It is estimated that 40 percent of the United States energy consumption is used for heating and cooling buildings as well as 75 percent of the electricity. One of our main concerns in building a house ...

NREL scientists have developed a mesoscopic building energy model to compare next-generation building glazing technologies. They have found that PV glazing technologies can be easily integrated into ...

Acoustic glazing. Triple glazing. Both types of window sound high-spec, both promise to upgrade your home, but they serve very different purposes. And if you’re weighing up the options, especially for ...