Ever since the green building movement kicked in nearly 20 years ago, a lot of claims have been made about the impact of high levels of carbon dioxide and volatile organic compounds, as well as the ...

A building under construction on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo., features a complex geometry of steel framing and exposed structural concrete that makes it the ...

Working farms and ranches need facilities that can stand up to corrosive animal waste, hot summers, harsh winters and provide proper storage for equipment, livestock, feed and more. Metal buildings ...

Nearly 40% of the energy produced in the U.S. is used for building operations. The near-central role of buildings in the global climate and energy scenario makes it crucial for architects, engineers ...

In our previous article, we mentioned that one of the most-common oversights that designers can make is to not fully use available system resources, and we introduced you to the concept of Dynamic ...