An article in BBC.com The buildings that we live and work in can waste vast amount of energy on heating and cooling. Could they control their temperature themselves with a “skin” modelled on nature? One of architecture’s great challenges is building structures that have the ability to adapt. Our buildings consume huge amounts of energy Read on…

An article by Joby Warrick, The Sydney Morning Herald. Levels of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rose at a record-shattering pace last year, a new report shows, a surge that surprised scientists and spurred fears of an accelerated warming of the planet in decades to come. Concentrations of nearly all the major greenhouse gases reached Read on…

An article by Audrey Tan, Singapore Press Holdings. Building developers looking to go green now have an even greater incentive in the form of new government funding to help them achieve their goals. The National Research Foundation has set aside $52 million to spur greater research in energy efficient technology and the demonstration of resulting Read on…