The building envelope comprises all of the elements of the outer shell separating the indoor from the outdoor environment. A properly designed and constructed building envelope can greatly increase a ...

In 2017, Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, devastating the island’s infrastructure and killing 2,975 people. In the subsequent investigation, government officials found that while the buildings built ...

Learn how integrating solar shading systems from the earliest stages of design can enhance architecture while balancing ...

The presence of moisture in building envelopes, whether from leakage or condensation, can have serious consequences. For example, moisture in insulation reduces its insulating capability, causing ...

With the move to sustainable living, businesses, investors and governments are looking for the most abundant energy sources to do so effectively. Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is one of ...

The Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Office (BTO) announced two requests for information (RFI) to solicit feedback from a wide range of stakeholders on BTO’s strategic direction and ...

Discover how architectural composite fabrics are being used to shape building envelopes, control daylight and acoustics, and create lightweight constructions.

The integration of thermal storage materials into a building envelope assembly can enhance energy performance of buildings. The integration of phase change materials (PCM)s into budlings envelope ...

An HVAC contractor’s focus is often on sealing the duct system. But would you say sealing the building envelop is just as important? Why? The top causes of air leakage and infiltration into the home ...

As an alumna of Buro Happold and Thornton Tomasetti, engineer and architect Erleen Hatfield has worked on some of the most complex structures in the world. At Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, she ...

From the Pantheon and the Great Wall to modern icons such as the Burj Khalifa or the Sydney Opera House, some of the world’s most enduring buildings prove that long-lasting structures depend on ...