FutureHAUS: From Molecules to Modules | Joseph Wheeler | TEDxVirginiaTech

Joe’s research includes projects related to industrialized processes, modular construction and energy efficiency. He has led exhibitions around the world and been awarded for his designs. Joe’s talk “FutureHAUS: From Molecules to Modules” shares the innovative design and building concepts that are being developed here at Virginia Tech to improve home construction. This work, as you will learn, is a true interdisciplinary endeavor. Joseph Wheeler is a Professor of Architecture in Virginia Tech’s School of Architecture + Design. He pursues professional research in environmental and sustainable design and assumes leadership positions in the implementation of design theory and ideas. In pedagogy, he believes that there is a distinct advantage to the exposure of students to the direct making of Architecture and therefore is involved in many multidisciplinary full-scale research projects. As co-director of School of Architecture + Design’s Center for Design Research, he has led multiple interdisciplinary projects which include the 2005, 2009 and 2010 Solar Decathlon house projects, the latter of which won first place overall in international competition in Madrid, Spain. He’s currently gearing up the 2018 Solar Decathlon competition in Dubai. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx