Innovation

Reducing costs through innovative energy concepts Sustainable energy sources make residential and office projects low-maintenance and emission-free   The aquatherm surface heating and cooling system played an important role in the project. Photo: aquatherm (PresseBox) (Attendorn, 07/28/2022) Buildings are generally known for being energy guzzlers. The reasons can be the lack of thermal insulation or outdated heating and cooling technology. In addition, residential and office buildings often still rely on fossil fuels. Appliances that consume too much energy are often found in these buildings and the high costs from the factors mentioned above burden many different parties involved in the...

ION Energy Commences Drilling of Monitoring Wells at Urgakh Naran, and Confirms Site Visit   Figure 1: Low Resistivity Zone shown with lines 1 through 9, as well as locations of the holes being drilled onsite. (PresseBox) (Toronto, 09/15/2022) ION Energy Limited (TSXV: ION) (OTCQB: IONGF) (FRA: 5YB) (“ION” or the “Company” - https://www.commodity-tv.com/ondemand/companies/profil/ion-energy-ltd/) is very pleased to share that drilling has commenced at Urgakh Naran and the site visit previously announced is set to occur later this month. Highlights: The first of three holes to be drilled to minimum depth of 300 metres, has commenced drilling at Urgakh Naran,...

KPF and Heatherwick Studio reimagine Changi Airport’s Terminal 5 with "human-scale social spaces"   Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) and Heatherwick Studio have unveiled design for Changi Airport's Terminal 5 in Singapore, aiming to increase the airport's capacity up to 50 million passengers per year. Envisioned as "a social extension of the city itself," the design of the new terminal is based on an "airport as a city" concept and will include a series of "human-scale social spaces". Challenging to the traditional airport layouts, the team intends to break out the traditional airport experience by providing more human-scale solutions.  Terminal 5...

AAON Announces Zero Degree Cold Climate Air-Source Heat Pump TULSA, Okla., Aug. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AAON, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAON), a leading manufacturer of heating and cooling products, announces its zero degree cold climate air-source heat pump packaged rooftop unit is now available from 2-30 tons. This product line is a critical solution that meets the increasing demand for building decarbonization in cold climates. Traditional air-source heat pump products have limitations that prevent heating operation at low ambient temperatures. With the optimization of variable speed compressors, variable speed outdoor fans, and advanced AAON controls, the zero degree cold climate...

Researchers developing construction materials from waste products ] Researchers developing construction materials from waste products. Credit: Pixabay   The need to develop sustainable building materials is increasingly important, with cement, iron, and steel production accounting for more than 15% of global CO2 emissions each year. Also, firing bricks and making mortar and cement is expensive. Now the engineers at Flinders University are working on more sustainable alternatives, focusing on building materials made from waste products. Researchers have used low-cost feedstocks to make lightweight, durable polymer building blocks that can be bonded together with an adhesive-free chemical reaction. Their latest study...