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Integrating Multi-Temporal UAV Thermal Imaging and 3D Path Planning for Facade Thermal Defect Diagnosis in Old Residential Buildings. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Cai S, Li X, Gou Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Adaptive heat transfer and sunshading for a fully glazed façade

, 2014
A fully glazed facade is a facade which provides maximal advantages for buildings concerning daylight and view. Daylight reduces the energy use for lighting; view provides comfort and gives the possibility to experience the surroundings of the building ...
De Bruin, M. (author)
core  

Between Care and Control: Age Assessments and the Regulation of Unaccompanied and Asylum‐Seeking Children

Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article offers a critical conceptual review of age assessments in England and examines their implications for unaccompanied asylum‐seeking children (UASC). Drawing on Foucault's theories of biopower and governmentality, age assessments are conceptualied as technologies of control that set the parameters for who is deemed ‘deserving’ of ...
Ama‐Rose Greaves
wiley   +1 more source

Moderation der Session ”Education and Research” auf dem World Congress 2020 (online) des Façade Tectonics Institutes, 26.08.2020

, 2020
Arztmann, Daniel, Façade Tectonics Institute   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Refined 3D Urban Building Reconstruction from TomoSAR Point Clouds via Multi-Level Geometric Priors and Shadow Analysis. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Liu W, Chen H, Zhang J, Qian C, Xu G, Li N, Sun G, Xing M.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Energy performance optimization of BIPV windows in dust-prone semi-arid climates. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Muhammed IS, Baper SY.
europepmc   +1 more source

Deregulation, government failure, and tragedy: The Report of Phase 2 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry

Economic Affairs, EarlyView.
Abstract The Inquiry into the fire at Grenfell Tower, London, in 2017 has exposed the failures that led to the tragedy in a commendably exhaustive manner. But the explanation of those failures is seriously inadequate. First, they are attributed to deregulation, when the Inquiry itself details the ways in which the cladding of the building was subject ...
David Campbell
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing daylight performance of dynamic and static shadings in office façades across multiple U.S. cities with various sky conditions. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Ziaee N, Ghiai M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Unprincipled Principals in the Accountability Chain: Autonomy and Political Control Within Tax Administration in a Developing Country Context

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT SDG 16 emphasizes the need for accountable institutions, often based on the assumption that public officials are accountable to politicians, who in turn are accountable to citizens. However, in many developing countries, neopatrimonial governance can weaken this accountability chain, as politicians themselves may act as “unprincipled ...
Edidiong Bassey, Emer Mulligan
wiley   +1 more source

Biomimetic Mechanism Transfer in Interior Environmental Comfort: A Systematic Mapping and Evidence-Stratified Framework. [PDF]

Biomimetics (Basel)
Yasar D.
europepmc   +1 more source