“The worse a building was before the quicker your payback time is. That’s why these 50-year-old buildings make a lot of sense to retrofit.

Researching thermoelectric modules in building facades The team researched TEMs integrated into facades to see if theory could be reality. In the initial phase, we built simple prototypes to test our ...

Previously, the DBI did not require façade inspections until 30 years after the building was constructed. The requirement applied to buildings of five stories or more, with the frequency of ...

The academics introduced the novel concept in the study “ A New Dynamic and Vertical Photovoltaic Integrated Building Envelope for High-Rise Glaze-Facade Buildings,” published in Engineering.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Construction for Des Moines’ first tower in over 30 years is making progress, and it will be a unique ...