Design question for slab on grade
Suppose you have an insulated slab-on-grade foundation (example in attached image: Joe Latiburek, BSI-118, fig. 3), but you don’t want to live on a concrete floor (I don’t), can you… Source: Green Building Advisor.
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Explainer: The CMIP7 emissions scenarios – and how they explore future climate change
Every six to seven years, climate modelling groups around the world run a coordinated set of simulations that explore how… The post Explainer: The CMIP7 emissions scenarios – and how they explore future climate…
Akina House / Di Frenna Arquitectos
Casa Akina announces itself without fully revealing its form. Its presence is restrained, almost silent. Source: ArchDaily Green Architecture.
A second Tesla driver died stopped on a freeway with Autopilot/Self-Driving on
Weeks after a Tesla Model 3 sat stopped in a live Florida interstate lane and its driver was killed, it happened again — a 2020 Model 3, stopped dead on a Phoenix-area freeway at… Source: Electrek.
As US grid reliability risks mount, distributed BESS offer localised solutions for resilient supply
Rural and distributed battery energy storage system (BESS) projects could be emerging as critical infrastructure in the US as grid reliability risks intensify nationwide. Source: Energy Storage News.
Trump cites ‘unusual and extraordinary threat’ in executive order banning inverter, BESS & transformer imports
US President Donald Trump has banned the import of inverters, transformers and other power equipment that pose a potential risk to US grid security. Source: Energy Storage News.
Rouxinol House / Sergio Sampaio Archi + Tectônica
Concept The 2, 000-square-meter site of Rouxinol House, located in the Paraíba Valley in São Paulo, presented significant challenges in defining the architectural design. While it offered magnificent views of the Jaguari River reservoir…
BYD’s electric supercar will beat a Lambo in a race, and it’s cheaper than a Porsche [Video]
With three electric motors delivering over 1,500 horsepower, the Denza Z can sprint from 0 to 62 mph in under 2 seconds. It can beat a Lamborghini in a race, and it’s cheaper than…
Nissan's 'Home Run' Hybrid SUV Arrives In November To Rival Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V
The Japanese automaker has missed out on the hybrid sales boom. That could soon change with the Rogue e:Power. Source: InsideEVs.
Honda And Nissan Team Up To Make The Brains Of Future Cars
The companies will develop common hardware and software for vehicles coming in 2029 and beyond. Source: InsideEVs.
Why Iceland Chose Fish Over European Alliances
Over the weekend, Iceland voted against resuming talks to join the European Union. At the heart of the referendum question: fish. Source: Inside Climate News.
Texas and Louisiana could get hit by a fast-spin-up tropical storm on Tuesday
The system looming over toasty water just offshore on Monday was small but potentially potent. Source: Yale Climate Connections.