Scientists in Germany have unveiled a groundbreaking smart façade system that changes shape in response to weather conditions to help optimize the energy efficiency and indoor comfort of buildings, ...

A building's facade can be more than a shell to keep the rain off and the cold out. That's the premise behind the BIQ in the International Building Exhibition in Hamburg, Germany, which runs through ...

This goal of this project is to build a smart building envelope application which can control daylighting, heat gain, and loss. The needs for high performance buildings and the advancements in ...

Splitterwerk Architects and engineering firm Arup have unveiled what is thought to be the world's first building to be powered partly by algae. Officially "unveiled" at the International Building ...