Samuel Adeyemo and Christopher Hooper met while earning their M.B.A.s at Stanford University and founded Aurora in 2013. As a side gig to their M.B.A. studies at Stanford University, Sam Adeyemo and ...

The new software aims to give developers a clearer picture of a site before committing to it, reducing the time and money spent on nonviable projects.

Passive solar architecture is a design strategy that optimizes a building’s energy efficiency and long-term sustainability. By relying on a building site’s solar orientation and climate, sustainable ...

Commercial and community solar design service Solesca is launching the second version of its software, which will now add terrain variability and slopes ...

This Solar design software combines site assessment, shading analysis, system design, performance estimates, and financial appraisal into one easy-to-use package. Just a few years ago, NREL released a ...

Chinese researchers have designed a hemispherical perovskite solar cell with a textured surface to improve light absorption ...

Designer Marjan van Aubel has collaborated with Dutch architecture studio V8 Architects to create a pavilion topped with multicoloured solar panels, which Dezeen has captured in the third and final ...

For decades, solar panels occupied an awkward place in the built environment. Celebrated for efficiency yet criticized for their visual rigidity, they were often concealed behind parapet walls or ...

Like its stablemate the Domespace house, David Fanchon's eco-friendly design is aimed at maximizing passive solar energy – though unlike the Domespace there's no rotating option. Dubbed "The Pearl," ...