Building Science

How is Monkeypox Behaving in the Built Environment?

Virus transmission depends on interactions between surfaces and environmental factors, Blaine Brownell finds in initial research, a design concern that invites a closer collaboration between architects, designers, and mechanical engineers to mitigate the spread of disease.

Across the U.S., A Surge Toward Electrification

David Swartz: Let’s Find a Built Solution to Protect Our Future

Reducing COVID-19 Transmission in the Built Environment

Catherine Huang: Question First, Design Last

Five-Pipe ‘Umbilical Cord’ Connects Two Mid-Rise Chicago Structures

Sekisui House Will Introduce—in Japan, for Now—a Whole New Level of Home Health Tech

Panelization Makes Quick Work of Passive Building

How Architects Are Using Cloud Software to Deliver the Best Projects

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This Is Your Brain on Design

Following the Construction of a Connecticut Passive Home

How Neuroscience Can Influence Architecture

Connecticut Zero Energy Challenge Gets Under Way

Will New Modular Home Factories Kill Trades?

New L.A. Skyscraper Can Sustain Earthquakes and High Winds

A Factory-Built Net-Zero Home Goes Up in New Jersey

These Affordable, Lego-Inspired Homes are Earthquake-Resistant

Architecture’s Technological Moment

Thinking About Design Thinking

How to Insulate a High-Performance Country Cottage

How a Building Shakes During an Earthquake, Visualized

River Vine Concept Home: Smart, Efficient, and Modular

An Earthquake-Resistant Building Made with Carbon Fabric

Quartz Project to Offer Open Data for Greener Construction

A Sustainable Science Building in a Santa Monica School

Largest Vertical Farm Planned for 2016

Students Use Data Loggers to Track Energy Efficiency

Hobbit Home Happiness