Architects and engineers drive much of today’s building design process. Together, they are responsible for major design decisions encompassing everything from aesthetics and layout to structure and ...

An interdisciplinary team at Graz University of Technology is revolutionising the design of sustainable buildings. The advantages and disadvantages of different construction measures are visualized in ...

The construction industry plays a significant role in shaping our environment, from the design and construction of buildings around us to the materials used. Because of this large and impactful global ...

Airtight and super-insulated, a passive house uses around 90% less energy. When the Canadian engineer Harold Orr and his colleagues began designing an ultra-efficient home in Saskatchewan in the late ...

Heat pumps and other building thermal systems can cut energy use in buildings, but real-world efficiency often falls short due to part-load operation, ...

The Phius Standard is updated every three years to reflect market and materials changes and other variables, with the 2024 standard update to be rolled out this summer, said Rader. Image courtesy of ...

With 2023 on track to be one of the hottest years on record, countries like Singapore are trying their best to keep temperatures down — or, at the very least, keep them from rising. Singapore has been ...

The recently completed New Education and Research Building (NERB) is the new center of UMass Chan Medical School’s campus in Worcester, Mass. The $350 million NERB is the most energy-efficient ...