The building envelope comprises all of the elements of the outer shell separating the indoor from the outdoor environment. A properly designed and constructed building envelope can greatly increase a ...

Learn how effective exterior insulation can reduce CO₂ emissions and improve indoor comfort while elevating architectural ...

The 2025 Energy Conservation Construction Code of New York State (ECCCNYS-2025) raises expectations for building enclosure performance and reinforces the role of the envelope in reducing energy loads ...

The integration of thermal storage materials into a building envelope assembly can enhance energy performance of buildings. The integration of phase change materials (PCM)s into budlings envelope ...

Discover how architectural composite fabrics are being used to shape building envelopes, control daylight and acoustics, and create lightweight constructions.

The Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Office (BTO) announced two requests for information (RFI) to solicit feedback from a wide range of stakeholders on BTO’s strategic direction and ...

As architectural design continues to evolve, so too must the materials and systems that shape the modern building envelope. This course introduces architects to innovative, non-traditional façade ...

Boulder Community Health’s West Medical Building, with its hybrid vacuum-insulated glass installation and two inches of continuous rigid insulation, and the Lubber Run Community Center, Arlington, Va.

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. This paper presents the design strategies and projected ...

From the Pantheon and the Great Wall to modern icons such as the Burj Khalifa or the Sydney Opera House, some of the world’s most enduring buildings prove that long-lasting structures depend on ...