Building Envelope

From Portland, Oregon, to Moorhead, Mississippi, architects are getting creative with adaptive reuse and renovation projects.

Airtight and super-insulated, a passive house uses around 90% less energy.

Research & Development Scientist Marcos Flores to Lead the J.S. Held IAS-ILAC Accredited Roofing Lab.

A team of materials scientists has developed a translucent and thermally insulating building component based on silica aerogel granules -- an aerogel glass brick.

Understanding the Stack Effect: How Duct and Envelope Sealing Can Boost Energy Efficiency When it comes to managing airflow, energy […]

A US government report looked at the cost savings and grid effects of the mass installation of heat pumps. The result: lower energy bills.

Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates wrote in a blog post on Tuesday that climate change will create a "dramatically worse" world for "our grandchildren."

Penn Hills seniors have a new residence option with the opening of Emerald Hills Retirement Village at the site of the former Forbes Elementary School. It was built by Sota Construction, and was built to Passive House, Energy Star, and Enterprise Green building standards. Sota is dedicated to sustainable building.

The ideas behind 'Passive House' standards have roots in the Middle Ages but may hold the key to the future of sustainable housing.

Once deemed too expensive, triple-pane windows could help reduce emissions by improving energy efficiency

Blasting the AC will cool you down but it'll also cost you. This smart technique harnesses energy-efficient fans and a natural breeze to cool your home better without jacking up the window unit.

CPS students are projected by one researcher to have 38 school days with temps above 80 by 2025, 12 more than in 1970.

The climate control used by termites in their mounds could inspire tomorrow's climate-smart buildings. New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that future buildings inspired by the termites could achieve the same effect as traditional climate control, but with greater energy efficiency and without its carbon dioxide footprint.

This smart, solar-powered suburb in Southern California ties smart home technology with energy efficiency in a quest to find an affordable solution for energy-independent living.

Metrus Energy, a market leader in climate-positive investing, announced today the hiring of industry veteran Brad Jenkins as Vice President of Channels.

The $128 million revitalization project at Hempfield Area High School will take another step forward this summer when the district accepts construction bids and awards contracts. In an update sent to parents this week, district officials noted the project's phased construction is set to begin in August and end in

Completed in 2019 in Frutillar, Chile. Images by Andrés Maturana. Single-family house located in the Frutillar commune, X Region, situated between lines of trees and livestock hills facing Lake Llanquihue. The...

Austin-based company ICON has broken ground on the the first0ever 3D printed neighborhood, Wolf Ranch, after partnering with Lennar and BIG, with prices starting in the mid-$400,000. Here's more.

A well insulated home adds value by reducing costs and carbon usage. The best insulated house require only 10% costs of heating a leaky house.

Researchers at ORNL have developed new insulation materials that are more environmentally friendly than polystyrene.