It’s another sunny day on the Internet. Dozens of participants are lined up in their digital boxes attending Reimagine Buildings ’24, an online conference held in the spring dedicated, mostly, to ...

Electrical grids in cities and countries are overburdened all over the country. Load reduction is no longer an idea, it’s a necessity. Phuis is a nonprofit organization that is creating healthier ...

Passive House design principles are intended to create a healthier, more efficient, and more durable building. Fire hardening is not an explicit goal. However, as a result of smarter building ...

In late June, when temperatures climbed to 115 degrees in Portland, Oregon, houses and buildings across the Pacific Northwest were caught way off guard. Most were designed for much cooler temperatures ...

Passive House is slowly gaining popularity in the U.S., serving as an uncompromising construction method that helps developers meet current rigorous codes and significantly lower greenhouse gas ...

German architect Konrad Lentschig is bringing a bit of modern Germany to Greenville's historic Sterling community with a prefabricated home built for maximum energy efficiency. The 1,000-square-foot ...

Living in harmony with the land and sea has been a pillar of Hawaiian culture for centuries. But you wouldn’t think it if you’d visited one of Hawaii’s 270 public schools. Stark lighting, stiflingly ...

Researchers revisit historical cooling mechanisms to inspire and investigate fresh ways to keep facilities and living spaces cool. Passive cooling refers to technologies or design features that lower ...