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Modeling Climate Change Indicates Potential Shifts in the Global Distribution of Orchardgrass

Agronomy, 2023
Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) is highly tolerant of shade, cold, and overwintering, making it an ideal species for grassland ecological restoration and livestock production.
Jiqiang Wu, Lijun Yan, Junming Zhao, Jinghan Peng, Yi Xiong, Yanli Xiong, Xiao Ma   +6 more
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Bioclimatic rehabilitation of an open market place by a computational fluid dynamics simulation assessment [PDF]

, 2015
These days urban design of open spaces is strongly related to bioclimatic techniques and practices. It is here presented the procedure of a bioclimatic study by the use of simulation tools.
Stamatis Zoras, Stathis, Vasilis, Zoras, Stamatis, Evagelopoulos, Vasilis, Vasilis Evagelopoulos, Sofia Dimoudi, Vasilis Stathis, Lyssoudis, Spyros, Euterpi Deligiorgi, Dimoudi, Argyro, Apostolos Polyzakis, Dimoudi, Sofia, Spyros Lyssoudis, Anna-Maria Tamiolaki, Argyro Dimoudi, Polyzakis, Apostolos, Deligiorgi, Euterpi, Tamiolaki, Anna-Maria   +17 more
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Numerical Assessment of Zebra-Stripes-Based Strategies in Buildings Energy Performance: A Case Study under Tropical Climate

Biomimetics, 2022
Urban growth has increased the risk of over-heating both in the microclimate and inside buildings, affecting thermal comfort and energy efficiency. That is why this research aims to evaluate the energy performance of buildings in terms of thermal comfort
Miguel Chen Austin, Kevin Araque, Paola Palacios, Katherine Rodríguez Maure, Dafni Mora   +4 more
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Bioclimatic and physical characterization of the world’s islands [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2013
The Earth’s islands harbor a distinct, yet highly threatened, biological and cultural diversity that has been shaped by geographic isolation and unique environments. Island systems are key natural laboratories for testing theory in ecology and evolution.
Weigelt, Patrick, Jetz, Walter, Kreft, Holger   +2 more
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Inspection of Biomimicry Approaches as an Alternative to Address Climate-Related Energy Building Challenges: A Framework for Application in Panama

Biomimetics, 2020
In the Panama context, energy consumption in the building sector is mostly related to the conditioning of indoor spaces for cooling and lighting. Different nature strategies can be mimic to strongly impact these two aspects in the building sector, such ...
Miguel Chen Austin, Dagmar Garzola, Nicole Delgado, José Ulises Jiménez, Dafni Mora   +4 more
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A Multiobjective Optimization Approach for Retrofitting Decision-Making towards Achieving Net-Zero Energy Districts: A Numerical Case Study in a Tropical Climate

Smart Cities, 2022
Buildings are among the main reasons for the deterioration of the world environment as they are responsible for a large percentage of CO2 emissions related to energy. For this reason, it is necessary to find solutions to this problem.
Lorena Chacón, Miguel Chen Austin, Carmen Castaño   +2 more
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Use of Land Surface Temperature Estimation with Geographical Information Tools for Validation of Numerical Microclimate Studies at Urban Scale [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2021
For this study, different approaches found in the literature to obtain the Land Surface Temperature (LST) were evaluated through Geographic Information tools, to validate the temperature results obtained from dynamic simulations at urban scale with the ...
Bustamante Mileyka, Mora Dafni, Chen Austin Miguel   +2 more
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Numerical Assessment of Different Phase Change Materials as a Passive Strategy to Reduce Energy Consumption in Buildings under Tropical Climates

Buildings, 2022
The building envelope design constrains how much HVAC systems must work to provide comfort. High thermal mass in walls is preferable to delay heat gain, as well as reduce it.
Miguel Chen Austin, Jesús Araúz, Dafni Mora   +2 more
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Parametric Study for Optimising Building Form and Height: An Approach toward Net Zero Energy & Carbon in Buildings

Tehnički Glasnik, 2023
Due to the excessive use of natural resources and fossil fuels, our planet has started to show its weak points. Several ecological and economic crises have occurred in the last decades.
Abdelhakim Walid Makhloufi, Samira Louafi   +1 more
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Rehousing in urban renewal projects in Constantine, Between integration and residential satisfaction: Post-occupancy study of rehousing operations in Ali Mendjeli [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
This study examines the relocation operations produced in the context of urban renewal, focusing on their impact on residents’ lifestyles health, and well-being.
Leghmouche Asma, Abdou Saliha
doaj   +1 more source