In a new study, researchers tested one way to help—a zigzag-shaped wall that can ... the wall can stay as cool as possible. Retrofitting existing buildings would be relatively easy, Cheng ...

In many modern cities, carbon emissions are largely the result of efforts to heat, cool, and power buildings ... open-sourced data on the size and shape of buildings within large areas.

Fairchild hopes through education and awareness, domes can act as a lifesaving base with a cool shape. “Nobody is building things that are sustainable and last forever, this lasts forever ...

Work on the “cool roof” atop the seven ... a ground-covering plant with heart-shaped leaves that holds moisture and insulates the building to cut heating and cooling costs.

To cool a building, numerous units of the system would ... it helps to sponge up sunlight. Second, the shape of the walls and cone direct heat emitted by the film toward the sky.

From here, the two ingredients were mixed with oats and water and packed into a hexagonal-shaped mold covered ... their invention will help cool buildings without heating the Earth.

A circular shaped building has 25% less surface area than a rectangular one ... A flap in the inner panel below the glass can be opened manually to allow cool air into the building. At the same time, ...

An X-braced roof screen bows outward, its shape suggesting a ... which pumps cool water to the air-conditioning systems of Loop office buildings. At each location, Chicago architects Eckenhoff ...

To cool a building, numerous units of the system would need to be ... This architecture serves a dual purpose: First, it helps to sponge up sunlight. Second, the shape of the walls and cone direct ...