Architecture and Construction

The material, best known as AAC, has been heralded as the building material of the new millennium. It's a lightweight, easily-crafted manufactured stone,…

The Irish Republic has been one of the countries most hard-hit by the financial crisis; “SERVE has been a success during the deepest crisis Ireland has ever…

That's because a research team that includes Babak Moaveni, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Tufts University School of…

A team of BYU engineers has found that by listening to how a highway bridge sings in the rain they can determine serious flaws in the structure.Employing a…

The facade construction used on the new building, designed by architects Jean Paul Viguier et Associés, Paris, comprises a double skin covering a total surface…

The system improves efficiency using controls for radiation, convection and insulation, including a passive ventilation system that pulls air from the…