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Multi-criteria performance assessment of an adaptive kinetic photovoltaic shading system

Frontiers in Built Environment
This paper presents a multi-criteria performance assessment of KineticSKIN, a climate-responsive adaptive façade system that integrates thin-film photovoltaic shading devices into bifurcated folding modules.
Ana Caroline Ghidini, Doris Österreicher, Maria Matheou   +2 more
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E2VENT – design and integration of an adaptable module for residential building renovation

Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, 2017
The paper presents an innovative approach to the retrofitting of the adaptive ventilated facade module developed in the EU project E2VENT.  The E2VENT innovative facade module is targeted to Optimal Adaptability and Heat Exchange for the refurbishment of
Paolo Basso, Michele Mililli, Francisco J. M. Herrero, Roberto Sanz, Pau Casaldiga   +4 more
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Beyond Efficiency: Sufficiency Strategies for Sustainable Development in the Housing and Building Sectors

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the housing and building sectors face the urgent challenge of decarbonization, attention is increasingly shifting beyond conventional efficiency strategies toward the principle of sufficiency. This study explores how sufficiency can reshape the housing landscape, although there is no standardized understanding of sufficiency in these ...
Anne Fischer, Marlen Gabriele Arnold
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Leverage Points for Meaningful Participation: A 5‐Point Framework From a Rural South African Landscape

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Alternative forms of natural resource management are required. Participation of local actors is necessary but not sufficient, for moving away from the conventional top‐down approaches. This paper develops a 5‐point framework for enabling meaningful participation in rural landscape governance.
Anthony S. Fry, Jai K. Clifford‐Holmes, Carolyn G. Palmer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The clashing of in situ and pre‐cast technologies—Western trends and local traditions in concrete engineering shaping shell construction in 20th‐century Hungary

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract After a blossoming pre‐World War II (WWII) period, the concrete construction industry in then‐socialist Hungary existed in a relative isolation from the Western World during the mid‐20th century. In this paper, we focus on the body of work of one of the then newly established state‐owned design offices, IPARTERV, to show how the isolation ...
Orsolya Gáspár, Péter Haba
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Concrete in architecture: Redefining form, space, function, and insights from bibliometric analysis

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract Concrete has become a cornerstone in architectural and engineering innovation, as it seamlessly integrates structural performance with artistic expression. Its evolution from ancient opus caementicium to contemporary ultra‐high‐performance concrete illustrates its adaptability to the change in technological, environmental, and design paradigms.
Mouhcine Benaicha, Khalid El Harrouni, Samir Kabouss   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the preservation of reinforced concrete architectural masterpieces: The challenges of the REcube project

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract The preservation of reinforced concrete masterpieces from the 20th century poses a complex challenge. These structures often combine architectural, historical, and technological value, which standard engineering codes and conservation practices are not fully equipped to address. The Erasmus+ REcube project responded to this gap by promoting an
Elisabetta Margiotta Nervi, Giulio Zani, Marco di Prisco   +2 more
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Optimised Parametric Model of a Modular Multifunctional Climate Adaptive Facade for Shopping Centers Retrofitting

Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, 2017
A modular multifunctional façade for the retrofit of shopping malls, capable of adapting to different climates and to the existing building features both by the presence of movable components and by proper sizing of the fixed ones, is under development ...
Riccardo Pinotti, Stefano Avesani, Annamaria Belleri, Giuseppe De Michele, Philip Ingenhoven   +4 more
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Exploring the potential of Textile Reinforced Concrete for corrosion‐insensitive retaining walls

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract In a context where durability concerns, particularly the corrosion of steel reinforcement, remain a critical challenge for conventional reinforced concrete structures under severe exposure, Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC) is emerging as a promising alternative.
J. Devènes, B. Regúlez Pérez, L. Todisco, M. Fernández Ruiz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Excluded Participation”: Some Observations of Non‐Reciprocal Interaction in a Danish Fifth Grade Classroom

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This article introduces the concept of excluded participation to examine how inclusion and exclusion are negotiated in real time within a Danish fifth‐grade classroom. Using a micro‐sociological framework, particularly the work of Erving Goffman, the study focuses on the case of Anders, a student whose participation is symbolically recognized yet ...
Jørn Bjerre
wiley   +1 more source