Architecture and Construction
Heating residential buildings with thermal heat pumps
For a long time, thermal heat pumps were generally considered too large to cover the relatively low heating requirements of single- and multi-family homes…
Tenants influence efficiency of refurbishments
With refurbishments the actual consumption frequently exceeds the requirement values calculated in advance. Scientists are examining in detail what causes this…
New “Cool Roof Time Machine” Will Accelerate Cool Roof Deployment
Cool roofs can help keep buildings cool, thus lowering the building’s energy use, while also mitigating the urban heat island effect by reflecting sunlight…
Robot inspects concrete garage floors and bridge roadways for damage
From April 13 to April 17 at the Hannover Messe (hall 2, exhibit booth C16), engineers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Nondestructive Testing IZFP will be…
Iowa State Engineers Developing Pavement Technologies to Clear Snow and Ice From Runways
Next, Therin Young stepped up to the demonstration table and carefully squeezed drops of green-colored water on top of another set of small concrete blocks….