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Amazon signs multi-year deal with Transaera — desiccant DOAS using MOFs cuts cooling energy up to 40% Building Management

Amazon signs multi-year deal with Transaera — desiccant DOAS using MOFs cuts cooling energy up to 40%

Amazon has signed a multi-year commercial agreement with Transaera to deploy desiccant-based cooling and dehumidification across its global logistics estate. Transaera's dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS) uses metal organic framework (MOF) materials to remove moisture before cooling — claimed energy savings of up to 40% vs conventional rooftop direct-expansion systems. Th...

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Fraunhofer's laser-etched solar tile — ~95% efficient PV that looks like masonry, inspired by Morpho butterflies Building Management

Fraunhofer's laser-etched solar tile — ~95% efficient PV that looks like masonry, inspired by Morpho butterflies

Researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) in Freiburg have developed a light-sensitive film that can be applied to photovoltaic modules and laser-etched to mimic tile, masonry and other building materials. The colour is created by 3D photonic structures rather than pigments — the same physical principle as Morpho butterflies. Adding the film costs only ...

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Thrive Buildings × CPower bring demand response to life-sciences labs — capacity costs up 262% YoY make the maths work Building Management

Thrive Buildings × CPower bring demand response to life-sciences labs — capacity costs up 262% YoY make the maths work

Energy management firm Thrive Buildings and virtual power plant operator CPower have launched a partnership to make demand response viable for life-sciences labs and cleanrooms — facilities whose strict operating requirements have historically excluded them from DR programmes. Thrive contributes "a turnkey, data-driven approach" using demand control ventilation and fa...

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Smart Building Systems: The Weakest Link in Property Cybersecurity Building Management

Smart Building Systems: The Weakest Link in Property Cybersecurity

In many facilities, building automation system credentials are tracked in spreadsheets, shared across teams or passed along informally when responsibilities shift — exposing organisations to unauthorised network access. As smart building systems increasingly connect HVAC, access control and lighting to corporate networks, poor credential hygiene has become a serious security vu...

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