The BINE Themen-info brochure “Net Zero Energy and Net Energy Plus Buildings” presents the various concepts. One focus is on how the energy balance for these…
Noise is disturbing and can be harmful to health. Empa researchers have now succeeded in simulating road noise by means of «auralisation». The aim is to make…
Megatrends such as climate change, resource scarcity, demographic change and rising affluence are changing our cities.
The restoration of old monuments is a delicate task for a number of reasons. On the one hand, it is of high importance for the monument preservation…
Concrete which is reinforced with textiles instead of steel combines many advantages: it saves raw materials, has high potential for lightweight construction,…
New process uses high voltage for deep geothermal drilling
The newly developed trigeneration plant reduces CO2 by around a third
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has installed 70 photovoltaic modules on the outer façade of one of its lab buildings. The modules were…
The Research Institute for Regional and Urban Development (Institut für Landes- und Stadtentwicklungsforschung, ILS) investigates new social processes,…
A former airfield on the northeastern outskirts of Vienna, Austria is providing a test bed for technologies that could make cities increasingly energy…
Metallic surfaces must be able to meet many requirements: they should, for instance, be scratch-resistant, water-repellent, matte or antibacterial. For the…
By allowing indoor occupants to more precisely control the energy and sunlight passing through a window, the new materials could significantly reduce costs for…
A partnership between the University of Cincinnati, Hewlett Packard, and EMD/Merck Research Labs has resulted in a patent-pending breakthrough in 'tunable'…
To stop urban sprawl and protect landscapes, suburban areas in Switzerland need to develop inwards. This strategy is widely accepted and has political backing….
Consolidating heating networks in existing urban districts while also connecting areas with a low heat density is particularly ambitious from an economic point…
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