The University of Virginia has about 550 buildings, from the 19th-century UNESCO World Heritage Site that is the Academical Village to newly constructed, energy-efficient tech centers with solar ...

Netherlands-based research institutes TNO, Institute for Public Safety (NIPV), and the Standardization Institute (NEN), have mapped out for the first time how many building fires in the Netherlands ...

A new type of window had been developed and tested that produces electricity and simultaneously controls heat and light for indoor comfort. This has been achieved by researchers from the "ZIEZO" ...

The Japanese electronics manufacturer is testing its glass-based perovskite solar PV technology in office windows made by YKK AP, a construction and building materials company. Japanese electronics ...

Using a single image, this new technology predicts how shadows, reflections, and likely weather patterns will affect the ...

Researchers in Denmark have set a new world record in efficiency for converting sunlight into electricity by using new windows that allow light to pass through while simultaneously generating power.

40-storey building utilizing ClearVue BIPV products, solar glazing, and solar cladding. Image Courtesy of ClearVue People frequently claim that finding smart solutions to problems requires a creative ...

Solar panels have been given the green light on a listed building in Slyne after council planners ruled the installation would not harm ...