June 7, 2024 Sustainable Heating: Explore 4 Projects Featuring Trombe Walls that Enhance Thermal Efficiency A Trombe wall is a passive solar building feature that enhances thermal efficiency. Positioned on the sun-facing side of a structure, it consists of…
April 21, 2024 Between Modular and Vernacular: How Combining Construction Techniques Can Bring Agility and Identity to Social Housing in the Global South The opening scenes of the award-winning Brazilian film “City of God” (2002) portray a newly constructed housing complex situated on the outskirts of Rio…
April 9, 2024 Concrete Blocks in Architecture: How to Build With This Modular and Low-Cost Material Concrete blocks are prefabricated materials primarily used for constructing walls. Similar to bricks, these blocks are stacked together and bonded with mortar, typically composed…
