Skyscraper

Offshore Wind Power

How We Stop Floating Wind Turbines the Size of Skyscrapers From Drifting Away

Growing demand for cleaner energy sources means offshore wind farms are being built all over the world. More than 5,000 turbines must be installed each year unt…

Energy Storage Battery

Skyscrapers—a Gravity Energy Storage Boon

Elevators and electric trucks provide opportunity for widespread, mechanical, grid-scale batteries.

Carbon Emissions

Steelmaker Uses Green Hydrogen to Cut Carbon Emissions

For hundreds of years, raging blast furnaces — fed with coking coal — have forged steel used in cars, railways, bridges and skyscrapers.

Chicago's Willis Tower Reaches The Highest Level of Energy Efficiency

The Chicago Tribune reports that the building's owner announced Thursday that the 110-story skyscraper received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Desig…

Air Conditioning is Used to Avoid Greenhouse Effect but Cooling Buildings Adds to Carbon Emissions

Air conditioning is used to avoid greenhouse effect but cooling buildings adds to carbon emissions. Leading architects and engineers are calling for all-glass s…