According to Snøhetta, the high-rise does not use any grid-based power to heat, cool, nor to ventilate its interior (though, to be clear, it does use it for other things like lighting etc).

That could help make a dent in the high figure of 60% of energy that buildings use to cool their internal spaces, especially in warmer places like Singapore and the Middle East.

Then, during the day, when the price is high, the building is cooled with the previous night's ice instead of using expensive electricity. Trane says that this system can lower cooling costs by up ...

In addition to air conditioners, other gadgets can efficiently keep a home cool. In hot and arid locales, an evaporative cooler can lower the air temperature while increasing humidity. Also called ...

This article is the first in a two-part series on high-flow tandem pump operations for high-rise fire protection systems. In Part 1, I am going to discuss the basics on tandem pump operations with ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Albuquerque Public Schools will welcome students back on Aug. 3. School officials are getting their school's classrooms ready to beat the heat. According to John Dufay, the ...

It's been 10 years since the creation of the first vertical forest, Milan's Bosco Verticale. How has it inspired other buildings – and affected their residents' happiness and health?