Abstract: Model predictive controllers are becoming widespread in building thermal dynamic control and energy management systems. Decreasing building energy consumption, load shifting, cost reduction, ...

Once I got my first few real cars (I had three by age 17, all labor-intensive hoopties), I stopped building car models for a while; the final ones in my teenage years were a Triumph TR7 and a BMW E24 ...

Adam Sandler is ditching his signature look thanks to George Clooney: 'Don't you think he looks nicer?' A camper was found mauled to death. A photo holds a clue about what happened. Turn Off These 3 ...

Report warns plastics in construction harm health and climate. Minnesota tribe promote alternatives. McKnight Foundation eliminates vinyl in new LEED Gold HQ. Minnesota entities are at the forefront ...

Model making is a great hobby, but knowing how and where to start is another story. It can be overwhelming for novices: Injection-molded plastic models have been on the market for close to a century, ...

You might get eco-guilt when you toss a plastic bottle into the recycling bin. Will the material from the container really be used to make something new? The answer to that question is unclear.

He turned his family’s lumber business into a manufacturer of model kits that won global popularity for their quality and historical accuracy. By Martin Fackler and Kiuko Notoya Reporting from Tokyo ...

Teach yourself how to build a plastic bottle house with cob and transform trash into a home. I build houses out of trash. I was inspired by the life of Kenyan Nobel laureate Wangarĩ Maathai, who said, ...

HINSDALE, Ill. (WLS) -- ABC7's Tracy Butler first sat down with Kellie O'Brien of Hinsdale, more than a decade ago. "I'm not an architect, I'm not a teacher, in fact I wasn't even privileged enough to ...