Architecture and Construction
Highly insulating windows are very energy efficient, though expensive
Highly insulating triple-pane windows keep a house snug and cozy, but it takes two decades or more for the windows to pay off financially based on utility-bill…
New junior research group investigates generationally sound district
Getting old and still staying healthy and independent, who doesn’t wish for that? According to ageing research findings, seniors cope better when they live an…
‘Shakers’ Help Engineers Develop Inexpensive System for Testing Condition of Bridges
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a new and inexpensive system to test the structural condition of short- to medium-span…
Research Project: Robotic Fabrication in Timber Construction
Researchers at the University of Stuttgart develop a lightweight timber construction system combining robotic prefabrication with computational design and…
Winning ideas for the cities of tomorrow
Fraunhofer IAO’s “Fraunhofer IZS elektromobilisiert” living lab, located at the Fraunhofer campus Stuttgart IZS, and Fraunhofer’s Morgenstadt (city of the…
Urban planning: City dynamics yield to computer modeling
The sustainability of cities is a challenge facing planners across the globe. The numerous complex and wide-ranging interactions between energy consumption,…