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Architizer: Converting a Building Into an Energy-Efficient Predictive Piece of Architecture

Interior drawing of HouseZero first floor.

Architizer profiles CGBC’s project “to convert its headquarters, a 1924 stick-built house in Cambridge, into HouseZero, a sustainable system that is expected to set a precedent for the future of green reconstruction around the world.” Professor Malkawi, founding director of the CGBC, explains that his goal is to “show how this can be replicated almost anywhere” to enhance existing building stock. The article discusses the building’s future ability, once fully retrofitted, to predict and adapt to changing weather patterns and generate new levels of proficiency using a combination of advanced sustainable technologies.

Read the article here.