As energy and other natural resources are being depleted, it has become clear that technologies and strategies that allow us to maintain our satisfaction with interior environments while consuming ...

German research institute Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB) has commissioned a 50 kW solar facade at its new research building in Adlershof, Berlin. The facade was built with 360 CIGS thin-film solar ...

Photocatalytic ceramic facade, decontaminant, self-cleaning, energy-efficient, sustainable, increase acoustic performance, high-performance, no contribution to fire ...

We surveyed the leading women in the facade design and manufacturing industry and asked: What do you find most interesting about facade innovation today? What are you working on now and what do you ...

Global urbanization and densification are giving rise to new thinking about how design can lower the impact of buildings on the heating of the planet. This is particularly true of high-rise buildings ...

Dezeen promotion: Equitone has added a graphite-hued panel to its flexible [Tectiva] range of coloured fibre-cement facade coverings. The Equitone [Tectiva] series of panels is designed to be highly ...

Take advantage of the facade design pattern to provide a simplified interface to a set of sub systems and hence reduce the dependencies and complexities in your designs Design patterns have evolved to ...

Satellite Architects have designed a pixelated facade for Designjunction temporary exhibition space at Cubitt House in Kings Cross, London. The facade combines natural and artificial elements by ...

FAAB Architecture, a Poland-based design firm, has presented to investor groups in Sweden and Qatar a mixed-use building concept whose facade integrates energy-generating exterior panels with matrices ...