Anyone living in the Southwest and the western plains knows firsthand how arid the conditions are. The Southwest has a hot desert climate with hot summers that climb well over 100 degrees but mild ...

Further research and field data is needed to support the installation of photovoltaic systems in parts of the world with more challenging climates, according to the latest report from the IEA-PVPS.

Modern buildings tend to take electricity and air conditioning for granted. They often have glass facades and windows that can’t be opened. And when the power goes out for days in the middle of a heat ...

It’s not the heat that might get us with climate change—it’s the humidity, so to speak. The risk of sea level rise due to melting land ice is one of the most recognized—if controversial and hard to ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Changes regarding lighting and climate zones are being proposed to the energy standard published by ASHRAE and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). Twenty-three addenda to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES ...

Ask gardeners in the Napa Valley what climate zone they live in and most will say that they are in Sunset Zone 14. They would be correct if they lived on the valley floor. Zone 14 is the smallest of ...

Aghazadeh Mansion, a national historic site in Iran, was built with elaborate wind towers and other natural cooling techniques. Amir.salehkhah via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA Modern buildings tend to take ...