BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Green buildings are already the construction industry’s highest growth sector. This is part of a broader shift towards more energy efficient construction that is driving ...

Boulder Community Health’s West Medical Building, with its hybrid vacuum-insulated glass installation and two inches of continuous rigid insulation, and the Lubber Run Community Center, Arlington, Va.

When people are thinking about building a new house they generally work with an architect with a clear opinion on the style, size and rooms that will be a priority. But the most important issue every ...

Changes to home construction design could result in 80% energy savings in Canada and other cold weather countries. Space heating is the largest single contributor to residential energy use in Canada ...

Thermal bridges represent discontinuities in the insulation layer of building envelopes, where conductive materials enable an increased rate of heat transfer between the interior and exterior ...

Thermal bridges, insulation defects and building envelope air leakage can form hidden energy gaps, or inefficiencies that force HVAC systems to operate under sustained high loads that drive up energy ...

Heat and Mass Transport in Porous Media, Temperature Control Technologies, Solar Technologies, Phase Change Processes, Thermal Insulation, Radiation Control Technologies, Thermal Storage, Thermal ...

Dynamic windows and high-tech insulation are poised to gain an $829 million foothold in the world construction market by 2020, says Lux Research. Green buildings are already the construction ...