A light coloured roof could reduce temperatures inside the home by up to 10C during a heatwave, UNSW research shows.
The NSW government will move to ban dark roofs as part of its push to deliver…
Painted rooftops reflect the heat instead of absorbing it, reducing the need for air-conditioning and cutting greenhouse gases.
Last summer, New York City endured three heat waves and many days when…
New building materials that reflect rather than absorb solar energy can reduce peak temperatures in our cities by up to four degrees.
New building materials that reduce urban temperatures, and…
Climate-neutral heat supply requires a considerable transformation of the heat sector; Germany targets a reduction in CO2 emissions from the heat market of at least 40% by 2030.
As temperatures rise, a new book delves into the environmental toll of America’s favorite way to cool off
The widespread reliance on air conditioning in the US is explored in Eric Dean Wilson’s book…
Climate change will affect every aspect of our lives – including the buildings we live and work in. Most people in the US, for example, spend about 90% of their time indoors. Climate change is…
As the world fights the Covid-19 pandemic, we must not forget the bigger threat of climate change.
According to the UN, climate change threatens to adversely affect economic growth worldwide, and…
Plan has been approved despite environmental objections and criticism over climate leadership.
A legal challenge to the UK government’s approval of a new gas-fired power plant has failed in the…
We spend 90% of our time in the buildings where we live and work, shop and conduct business, in the structures that keep us warm in winter and cool in summer.
But immense energy is required to…
Katara Towers’ Development at Lusail has become the first hospitality project in Qatar to receive certificate for GSAS Design & Build 5 Stars rating at the design stage. The Global Sustainability…
'We don't have a way of making cement that doesn't involve substantial emissions,' Microsoft founder says.
Buildings will be the most difficult innovation challenge of the climate crisis, Bill Gates…
Royal Borough of Greenwich unveil new generation of eco homes that will tackle both the housing crisis and the climate emergency.
Tenants have begun moving into the first of a new generation of…
Research demonstrates the potential of a solar unit that can hang on the outside of a structure.
If builders could incorporate solar harvesting into the siding of a building, the amount of energy…
The organisers of the EuroSun 2020 are very pleased with the high number of abstracts received so far from authors throughout Europe and the world, and thank all the authors that have submitted their…
For Niger-born architect Mariam Kamara, the 2018 Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative presented her with a tremendous opportunity. The two-year program, which pairs emerging creative talents with…
Over the past few years, PVT systems that combine solar thermal technology and solar PV have gained more attention. In 2018, IEA SHC started the Task 60 called “PVT systems” to better understand the…
In the building sector, all trends are pointing upwards, with dramatic consequences for the climate. By 2060, the global building floor area is expected to double. Emerging and developing economies…
The building will generate more power over its lifetime than it consumes.
A new office building called Powerhouse Brattørkaia was unveiled this week in Norway that is built on a design based on a…
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