The University of Stuttgart’s (Stuttgart, Germany) research demonstrator “Adaptive FRP elements for facade shading” has been selected as an interactive exhibit in the Building & Industry Innovation ...

Origami-inspired architecture Pitt, Cal Poly & Michigan researchers receive $920K award to develop adaptive façade technology Grant and Award Announcement University of Pittsburgh ...

Nori Architects’ renovation of the Asanuma Corporation’s Nagoya Branch Office has given a 30-year-old, nearly all-glass office building in Aichi, Japan a new facade with primarily recycled ...

Energy Harvesting & Storage addresses the exciting new progress of extracting energy from heat, light, motion, biology, RF and other means to power small devices to vehicles. This IDTechEx event, ...

A team of faculty engineers from the University have started research that could change how effectively buildings are built. The research project, titled Robotic Materials for Future Infrastructure, ...

Scientists in Germany have unveiled a groundbreaking smart façade system that changes shape in response to weather conditions to help optimize the energy efficiency and indoor comfort of ...

A Swiss startup, Zurich Soft Robotics, has devised a photovoltaic façade that tracks and moves with the sun. The company calls Solskin the first commercially available intelligent climate-adaptive ...

“FlectoLine maximizes the comfort and functionality of the building while simultaneously improving energy efficiency and reducing CO₂ emissions.” Germany’s shape-shifting smart facade uses ...