And now a window to keep out aircraft noise. Fergus Fricke and Ramin Mohajeri at the University of Sydney, Australia, have developed a window that responds to the sound of an aircraft by shutting.
JOINT NETWORKING: Oracle Corporation of the US has entered into an alliance with the Philippine Long Distance Phone Company (PLDT) to build a telecommunications and computer network in the
Fungi, bacteria and dust accumulation in the ventilation ducts of large office buildings is the main reason for the deterioration of the same. Such buildings can now be nursed back to
Scientists working at the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics in Germany, have devised an 'intelligent window' which can automatically modulate the amount of sunlight entering a room. Just
FOR years, technical book alternative materials and cost building tech have been regularly lished. Government semi-government org tions like Housing Urban Development ration have published
It is normal for people in many countries to build their own houses, especially among the poor. Now, a British architect, Walter Segal, has developed a timber-frame building system based on
SUHASINI AYER GUIGAN is an architect concerned with issues of rural development and habitat. Holding a degree in architecture from the Delhi based School of Planning and Architecture, she has spent nearly a decade working on earth construction, and is cur
