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 ...

Discussion about more sustainable schools often begins and ends with one statement: It’s too expensive. The realities of funding school construction make it difficult for districts to weigh the short- ...

Buildings consume a substantial 40% of global energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency reports that 30% of this energy is wasted due to inefficiencies. While efforts to improve building ...

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 ...

The new Promenade Place building in Conroe sits in a growing commercial area, a white building with a scalloped exterior and tall architectural fins placed around it like towering linear sculptures.

In the contemporary context, global warming has marked a turning point in the way we think about architecture. We are witnessing record temperatures on our planet and a challenging panorama in many ...

Much of Singapore's infrastructure is designed to utilize natural resources to reduce temperatures. Buildings around the world have been attempting carbon neutrality for years. Rooftop gardens, wind ...

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 ...