.com/crazy-zipper-truck-snaps-lego-like-bricks-together-to-build-a-14-mile-tunnel-in-24-hours/
Drones to measure for remodeling > http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/02/26/union-terminal-using-lasers-to-look-at-buildings.html
Glued together structures > https://www.newscientist.com/article/2079877-skyscrapers-of-the-future-will-be-held-together-with-glue/
Fabric Formed Concrete > http://www.fabricforming.org/
Form
Columbia University Medical Center http://ny.curbed.com/tags/columbia-university-medical-center
The Ren (People’s) Building, China > http://inhabitat.com/the-%E4%BA%BA-ren-building/
Dorton Arena, Raleigh NC > http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2016/07/14/dorton_arena_in_raleigh_is_one_of_the_best_examples_of_modern_american_architecture.html
Bahaus Museum, Germany > moving parts of the building > http://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/the-new-bauhaus-museum_o
Do it yourself classes (cooking, building, repairing) for civic buildings
Bridge not just for transversing but also a destination
Convertible functions > pool that converts to a patio > http://www.poolpricer.com/hidden-water-pools/
Anti-Program: What NOT to do in your designs > Discrimination in Architecture > https://www.propublica.org/article/discrimination-by-design
Architecture that's built to heal > http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_murphy_architecture_that_s_built_to_heal?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=button__2016-09-15
Skylight window that turns into a balcony > http://www.veluxusa.com/products/roof-windows/cabrio-balcony
Structural
Self-Healing Concrete > http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/14/tech/bioconcrete-delft-jonkers/
Spider Silk > http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/g741/6-spider-silk-superpowers/
Mushroom/Fungus Bricks > http://inhabitat.com/phillip-ross-molds-fast-growing-fungi-into-mushroom-building-bricks-that-are-stronger-than-concrete/
Construction - glulam for curves > http://www.ecocurves.co.uk/
Carbon nanotube building > http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jul-aug/09-ways-carbon-nanotubes-just-might-rock-world
Foam Building Materials > http://www.foamfactory.com/
Rammed Earth Walls > http://www.yourhome.gov.au/materials/rammed-earth
Shipping Containers > http://www.archdaily.com/160892/the-pros-and-cons-of-cargo-container-architecture
Recycling plastic into CMU-size/Lego-type block > http://www.byfusion.com/
Building with Textile Concrete (Carbon Fiber Mesh Reinforcement) > http://www.dw.com/en/building-with-textile-concrete/av-36447039
Roman Concrete (ultra-durable concrete) - http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/07/why-modern-mortar-crumbles-roman-concrete-lasts-millennia
Ten Fold engineering (expanding/contracting structures) - https://www.tenfoldengineering.com/
Energy
Solar Power:
SolaTube Lighting > http://www.solatube.com/
Artificial Photosynthesis > http://solarfuelshub.org/
Ceria Mimics Plant Life > http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/ceria-mimics-plant-life/
Artificial Electronic Super Skin – Powered By Stretchable Solar Cells > http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/artificial-electronic-super-skin/
Solar Tracker Solar Panels > automatically point solar cells at sun > http://www.solar-tracking.com/
A Power Sticker to Boost Solar Power Generation: Genie Lens Technologies > http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/power-sticker-boost-solar-power-generation/
PETE Process Promises Successful Technology Fusion > double the effectiveness of solar cells > http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/pete-process-technology-fusion/
Graphene: Solar Cells of the Future? > boost efficiency of solar cells > http://www.treehugger.com/solar-technology/graphene-could-offer-60-percent-solar-cell-efficiency.html
Breakthrough in Thin-Film Solar Cells > boost efficiency of solar cells > http://thefutureofthings.com/4429-breakthrough-in-thin-film-solar-cells/
Economical Solar Panels to Yield More Energy: TU Delft > increase yield of solar panels > http://www.tudelft.nl/en/current/latest-news/article/detail/tu-delft-verhoogt-rendement-goedkope-zonnecellen/
Solana > Solar power even when the sun isn’t shining > http://www.powermag.com/solana-generating-station-maricopa-county-arizona/
Clear Solar Panels > http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/first-fully-transparent-solar-power-cell/
The Spark, Ubiquitous Energy > transparent solar panels > http://ubiquitous.energy/
Transparent Solar Panels > http://www.onyxsolar.com/index.html
Tesla (Traditional Style) Solar Roof > https://www.wired.com/2016/10/tesla-unveils-new-line-camouflaged-solar-panels/
Wind Power:
Wind hairs for electricity > PiezoElectric Fibers > energy from the breeze > http://www.advancedcerametrics.com/products/energy-harvesting/piezoelectric-fiber-composites/
Cheap wind energy > personal wind turbine to power whole house >
http://educateinspirechange.org/nature/environment/cost-iphone-can-now-buy-wind-turbine-can-power-entire-house-lifetime/
HydroElectric Power:
Generating Electricity from Wing Waves > energy from ocean currents and tides > http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/electricity-from-wing-waves/
Battery Innovations:
The Water Heater as Grid Battery > http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/the-water-heater-as-grid-battery-version-2.0
Flow battery > http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/green-tech/fuel-cells/new-flow-battery-can-store-ten-times-more-energy
Alternative Energy for Transportation:
Car Plugin Stations > http://www.plugshare.com/
The New Role of Microbes in Bio-Fuel Production > http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/microbes-bio-fuel-production/
Hydrogen-Powered Personal Helicopter: Avimech Hercules > http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/hydrogen-powered-personal-helicopter/
Other:
BloomBox > Natural gas to electricity > http://www.bloomenergy.com/
PaveGen Flooring > energy from your footsteps > http://www.pavegen.com/
Sole Power > 2hrs Walking = 1hr talking > http://solepowertech.com/
Peltier Tiles > generate energy from heat flow > https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1hcwzw/peltier_tiles_utilize_heat_flow_to_generate/
Converting Waste Heat to Electricity > http://powerelectronics.com/thermal-management/thermoelectric-devices-convert-waste-heat-dc-power
More Power to Electronics Thanks to Nano-scale Wires > electrical efficiency > http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/power-electronics-nano-scale-wires/
Hydrogen Fuel Cells > http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/hydrogen/tech.html
Project Exergy Themal Storage Tank > computing heat to usable energy > http://projectexergy.com/
Seattle's Bullitt Center is said to be the greenest building in the world > How one of world's greenest building stays cool without air-conditioning, capitolhillseattle.com
Termite Mound Cooling > http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/07/130703-air-conditioning-biomimicry-natural-cooling/
Thermoelectric Generators > http://www.tegpower.com/
Harvesting waste heat from electronics > http://spectrum.ieee.org/nanoclast/semiconductors/materials/quantum-dots-can-harvest-waste-heat-in-electronics
Magnet control: http://videos.komando.com/watch/10217/kims-picks-these-magnets-behave-in-ways-youd-never-expect
Heat Storage and Reuse: http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a24735/store-heat-summer-winter/?src=socialflowFB
Recycling & Reusing
Waste water to clean water > http://www.gatesnotes.com/Development/Omni-Processor-Update
Fontus – Self-filling water bottle > http://www.techinsider.io/the-fontus-self-filling-water-bottle-2016-1
Clean Water from Air > http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a24754/this-machine-makes-clean-water-out-of-air/?src=socialflowFB
This Device Cleans Air and Makes Fuel at the Same Time > http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a26476/antwerp-leuven-clean-air-pollutant-cleaning/?src=socialflowFB
Waterseer – Clean water from air > https://steemit.com/technology/@getonthetrain/waterseer-harvest-water-directly-from-the-air
Construction
3D Printing > http://www.cnet.com/news/worlds-first-3d-printed-apartment-building-constructed-in-china/
http://3dprint.com/111081/cybe-3d-printable-mortar/
Robotic Construction > http://www.roboticsbusinessreview.com/article/robotics_automating_construction_and_building
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZMPoHahaj8&feature=youtu.be
Pre-fabrication > http://www.archdaily.com/tag/prefabricated
Lock-Block (Lego Bricks) > http://inhabitat.com/crazy-zipper-truck-snaps-lego-like-bricks-together-to-build-a-14-mile-tunnel-in-24-hours/
Drones to measure for remodeling > http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/02/26/union-terminal-using-lasers-to-look-at-buildings.html
Glued together structures > https://www.newscientist.com/article/2079877-skyscrapers-of-the-future-will-be-held-together-with-glue/
Fabric Formed Concrete > http://www.fabricforming.org/
Form
Columbia University Medical Center http://ny.curbed.com/tags/columbia-university-medical-center
The Ren (People’s) Building, China > http://inhabitat.com/the-%E4%BA%BA-ren-building/
Dorton Arena, Raleigh NC > http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2016/07/14/dorton_arena_in_raleigh_is_one_of_the_best_examples_of_modern_american_architecture.html
Bahaus Museum, Germany > moving parts of the building > http://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/the-new-bauhaus-museum_o