T3: Timber, Transit & Technology

This innovative concept called T3 or Timber, Transit and Technology are mass timber developments that focuses on the sustainability of building by combining several key factors. Pioneered by a development company in the US, Hines describes their efforts by saying "T3, our building model for positive change, blends the inspiring, natural feel of timber spaces with the exceptional efficiency and cutting-edge technology of our best-in-class buildings".

from: https://www.hines.com/t3

Video can be found here: 

https://youtu.be/Pk7Nub4ddJM?si=mzhabZ3L5ZjnCiLw

Local example:

"The proposed 11-storey, 190,000 square-foot office building (utilizing Hines proprietary mass timber creative office product know as T3 (Timber, Transit and Technology), will be one of the most environmentally friendly, sustainable and wellness-focused developments in Vancouver and the largest & tallest mass timber office building in Western Canada. The Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, one of Vancouver’s most dynamic and creative tech hubs, will further as as an amenity for the office building’s tenants."

https://www.pcurban.ca/project/t3-mount-pleasant/

Mode Share

 

"This chart highlights the popularity of different transportation types in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, calculated by modal share.

Data for this article and visualization is sourced from ‘The ABC of Mobility’, a research paper by Rafael Prieto-Curiel (Complexity Science Hub) and Juan P. Ospina (EAFIT University), accessed through ScienceDirect.

The authors gathered their modal share data through travel surveys, which focused on the primary mode of transportation a person employs for each weekday trip. Information from 800 cities across 61 countries was collected for this study."

from:

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-people-get-around-america-europe-asia/

Funny of the week

 Draw Bridge meme

from: https://www.reddit.com/r/technicallythetruth/comments/eon2og/this_man_and_a_sign/

Data visualization

 "Data visualisation helps us to understand the world. It also has the power to change it."

Remember this post about John Snow, see more in this video.

Ingredient list for walkable communities

 Walkable communities should have:

1. Small block size;
2. Buildings fronting the street;
3. Mixed land use;
4. Connected streets;
5. On-street parking;
6. Street trees; 
7. Sidewalks; 
8. Narrow streets;
9. Lower traffic speeds, and;
10. Traffic volumes.

from: https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2023/12/22/ten-features-walkable-communities

Do you agree? What would you add?

Public places ingredient list

 "The best places are those where there is social life for all. The most iconic, popular, frequently visited public places are those full of children, women, men, and all kinds of configurations of every kind of person. A placemaking strategy that starts with creating inclusive public spaces and puts a community’s future back into its hands is the first step in addressing some of the major systemic issues that hurt and divide us. Creating great public places where people come together is at the root of healthy, happy, and prosperous societies. At the foundation of those great public places is a mix of things to experience and enjoy. By adding layers of activities, amenities, and programming, we create public places where all kinds of people want to be. The more variety a place offers, the more people will be drawn to it and benefit from the powerful impacts of these beloved destinations."

When designing a public place, include the following:

• shade;
• bollards;
• seating;
• food, especially ice cream;
• art;
• fountains and water;
• programming, and;
• performances.

from:

https://www.sociallifeproject.org/campaign-creating-social-life-for-all-places-where-people-thrive/

25 great ideas!

"The New Urbanism is a design movement toward complete, compact, connected communities—but it is also a generator of ideas that transform the landscape. Communities are shaped by the movement and flow of ideas, and the New Urbanism has been a particularly rich source of the currents that have directed planning and development in recent decades."

 https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2017/10/31/25-great-ideas-new-urbanism