envelope ,” explains Newtecnic CEO Andrew Watts . “ If we have a quick response façade system – one that heats up and cools down speedily – that suggests a very different way of handling the MEP to a heavy concrete-based façade system , particularly where you have interior spaces with exposed concrete finishes . The heating / cooling loads and ventilation strategy , which we try and encourage clients to make as naturally ventilated as possible , those are the drivers .”

Watts identifies air movement around a building and through its spaces as of primary importance in zoning a building and providing the right mechanical and electrical services to those parts of the building that need it . “ HVAC is the core of the environmental

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