The ground is deforming, and buildings aren't ready: Infrastructure study
There is a "silent hazard" lurking underneath our major global cities, and our buildings were not designed to handle it.
Jul 12, 2023
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Engineering
News tagged with warmer temperatures
Energy & Green Tech
To cool tomorrow's buildings, power sector must grow
Temperatures are rising. Eight of the warmest 10 recorded years of globally averaged temperature have occurred after 1998. Coupled with that increase is a growing demand for electricity to cool buildings. A new study published ...
Apr 15, 2021
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Engineering
Engineer develops tool to predict oxygen levels in water
Plants and animals on land aren't the only organisms that need oxygen to survive. Underwater aquatic life also requires dissolved oxygen to live and prosper.
Mar 9, 2022
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Engineering
The Wall of Wind blows away buildings at Category 5 hurricane strength to aid house engineering, but it's not enough
In an airplane hangar in Miami, engineers are recreating some of the most powerful hurricane winds to ever strike land. These Category 5 winds can shatter a test building in the blink of an eye.
Jun 1, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
How Salt Lake's buildings affect its climate future
Anyone who's lived or worked in old buildings knows that their heating and cooling systems can't compare to the efficiency, insulation and consistency of those in new buildings. But the quirks of old buildings' climate control ...
Jul 29, 2020
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Automotive
What you actually need to know about wintertime driving with an electric vehicle
As a big winter storm rolled across the United States in mid-January, many news outlets reported on drivers of electric vehicles dealing with dramatically reduced range and multi-hour waits at public charging stations. It's ...
Jan 31, 2024
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