2020 R+D Introduction and Jury
From 90 submissions, the jury picked seven entries that are scalable, thought-provoking, and promising in achieving a more equitable and healthy built environment.
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2020 R+D Award: ADUniverse
University of Washington associate professor Rick Mohler and the city of Seattle senior planner Nick Welch created a prototype app to help local homeowners increase housing density by building accessory dwelling units.
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2020 R+D Award: Empathic Design Process
A bike trip across the Netherlands inspired lead engineer Mike Sewell and Gresham Smith's Studio X Innovation Incubator to improve design by quantifying emotional response.
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2020 R+D Award: InVert Self-Shading Windows
TBM Designs, co-founded by thermobimetal innovator Doris Sung, is tucking a self-powered, kinetic solution within insulated glass units to reduce solar heat gain and glare into buildings.
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2020 R+D Award: Pathfinder
Designed and developed by CMG Landscape Architecture, the mobile app enables designers to approximate the impact of their projects' materials and maintenance on carbon emissions.
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2020 R+D Award: Zippered Wood
Researchers at the University of British Columbia's HiLo Lab, University of Colorado, Denver's LoDo Lab, and HouMinn Practice push the potential of the ubiquitous wood member.
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