A large percentage of a building’s energy usage is consumed by heating and cooling, but a new dynamic shading system designed by researchers at the University of Toronto could help. Inspired by the ...

Three complementary technologies that together transform how buildings interact with their environment. This integrated platform combines programmable, photovoltaic-equipped shading devices that track ...

The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) approved changes to its NFRC 100 and NFRC 200 standards, allowing certain shading devices to be rated for U-factor and Solar Heat Gain Coefficient.

Snapping Facade explores a sustainable design strategy that utilizes elastic instability to create dynamic motion at the building envelope. The current dynamic shading systems adopt either glass ...

Airshade, the world’s first air-powered shading system, has concluded its first round of testing at Masdar City, an Abu Dhabi, UAE-based sustainable urban community known for incubating innovative ...

Smart Solar Tracking Window Shade Market · GlobeNewswire Inc. Dublin, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Smart Solar Tracking Window Shade Market Report 2026" has been added to ...

Windows not only transform the façade of a building, the natural light that they allow inside is a vital tool in highlighting a building’s interior design elements. But sunlight is not always ...

The shading system for a pair of glass conservatories in Singapore was conceived to maintain optimum light levels for the plants housed within the gridshell- and archsupported structures. When fully ...