#IaaC

[keepingitneutral]

"Moca" Mobile Dwelling

Courtesy of Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC)

[oakley-silva]

i love them so so so so muchy you dont undestand you dont fucking GET it they deserve a fandom so bad like nobody knows about them and and i cant get over them!!! im starting their fandom rn

VVVVVVVV the link to where theyre from!! go look plz VVVVVVV

[bumblebeeappletree]

In the mountains overlooking Barcelona, a team at Valldaura Labs has built a solar greenhouse that harnesses the sun both to grow plants and to create energy to power the hydroponic system for year-round growing.

The unit is providing food for the lab’s kitchen, as well as for a local restaurant, but it’s also a prototype for urban food self-sufficiency, and a larger model is currently being built on the roof of a new Barcelona skyscraper.

The wood for the prototype was all harvested, milled, dried, processed and pressed into CLT (cross-laminated timber) boards entirely on-site. All the pieces were designed to snap together, every joint pre-planned on computer and all hinges were custom CNC-printed, as Valldaura Labs' co-director Daniel Ibáñez explains.

The planting method is all hydroponics, using sawdust waste from the lab as the substrate. The greenhouse is irrigated with rainwater which is recaptured after going through the hydroponic system, to be reused on the gardens.

The students and teachers at IAAC (Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia) hope that their two-story greenhouse can serve as a prototype for urban rooftop food production. Currently, a 100-square-meter version is being built atop a new wooden skyscraper that will be Catalonia's tallest CLT building.

Master in Advanced Architecture and Biocities https://iaac.net/educational-programm...

Valldaura Self Sufficient Labs: https://iaac.net/project/valldaura-se...

Philipp Wienkämper (student) https://www.youtube.com/@nullplus3576...

On *faircompanies: https://faircompanies.com/videos/high...

[rahshibt]

⁣Black History in Action 🖤❤💚⠀ ⠀ Join the distinguished Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc. 🤙🏽 Eta Theta Lambda Chapter @LongIslandAlphas 🤙🏽 at their 38th Annual MLK Black History Month Program and Awards Luncheon Saturday , 25th February, beginning at 11a at the Garden City Hotel @gardencityhotel in Garden City, NY. 🍺 🍹 ⠀ ⠀ You can expect a focus on justice in the community and for the people ⚖️ and honoring essential heroes ⭐🇺🇸 ⠀ ⠀ Come ready to connect with community leaders and influencers ✅⠀ ⠀ Proceeds go toward chapters initiatives, such as the mentoring program and the annual #HBCU College Tour (41 years strong 💪🏽 ) ⠀ ⠀ Tickets 🎟️ to purchase or donate through link in bio 📱 💻 ⠀ ⠀ Founded in 1906 at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY USA, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities 🤙🏽 🟨⬛ ⠀ ⠀ #AlphaPhiAlpha #ManlyDeeds #Scholarship #LoveForAllMankind #StrongIslandAlphas #Albany #NewYork #PhirstStateAlphas #NYACOA #NYC #LongIsland #TriState #Mentoring #Alphas #NYACOA #MAAC #VACAPAF #IAAC #PAAC #NJAAPAC (at Garden City Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnVaeznPJge/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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i dont know how to use this app <3

[crowfeathers]

SO CUTE AAAAAAA

[dlyarchitecture]

[reasonsforhope]

"An upcoming community center in Tanzania will be defined by its cutting-edge 3D-printed design. However, rather than being built from layered concrete as you'd usually expect with 3D-printed projects, its walls will be created using locally sourced soil.

The community center is being headed by Hassell, in collaboration with Australian-based charity foundation One Heart, for the Hope Village in Tanzania. It forms part of a wider plan to provide housing, a school, childcare and skills training to vulnerable young girls in Kibaha, eastern Tanzania.

"The Hope Village community hall design seeks to create a beautiful, functional, safe and uplifting environment that provides both hope and education for vulnerable girls," says Mark Loughnan, Principal and Head of Design at Hassell. "The hall is a welcoming space that creates an innovative central activity hub that also connects with its surrounding environment. The design and building process for the hall aims to engage the community and provide ongoing opportunities for local participation and education throughout construction."

Structurally, the community center is quite complex. Its walls (which are not load-bearing) will be built using soil sourced within 25 km (15.5 miles) of the site and a WASP 3D printer. WASP has been researching this stuff for years now and a previous project used a mixture of mud, straw, rice husk and lime. A similar process will be happening here, with a clay based earthen mixture being extruded out of a nozzle in layers to build up the walls. A representative at Hassell told us that the walls will also be reinforced with a thin wire mesh between layers.

Inside, the design brief calls for a large, open floorplan that suits the local climate, with a limited number of columns to ensure its flexibility. To achieve this, Hassell has conceived a central steel beam that serves as the structural spine of the hall. This will support a roof made from locally sourced timber sections. The roof will feature cladding made of readily available corrugated metal sheet panels, helping to keep costs down.

The project also involves the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, IAAC, and ClarkeHopkinsClarke. We've no word yet on when it's expected to be completed, though prototype walls have already been produced.

Pictured: A prototype of the community center's 3D printed walls has already been created.

-via NewAtlas, August 13, 2024

[cognitivejustice]

MO.CA: The Future of Sustainable Living in a Mobile Home

the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) has unveiled a groundbreaking project – MO.CA (MOBILE CATALYST). This modern mobile home, crafted from zero-kilometer natural materials and employing cutting-edge digital construction techniques, marks a new option for eco-friendly living.

Built entirely from sustainably harvested dowel-laminated wood sourced from IAAC’s Valldaura Labs in the Collserola Natural Park of Barcelona, MO.CA represents a fusion of traditional craftsmanship and modern innovation. This self-sufficient dwelling is designed to accommodate two individuals comfortably while boasting essential domestic amenities, all while minimizing its environmental footprint.

Powered entirely by solar energy, MO.CA can sustain 24 hours of continuous use without the need for recharging, making it truly self-sufficient. A set of three light-flexible monocrystalline solar panels connected to a MultiPlus inverter live on the roof, along with a backup battery, to keep unit up and running with power.

[lyledebeast]

Someone more well-versed in Jason Isaacs Studies than me may point out where I’m wrong. but when people point to The Patriot as the launch point of Jason Iaacs’ villain-playing career, I have to disagree.

He played antagonists and morally shady characters earlier. Dragonheart (1996) and Dangerous Lady (1995) are two that come to mind, but it wasn’t until after this role that he started playing villains who are . . . what’s the word I want? . . . fuckable.

Which is kind of hilarious because the movie also offered its audience a well-established middle-aged heartthrob (Mel Gibson) and a burgeoning young one (Heath Ledger) who play heroes (who are, you know, actually interested in women), yet so many women of different ages saw this movie and went “Okay, but . . . the British bitch in the slutty shirt . . . I want to see more of him.  More movies: less clothing.”

Will Tavington flirted menacingly so Captain Hook could show off his tits as well as his prosthesis, so Michael Caffee could haul around an assortment of slender and flexible love interests, and so Isaacs himself could complain in this interview from 2011 about Jackson Brodie being seen as a sex symbol, like that was something new.

Surely, this is not what anyone involved in The Patriot expected.  Despite the title of what may be his worst movie of all, Mel Gibson and the filmmakers who cast him have no idea what women want.

[straccitemporanei]

IAAC, FLORA, Barcelona, Spain 2023.  Photographs by Adrià Goula

via: https://www.facebook.com/figprojects/, https://iaac.net/

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Dissabte, 19 d'octubre - Matí - Terracotta Biennal 2024

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MATÍ: 🔸 10:00h - 13:30h - Portes obertes a l’Espai de Ceràmica Creativa i al @terracottamuseu

Jornades tècniques: “En construcció. Ceràmica i arquitectura” 📍 Terracotta Museu

🕙 10:00h - La ceràmica a l'arquitectura Evolució de la ceràmica segons la tecnologia disponible en la fabricació i posta en obra. 🔹 Ponents: Oriol Roselló, Josep M. Torra Pla, IAAC (Institut d’Arquitectura Avançada de Catalunya) i Aldo Sollazzo

☕ 12:00h - Pausa cafè

🕦 12:30h - La ceràmica com a material de construcció i composició arquitectònica 🔹 Ponent: Josep Ferrés Marcó

🕐 13:00h - La ceràmica en l'arquitectura moderna 🔹 Ponent: Eva López Miguel, d'Elomi Cerámica. Eva ens explicarà com va desenvolupar el seu projecte més ambiciós: un mural de rajoles ceràmiques per al metro d’Estocolm. Aquest projecte va néixer l'any 2007 en col·laboració amb Jörgen Fogelquist, guanyador del Premi Nacional de Belles Arts de Suècia.

TARDA: 🕦 16:00h - La ceràmica en l'arquitectura tradicional: Recuperació de tècniques tradicionals en ceràmica 🔹 Ponent: Valentina Maini, directora del Grup de Recuperació i Estudi de la Tradició Arquitectònica (GRETA) @projectegreta

🕦 17:00h - Utilització de la ceràmica negra aplicada com a paviment 🔹 Ponent: Lluís Auquer Framis, arquitecte @auquerpratsarquitectures

🕦 17:30h - Ceràmica en façanes, alguns conceptes pel futur pròxim 🔹 Ponent: Pablo Garrido, Doctor Arquitecte i professor associat de la UPC

🕦 18:30h - Visita guiada al Fons de Reserva del Terracotta Museu A càrrec de Xavier Rocas, director del Terracotta Museu. Activitat amb reserva prèvia (tel. 972 642067 - terracottamuseu@labisbal.cat)

No us perdeu aquesta tarda plena d'activitats i coneixement sobre la ceràmica i la seva aplicació en l'arquitectura! 🙌

#TerracottaBiennal2024#CeràmicaIArquitectura#TerracottaMuseu#LaBisbalEmpordà#Arquitectura#Ceràmica#EsdevenimentsCulturals#VisitaGuiada@ajuntament_labisbaldemporda@visitlabisbal@terracottabiennal@terracottamuseu@ceramistes_de_catalunya@faaocatalunya

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Divendres, 18 d'octubre – Us esperem a la Terracotta Biennal amb un programa carregat d'activitats! 🌟

👣 Matí: Itinerari guiat (més informació a la web)

🕓 16:00 - 20:00h – Portes obertes a l’Espai de Ceràmica Creativa i al @terracottamuseu

🕓 16:00h – Inauguració oficial de la Terracotta Biennal 📍 Terracotta Museu

🕔 17:00h – Obertura i visita comentada a l’exposició "Ceràmica i arquitectura. Coromina, Rafael Masó i la gènesi de la Gabarra" 📍 Espai “Claustre” del Terracotta Museu, a càrrec de Xavier Rocas

🕕 18:00h – Presentació del llibre "Tornar a la ceràmica" Autors: Jaume Vilà i Núria Saló, editat per Edicions Sidillà 📍 Espai Cornellà del Terracotta Museu

🕢 19:30h – Inauguració de l'exposició "Obra final 24" A càrrec dels alumnes del CFGM de Ceràmica Artística i Terrisseria 📍 Espai La Peixera del Terracotta Museu

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Dins l'espai expositiu també hi trobareu empreses de la zona dedicades a la ceràmica i relacionades amb la construcció: 1. Ceràmiques Ferrés @ferrres_ceramica 2. Argiles Bisbal, S.L. (Bisbal Clays) @argilesbisbal 3. Argiles Colades, S.A. @argilescolades 4. Ceràmiques EST, S.L. @ceramiquesest 5. Rulduà Ceràmica @rulduaceramica

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[perfectlypinkblaze]

International Landscape: How Many Accreditation Bodies for QA?

Introduction

In today's globalized world, quality assurance is a crucial aspect of quality management any industry. Companies across various sectors understand the importance of maintaining high standards in their products and services to gain a competitive edge in the market. To ensure that these standards are met, accreditation bodies play a vital role in evaluating and certifying the quality management systems implemented by organizations.

But how many accreditation bodies are there worldwide? And what are their functions and responsibilities? In this article, we will delve into the international landscape of accreditation bodies for quality assurance (QA), exploring their role in different industries and shedding light on the various challenges they face.

The primary function of accreditation bodies is to evaluate the competence, impartiality, and integrity of conformity assessment bodies (CABs). CABs include testing laboratories, inspection bodies, certification bodies, and other similar entities. By accrediting these CABs, accreditation bodies ensure that they operate according to internationally recognized standards and guidelines.

International Accreditation Bodies The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

ISO is one of the most well-known international accreditation bodies. It develops and publishes standards that define best practices for various industries worldwide. ISO does not provide direct accreditation but instead sets the criteria against which conformity assessment bodies can be accredited.

ISO's standards cover a wide range of areas, including quality management systems (ISO 9001), environmental management systems (ISO 14001), information security address management systems (ISO 27001), and many more. These standards play a significant role in ensuring consistency and quality across industries globally.

The International Accreditation Forum (IAF)

The IAF is a global association of accreditation bodies, representing over 100 economies. Its primary function is to develop and promote the use of common principles and practices for the assessment and accreditation of conformity assessment bodies.

IAF members include national accreditation bodies, regional accreditation groups, and other organizations involved in conformity assessment activities. By fostering cooperation and mutual recognition agreements among its members, the IAF ensures that accredited certifications are recognized worldwide.

Regional Accreditation Bodies

Apart from international accreditation bodies, several regional bodies focus on specific geographical areas. These bodies work closely with national accreditation bodies within their regions to ensure consistency and harmonization in conformity assessment activities.

Examples of regional accreditation bodies include the European Co-operation for Accreditation (EA) in Europe, the quality management Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) in the Asia-Pacific region, and the Inter-American Accreditation Cooperation (IAAC) in the Americas.

[rahshibt]

⁣HAPPY 116TH FOUNDERS’ DAY TO THE BROTHERS OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. 🤙🏽⠀ ⠀ The First Intercollegiate Fraternity for African American Men 🤙🏽⠀ ⠀ FOUNDED DECEMBER 4, 1906 CORNELL UNIVERSITY ITHACA, NY 🤙🏽⠀ ⠀⠀ Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities. 🤙🏽⠀ ⠀ #blacklivesmatter #AlphaPhiAlpha #PromotesBrotherhood #ManlyDeeds #Scholarship #LoveForAllMankind #StrongIslandAlphas #Albany #NewYork #PhirstStateAlphas #NYACOA #NYC #LongIsland #TriState #Mentoring #Alphas #NYACOA #MAAC #VACAPAF #IAAC #PAAC #NJAAPAC https://www.instagram.com/p/Clv4yq1gp1I/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[crowfeathers]

sorry im new here, what's your most rewatched movie 0o0

my answer was going to be my current comfort movie I Am a Cat 1975 (don't watch it it isn't very good) but my most rewatched movie may actually be Watchmen bc it was up on youtube for a while and 12 y/o me was obsessed

anyways hi thanks for asking.