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Bridesmaid for Hire founder Jen Glantz turned a side hustle into a full-time business, then cut her hours down when her ...
A breakthrough study reveals that a subtle molecular tweak could make perovskite solar cells far more durable.
A research team affiliated with UNIST has introduced a cutting-edge modular artificial leaf that simultaneously meets high ...
An international team of scientists has developed a biodegradable material that could slash global energy consumption without ...
From the Architect: "This project for a family is an extension to a double-fronted Victorian weatherboard home, designed with ...
Paul and Patricia Grogan, both 81, built an energy-efficient passive solar home near Dublin in the 1970s. After almost 50 years, they're listing the 4-bedroom property for $1.32 million.
The Passive House approach also incorporates measures to recapture energy in previously heated air through heat recovery ventilators, to optimize natural lighting, and to minimize solar heat gain.
Subtitled Energy, Ecology, and Earthen Architecture, the book traces a largely forgotten yet freshly relevant period of experimentation with passive-solar design and adobe structures in the American ...
Inventor of the “the solar envelope” concept, Ralph Lewis Knowles died in Cleveland on August 23, 2024. He was 95 years old. News of his passing was shared by the USC School of Architecture ...
Passive solar architecture is a design strategy that optimizes a building’s energy efficiency and long-term sustainability. By relying on a building site’s solar orientation and climate ...
Though the idea of solar as an effective energy source does not typically evoke an image of the gray, rainy climate of the Pacific Northwest, an Astoria man is challenging preconceptions with his ...