Architecture and Construction

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…