Explore the role of facades in architecture as active mediators with innovative sliding photovoltaic systems for energy efficiency.

Three complementary technologies that together transform how buildings interact with their environment. This integrated platform combines programmable, photovoltaic-equipped shading devices that track ...

Think of a building shading system that intelligently adapts to changing weather conditions, and operates without an external power. This is the vision behind the Solar Gate, a new shading system ...

An entire cluster of crumbling low-rise commercial buildings was redeveloped for luxury retail using the Flexbrick system. Redesigned by BKSK Architects, the historic development is situated near the ...

From the 1990s until quite recently, architects on this continent often envied the textured and articulated building envelopes their international counterparts were creating, while their own shade ...

Sustainability is an oft-discussed design term; yet there is confusion about what it is and how to use new (and existing) technologies to achieve sustainable building designs. This AIA, GBCI, and ...

Pine cones as a model: Researchers at the universities of Stuttgart and Freiburg have developed a new, energy-autonomous facade system that adapts passively to the weather. The journal "Nature ...

LA-based B.I.O. TECture is an integrator and manufacturer of unique building-integrated solar hot water collectors. The company’s flagship Solar Hybrid Shades™ basically serve as a shading system for ...

Based on the ITECH Research Demonstrator (top left), The University of Stuttgart Institute for Textile and Fiber Technologies (ITFT) will exhibit its “Adaptive FRP elements for facade shading” ...

As someone who helps businesses improve energy performance, I see some of the most persistent inefficiencies in buildings stem from fragmented responsibilities and limited interdisciplinary ...