If you're building or renovating, passive solar design can make your house easier to keep comfortable. Our panel of experts ...

In a recent study headed up at the Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems (IMM) in Italy, Alessandra Alberti and colleagues investigated the potential of semi-transparent perovskite solar ...

As plants mature and grow leaves that provide shade, the biodegradable mulch vanishes from the soil, providing a secondary solution to passive greenhouse cooling. “Most commercial mulch is plastic and ...

Whether you are a creative builder or a survival player, the greenhouse designs discussed below will inspire your upcoming project in 2025. Each design offers something special— from simple ...

which uses 50,000 solar panels for energy generation and delivers a building appearance for the future. The article investigates the technical aspects and design techniques combined with this ...

The team ran simulations for locations as diverse as Rio de Janeiro, Beijing, New Delhi, Los Angeles, New York, Paris, and Haifa, Israel, finding that properly designed solar greenhouses could meet ...

As climate change drives more extreme weather events and longer wildfire seasons across the Northwest, builders like Hering-Brown are increasingly turning to innovative construction methods and ...

Abstract: In this study, a passive flexible stress sensor that is resistant to high temperatures was designed and implemented. After the successful sputtering of capacitors and inductive coils onto ...

Quarterly Updates of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory provide a summary of Australia’s national emissions, updated on a quarterly basis. These updates provide timely information for ...

Installing semi-transparent organic solar cells on the roof of a greenhouse requires a holistic approach that considers trade-offs between power generation, crop productivity, and greenhouse ...