As extreme heat becomes more common, urban dwellers must relinquish their bias against daytime darkness and embrace the ...

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Highs of 30.8C have been recorded in the Scottish Highlands, as the Met Office says Northern Ireland has seen its warmest day ...

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From the Eiffel Tower in Paris to the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, how many of these iconic buildings have you seen?

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The UK has no legally binding national heatwave strategy. Dr James Porter, senior lecturer at King’s College London, has ...

Around 20 percent of the electricity used around the world goes to fans and air conditioning systems —an energy demand expected to rise 45 percent by 2050 compared to 2016’s levels.

Skyscrapers that seem to rise endlessly above the cities at their feet fascinate more than just architecture enthusiasts. And nothing proves that more than the tallest buildings in the world ...

The "ice battery" system freezes water at night when the cost of electricity is low. Then, during the day, when the price is high, the building is cooled with the previous night's ice instead of ...