Led by Ayodhya N. Tiwari, a team of researchers in the Laboratory for Thin Film and Photovoltaics at Empa (the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) has raised the energy conversion efficiency record for copper ...
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Technology applied to photovoltaic systems is making great strides ahead achieving noteworthy performance levels versus the recent past. For example traditional panels will be replaced by photovoltaic facades making large architectural ...
Tags: Construction, glass
BASF is to showcase chemistry's contribution to sustainable construction at the BAU 2013 trade fair in Munich from January 14 - 19, 2013. Based at Hall A4/stand 303, the company presents numerous solutions, including products to raise the ...
Glass for Europe releases new evidences of glazing benefits to sustainable buildings. The latter were gathered by David Strong Consulting in a recent study on the distinctive benefits of glazing, which highlights the socio-economic ...
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Dip-Tech, the world-leading provider of digital ceramic in-glass printing solutions, today announced that it has received ABZ-70.1-75 certification from the Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (German Institute for Civil Engineering). ...
Tags: glass panel, Structural glazing, glass, Dow Corning
Members of the glass and window industry gathered in Washington, D.C., Jan. 7, for the Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Council Symposium, Fenestration: A World of Change. The event, hosted by the National Institute of Building ...
Tags: Comfort, Efficiency, Security, Top Agenda, BETEC
Australia - The world's largest permanent interactive light display, named Luminous at Darling Quarter, has been turned on in Sydney, Australia. Luminous at Darling Quarter represents an important investment in green digital art by the ...
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LEDs light stadiums for European Championship tournament 12 Jun 2012 Several football stadiums in Poland and Ukraine have made use of LED lighting for color-changing facades and other applications.Several stadiums built or overhauled for ...
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Germany increases focus on infrastructure,LED lighting 26 Jun Germany has invested in SSL in automobiles and street lights,and now broader investments are being encouraged to build a larger SSL manufacturing base.Hella research says LED ...
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As a recyclable, non-toxic and transparent material, glass is one of the most sustainability-friendly materials available for architecture and interior design. Recyclability is obviously a major factor in sustainability; but the benefits ...
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In the current survey conducted by the German window and façades association (VFF) a total of 47% of companies interviewed from the German window, facade and house door sector reported stable turnover for the first six months of the ...
Over the past 17 years Studio-29 founder Tony Rimmer has transformed the lit appearance of London's prestigious Regent Street with a challenging lighting scheme adding depth and consistency to Regency thoroughfare's Grade-II listed facades. ...
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Now that the groundworks of the Markhal in Rotterdam are nearing completion, it is time to look ahead towards the superstructure. The spectacular design of MVRDV has cablenet facades of 34 meters by 42 meters on both sides. The glass ...
Tags: facades, glass facade, cablenet facades, superstructure
396 GE EF2000 floodlights will increase on-field lighting and improve the visibility and quality of TV broadcasts, especially in HD, in compliance with The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) requirements The lighting ...
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Germany-This year's water-shows at the Autostadt in Wolfsburg which attracted an audience of 235.000,set a new attendence record.For the first time,they were held in the harbour basin,with the historic Volkswagen power plant as backdrop. ...