They can capture more carbon than they emit. So why aren’t wooden buildings mainstream?
Wooden structures such as the ZEB Lab building in Trondheim, Norway, could dramatically reduce the...
Buildings: The unbreakable bond
ORNL researchers produced self-healable and highly adhesive elastomers, proving they self-repair in ambient conditions and...
Homes and Other Buildings Abound in Natural Hazard Hot Spots
Natural hazards routinely strike many parts of the United States—the West Coast has...
A third of our waste comes from buildings. This one’s designed for reuse and cuts emissions by 88%
by Roberto Minunno, Greg Morrison, Richard L. Gruner, Timothy Michael O'grady, The Conversation Credit: Curtin...
An eco-friendly smart coating to keep buildings cool without air conditioners
Researchers have developed an innovative method to make advanced coating materials for “smart” sub-ambient radiative...
Climate change undermines the safety of buildings and infrastructure in Europe
IMAGE: Mean temperature anomaly for DJF (December-January-February) and JJA (June-July-August) seasons under the concentration scenarios RCP4.5...