Architecture and Construction
Aspern: The City Next Door
A former airfield on the northeastern outskirts of Vienna, Austria is providing a test bed for technologies that could make cities increasingly energy…
Brilliant decorative solid-state thin films for metallic coverings and facades
Metallic surfaces must be able to meet many requirements: they should, for instance, be scratch-resistant, water-repellent, matte or antibacterial. For the…
Smarter window materials can control light and energy
By allowing indoor occupants to more precisely control the energy and sunlight passing through a window, the new materials could significantly reduce costs for…
University of Cincinnati, industry partners develop low-cost, 'tunable' window tintings
A partnership between the University of Cincinnati, Hewlett Packard, and EMD/Merck Research Labs has resulted in a patent-pending breakthrough in 'tunable'…
More densely populated urban areas call for more urban quality
To stop urban sprawl and protect landscapes, suburban areas in Switzerland need to develop inwards. This strategy is widely accepted and has political backing….
Innovative local heating solution in Ludwigsburg
Consolidating heating networks in existing urban districts while also connecting areas with a low heat density is particularly ambitious from an economic point…