Dura Composites states that there is currently a level of confusion surrounding the exact criteria that different products need to comply with for buildings over the height of 11m. While cladding ...

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RENCO USA, a company specializing in manufacturing and distributing a revolutionary composite structural building system, has closed a first round of financing by issuing $18 ...

The famous observation decks of 20th-century buildings—the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, the World Trade Center—were low-tech but thrilling open-air platforms ringed by coin-operated ...

Scientists in China have designed a solar self-insulated composite exterior wall panel, integrating a solar collector panel, PV panel, and insulation board. The proposed experimental setup has ...

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 ...

Crashworthiness may be defined as a structure’s ability to provide controlled energy absorption and protect its occupants from excessive forces and peak accelerations in a crash. In general, the ...