Scientists from the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics IBP want to understand every little detail, and so have every millimeter covered. Because they…
The use of high-temperature solar heat for generating electricity has become an established technology. Scientists are now currently working on further…
Until now, planners have lacked suitable tools for assessing whether to replace windows when refurbishing buildings. The newly published BINE-Projektinfo…
Glass processing using the laser is state of the art in many industrial areas, and as in the past, it has a high potential for further technology fields, for…
At 26 stories and around 100 m tall, the Ares Tower, completed in 2001, is one of Vienna's tallest buildings. Its glass curtain wall façade of 2521 rectangular…
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…
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…
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a new and inexpensive system to test the structural condition of short- to medium-span…
Researchers at the University of Stuttgart develop a lightweight timber construction system combining robotic prefabrication with computational design and…
Fraunhofer IAO’s “Fraunhofer IZS elektromobilisiert” living lab, located at the Fraunhofer campus Stuttgart IZS, and Fraunhofer’s Morgenstadt (city of the…
The sustainability of cities is a challenge facing planners across the globe. The numerous complex and wide-ranging interactions between energy consumption,…
A combination of coloured fabric from Sefar and DuPont™ SentryGlas® have created and aesthetically pleasing and structurally robust glazing design that really…
Many modern office and administrative buildings attract the attention of passers-by with their large facades and glass surfaces. In order to put these surfaces…
Using massive moving platforms and an array of sensors and cameras, the researchers are trying to find out how well a two-story building made of cold-formed…
The magnetorheological-fluid dampers are shock-absorbing devices containing a liquid that becomes far more viscous when a magnetic field is applied.”It…
In large buildings, a great deal of energy can be saved when heating systems and other building services equipment are more precisely adjusted. For this…
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