A new study focuses on the application of reflective surfaces in order to cool the urban environment. The temperatures in urban environments can be significantly higher than those in surrounding ru...
Read MoreResearchers from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), conducted a thorough experimental study on the impact of fire in high-rise office buildings. Building codes in the U...
Read MoreAccording to a study, published in 2018, United States cities lose more than 36 million trees per year. The evidence from a 5-year investigation shows that the tree coverage in U.S. urban areas is...
Read MoreA new study conducted by the Portland State examines how vegetation and reflective materials can lower the temperature in urban areas. The combination of heat waves with the aggregation of numerous...
Read MoreAccording to a new study, the thickness of asphalt layers should increase by 7% to 32% in order to maintain long-term durability and serviceability. Researchers at the University of New H...
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