AI in the built environment encompasses data-driven and physics-informed methods to model, predict, and optimize the performance and resilience of buildings and infrastructure. Machine learning and advanced simulation are applied to building energy use, HVAC control, and solar and wind power forecasting, as well as to hazard-related phenomena such as subsidence, floods, fire, and seismic events. The field also integrates retrofitting strategies, climate-smart housing design, and regulatory considerations to enhance energy efficiency, comfort, and disaster resilience in urban systems.
Engineering
A new modeling technique discussed in the International Journal of Masonry Research and Innovation shows how building risks associated with land subsidence in The Netherlands can be determined.
May 19, 2025
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Engineering
EU researchers are exploring the role of architecture in designing living spaces that harness the healing power of nature to improve the health and well-being of urban populations.
May 9, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
From habitats to property to livelihoods, wildfires destroy everything in their path. But there is another, less-acknowledged, casualty: sunlight and the electrical grid that depends on it. Smoke from wildfires can cover ...
May 8, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
In Europe, double-glazed windows are standard. But in Australia, these energy-saving windows are remarkably uncommon.
May 7, 2025
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Engineering
Nazarbayev University's School of Engineering and Digital Sciences (NU SEDS) researchers have published a first-of-its-kind critical review of review articles on phase change materials (PCMs) for thermal energy storage in ...
May 6, 2025
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Engineering
Heriot-Watt researchers have developed an advanced simulation tool that accurately predicts underwater landslides caused by offshore wind turbines.
May 2, 2025
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Business
Durham University has contributed to new international research that critically assesses the intricate relationship between urban digitization and sustainability, focusing on the significant environmental impact of data centers.
Apr 28, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new forecasting tool called iDust that improves predictions of dust storms, offering significant benefits for solar energy production. The system addresses ...
Apr 15, 2025
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Engineering
While serving as a visiting professor in Benevento, outside Naples, Italy, Adrian Bejan noticed something about the local architecture: All the roofs looked the same. With what seemed like too-shallow peaks on smaller, older ...
Apr 14, 2025
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Engineering
Earthquakes and the damage they cause are apolitical. Collectively, we either prepare for future earthquakes or the population eventually pays the price. The earthquakes that struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, collapsing buildings ...
Apr 1, 2025
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