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Architectural design principles and processes for sustainability : Towards a typology of sustainable building design [PDF]

, 2011
The shift towards sustainable buildings requires a transformation of the architectural design process. This paper examines how sustainability is embedded into design methodology and mapped onto, or has transformed, the design process in practise ...
Grierson, David, Moultrie, Carolyn Mary
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Analysis and design on long cantilever structure of a complex shaped office building

Jianzhu Jiegou
The building of an office complex features a V-shaped plan form，and its complex architectural design introduces several seismic disadvantages，including plan irregularity，torsional irregularity，long cantilevers and large-span connected structures.
TAO Bing, FU Anjun, LUO Yan, LI Yinsong, YUAN Yidong, XIA Yu, LI Yunzhong, ZHANG Zhongjin   +7 more
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“Use in Architectural Design”

Les Cahiers de la Recherche Architecturale, Urbaine et Paysagère, 2023
This article is the English version of a paper presented 30 years ago, in 1993, for the Laboratoire Architecture, Usage, Altérité (LAUA). The author explores the place historically held by concepts specific to architecture in relation to its societal aims.
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Vibration comfort and TMD damping analysis of a large-span steel truss-concrete composite floor system

Jianzhu Jiegou
Large-span steel truss-concrete composite floor system have lower stiffness and lighter self-weight，making them prone to vertical vibrations. Taking a large-span steel truss-concrete composite floor system in a certain educational complex as an example ...
LUO Yan, LI Yinsong, TAO Bing, ZHANG Lei, LIN Tao, YUAN Yidong, LI Zhiming, ZHANG Zhongjin   +7 more
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Metacognition in architectural design.

, 2023
This poster presents a theoretical model description of metacognition in architectural design. The assumption is that metacognition happens when an architect expresses self-awareness and that’s likely to happen when he/she acquires a global view of the design process.
Al Sayed, Kinda, Cheng, Peter
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Architectural design rewriting as an architecture description language [PDF]

, 2008
Architectural Design Rewriting (ADR) is a declarative rule-based approach for the design of dynamic software architectures. The key features that make ADR a suitable and expressive framework are the algebraic presentation of graph-based structures and ...
Lluch-Lafuente, Alberto, Bruni, Roberto, Tuosto, Emilio, Montanari, Ugo   +3 more
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Unidirectional Energy Dissipation-Based Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Monitoring of Anchor Bolt Axial Force

Advances in Civil Engineering
Monitoring the axial force of anchor bolts is critical for ensuring the safety of geotechnical engineering structures. This paper proposes a novel method based on piezoelectric active sensing to accurately assess anchor bolt axial force.
Hongyao Zhang, Long Wang, Zaitie Chen, Hairong He, Jun Cheng   +4 more
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Integrating Sustainability and Age-Friendliness: A Pathway for Coordinated Renewal in Dense Urban Communities—A Case Study of Yuexiu, Guangzhou

Buildings
High-density cities face dual challenges of aging populations and climate change, driving widespread renewal of aging residential communities. Current practices, however, often treat sustainability goals (e.g., energy efficiency, carbon reduction) and ...
Xiaozhong Liu, Ximu Shang, Zhaoyun Li, Yilai Shen, Yu Pei, Gaojie Qian, Yumei Hu   +6 more
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Physico-mechanical performance of lightweight geopolymer foam aggregates developed by geopolymerization through microwave-oven irradiations

Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences, 2021
Climatic change and global warming are pushing researchers to develop waste-based alternatives to cement and conventional concrete, which would have low embodied energy and operational energy due to better insulation properties.
Sadia Hanif, Muhammad Akram Tahir, Khuram Rashid, Munib Ul Rehman, Nimra Saleem, Aamna Aslam, Ghinwa Naeem   +6 more
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Spatial and temporal distribution characteristics and evolution of traditional villages in the Qihe River Basin of China

Scientific Reports
The Qihe River Basin, renowned as one of the cradles of Chinese civilization and a river that flows in the Psalms, boasts a rich cultural heritage. River basins have historically been the cradle of civilization, nurturing the prosperity and enduring ...
YunXing Zhang, NaNa Han, Baien Zhang, ChenChen Lu, MeiYu Yang, FeiFei Zhai, HaiDong Li   +6 more
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