We may think of the building envelope as an inanimate object, but in reality its components can be quite mobile. Building materials grow, shrink, shift, bulge, deform, and elongate in response to ...

The industry has made significant strides in increasing home efficiency, particularly by making the building envelope tighter.

Building homes and commercial structures for an era of deadlier storms requires a multi-pronged approach including the use of new and more fortified building materials.

Efficiency has become a top-of-mind concern in construction. Greater energy efficiency is mandated by codes and regulations. Greater working efficiency is required to stay competitive even as labor ...

The integration of thermal storage materials into a building envelope assembly can enhance energy performance of buildings. The integration of phase change materials (PCM)s into budlings envelope ...

Eco-efficient Materials for Reducing Cooling Needs in Buildings and Construction: Design, Properties and Applications provides a comprehensive review on building envelope materials and technologies ...

A new sandwich-structured composite has been developed from the surface layers of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and the interlayer of polylactic acid and cellulose microfibers. The biodegradable ...

Sustainable construction begins with an efficient building envelope. As the single largest building element, the building envelope or building shell separates the interior of the building from the ...

As an alumna of Buro Happold and Thornton Tomasetti, engineer and architect Erleen Hatfield has worked on some of the most complex structures in the world. At Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, she ...