The building envelope, the barrier between the interior and exterior environments, plays a central role in enhancing energy efficiency, occupant comfort, and overall building performance. In both ...

In Palo Alto, Calif., design firm HGA has completed a $22 million transformation of the lobby and plaza at 525 University Avenue, a 15-floor, 194,000-sf office building. Owned by CM Capital, 525 ...

Researchers in Canada have proposed using gravity-based energy storage in high-rise buildings, in combination with photovoltaic facades, small wind turbines, and lithium-ion batteries. Their modeling ...

Sometimes there’s a good reason Massachusetts has different rules than the rest of the nation. For example, we pioneered universal health insurance coverage and free public schools. But sometimes ...

The increased demand for responsive and quality healthcare facilities combined with Seattle’s constrained geography gives rise to more high-rise construction to serve a growing population.