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Energy Storage and Harvesting in Buildings

Article - 14 Nov 2019

Buildings are being built with the capacity to both generate and store their power supply. Energy consumption is currently a major focus of government initiatives worldwide.

Successfully Paint Over Hot Dip Galvanized Steel is Known as Duplex Systems

Article - 27 Apr 2007

Successfully painting over hot dipped galvanized steel, known as a duplex system, is an orthodox industrial painting procedure.

Sustainable Design Credits Available to Architects Doing Free Online Course in Reflective Roofing

News - 3 Aug 2009

Architects wanting to get an early start on accumulating their first Sustainable Design (SD) credits under new American Institute of Architects (AIA) requirements can take a free online course on...

Buildings on The Moon May Be Built Using Special Bricks Made From Lunar Dust

News - 5 Jan 2009

Dwellings in colonies on the moon one day may be built with new, highly durable bricks developed by students from the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. Initially designed to construct a...

Making Buildings on the Moon by Melting Moon Dust With Microwaves

News - 25 Sep 2008

The Apollo Moon missions of 1969-1972 all share a dirty secret. “The major issue the Apollo astronauts pointed out was dust, dust, dust,” says Professor Larry Taylor, Director of the...

Arenas for UEFA Euro 2008 Championships to be Protected by Plastic Roofs

News - 7 Aug 2007

GE Plastics today announced that its Lexan* Thermoclear* sheet is being used for the roofs of three stadiums under construction for the UEFA Euro 2008™ football championship. This versatile...

Inverted Roofing System - Cold Applied and Seamless

News - 12 Aug 2005

Following the success of their Cold Fusion Bonded Built-Up Roofing System, Liquid Plastics have developed a built-up system for inverted situations that can also be completely cold applied. The...

New Ways to Improve Ceramic Materials' 'Mortar'

News - 28 May 2020

When most people think of ceramics, they might envision their favorite mug or a flowerpot. But modern technology is full of advanced ceramics, from silicon solar panels to ceramic superconductors and...

Color Choice of Roofs and Roads Can Impact Energy Consumption

News - 19 Jul 2010

Can light-colored rooftops and roads really curb carbon emissions and combat global climate change? The idea has been around for years, but now, a new study by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley...

Süddeutscher Verlag Headquarters First to Achieve Gold LEED Certification in Germany

News - 15 Feb 2010

Green buildings do not just result from stringing together a series of highly efficient products and only using sustainable building materials but rather by intelligently combining innovative...