Passive cooling is a key element of a larger strategy known as natural conditioning — heating, cooling, ventilating and lighting a building naturally, that is, without mechanical or electronic devices ...

In the concluding paragraph of the Oct. 7, 2021, Engineered Systems’ article titled, “Health Care Design: Beyond Code Minimum – Creating Healthier, More Efficient Environments,” it was proposed: ...

Energy-efficient ways of cooling buildings and vehicles will be required in a changing climate. Researchers have now shown that electrical tuning of passive radiative cooling can be used to control ...

Passive day cooling is a promising technology for the sustainable reduction of energy consumption. Researchers have now created a test system with which the materials used for passive cooling can be ...

Drawing inspiration from the veinous ears of jackrabbits and elephants, Drexel University researchers have come up with a new approach to passive heating and cooling that could one day make buildings ...

I moved to Santa Fe in the late 1980s. Very few homes had air conditioning. Summer temperatures seldom got above the low 80s. The nights here at 7,000 feet were cool. Monsoons were regular and ...

A newly engineered, wood-based material successfully reflects heat, or infrared radiation, and could cut the energy costs associated with cooling buildings by up to 50%, according to a modeling ...

"Greenhouse gas" means that certain gases block thermal radiation. Diluted in the atmosphere, these gases prevent heat (thermal radiation) from escaping into space. Without this effect, we'd freeze as ...

Keep furniture, carpeting and clothing from blocking air vents, so air can flow freely. Make sure your windows are sealed to prevent heat loss. Use passive cooling and heating with the sun. At ...

When the temperature climbs, it’s an eternal problem: how to stay cool. An exciting field of materials science lies in radiative cooling materials, things which reflect so much incoming heat that they ...