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.
Energy & Green Tech
Circular-economy thinking is becoming increasingly important in the construction sector. It helps reduce raw material consumption and emissions and can provide a well-thought-out reuse and recycling scheme to cut costs.
Sep 10, 2026
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Engineering
What happens when water, ice and more thunder down into a valley? Researchers from ETH Zurich and the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF are investigating this using an accurate 3D model of the area around ...
Sep 9, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
A digital scheduling framework combining machine learning, optimization and blockchain technology could reduce carbon emissions at a lower cost in regional energy systems, according to research in the International Journal ...
Sep 8, 2026
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Engineering
Supporting a new urban industrial site may require more energy, but options are limited within city limits. Putting a large battery installation next to a local landmark or a Revolutionary War site is rarely viable.
Sep 8, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Artificial intelligence has become a major new pressure on the electricity grid at the same time as it is emerging as one of the most promising tools for making that grid resilient, according to a new publication by United ...
Sep 7, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Many Australian homes were not built to cope with a rapidly changing climate.
Sep 3, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
A new AI model for predicting energy consumption could help managers plan ahead and open up opportunities for cutting carbon emissions, according to research published in the International Journal of Information and Communication ...
Sep 2, 2026
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Engineering
Torrential downpours. Storm surge floods. Thunder and lightning. High winds of more than 100 mph (161 km/h). Hurricanes are among the most devastating natural hazards to affect Texans. Damage causes many disruptions, including ...
Sep 1, 2026
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Engineering
When Hurricane Michael tore through the Florida Panhandle in 2018, a beach house called the Sand Palace was left standing, while more than half the buildings around it were destroyed.
Sep 1, 2026
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Engineering
Ground settlement, the downward movement of the ground surface or soil, is caused by changes in underlying soil or rock. With continuing development of underground spaces in urban areas, the frequency of ground surface settlement ...
Aug 25, 2026
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