What helps a commercial building stay dependable through changing seasons and sudden storms? According to a HelloNation article, regular inspections play an essential role in preventing costly ...

Rainier Square Tower, under construction in Seattle, is one of the buildings considered for the development of a performance-based wind design manual for tall buildings. Photo Courtesy of ...

This study addresses the multi-objective trade-offs among energy consumption, thermal comfort, and construction cost in rural buildings by proposing a performance optimization framework that ...

Today in the United States, buildings account for nearly 40% of carbon emissions (EESI) and 78% of electricity usage. The most sustainability-focused firms run energy simulations for less than 50% of ...

Carefully designing a building facade is the most crucial way to save energy, and a double-skin facade is an effective strategy for achieving energy efficiency. The improvement that can be made ...

The conversation around sustainability in the buildings sector has often centred on climate change, resource use, and energy efficiency. Buildings are significant contributors to global emissions, ...

Virtual reality (VR) and real-time rendering plugin; real-time walkthrough, live link to Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, Archicad, and Vectorworks direct integration through CAD toolbar, export to .exe, ...

Welcome to building.co.uk. This site uses cookies. Read our policy. Despite decades of innovation in building materials, energy modelling and regulations, one stubborn truth remains: too many ...

This past November, city of Berkeley voters overwhelmingly rejected Measure GG, a proposed tax on natural gas use in large buildings, by greater than a 2:1 margin. This measure would have nearly ...

The Council today reached an agreement (general approach) on a proposal to revise the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. The main objectives of the revision are that all new buildings should ...

The Fox Theatre found it easy to comply with the city's new standards for energy efficiency. Six years ago, St. Louis became the first city in the Midwest—and just the fourth in the nation—to mandate ...