Utilizing natural light, while still maintaining privacy, need not be a design stumbling block in the home. Once relegated largely to commercial applications, the ease of installing clear block ...

CMU today is bold, refined, and unmistakably modern. With expressive textures, integral colors, and dynamic forms, it’s ...

In case you haven’t heard already, glass blocks are back. In a big way. These translucent building blocks have been popping up in all of our favorite designers' work, and we’re ready to bring the ...

It can be easy to take the humble terminal block for granted. Like the steel girder on a bridge, terminal blocks provide necessary structure and stability within the electrical panel. But once they’re ...

Achieving efficiency in integrated circuit (IC) design while maintaining design quality is not just a goal, but a necessity. Designers constantly strive to strike a balance between ever-tightening ...

An engineering undergraduate team's design of a green and sustainable city block placed in the top five in the finals of the 2023 American Society of Civil Engineers Sustainable Solutions Competition ...

Since the efficiency factors compare the designs to a (hypothetical) orthogonal design, values of 100% are not possible in this case. The OPTEX procedure includes facilities for examining the ...