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Urban microclimate parameters for buildings energy strategies
Vitruvio: International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability, 2016 Today, the cities need to increase energy efficiency, reduce polluting emissions and achieve a sufficient level of sustainability. The urban microclimate plays an important role on the buildings energy consumption and the feeling of comfort in the spaces.
Michele Lepore
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Dimensi: Journal of Architecture and Built Environment, 2021 Bioclimatic architecture is composed of climate-responsive knowledge in vernacular buildings as an effort to create comfortable conditions. This study aims to evaluate the suitability of the application of bioclimatic design to the performance of the ...
Agung Murti Nugroho
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Thermal Comfort in Urban Open Green Spaces: A Parametric Optimization Study in China’s Cold Region
Buildings, 2023 In this study, typical open spaces were selected in the urban area of Lanzhou, China, with varying distances from the Yellow River and different plant configuration spaces.
Jiayi Lin +5 more
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Including climate change time-dimensions in bioclimatic design
Techne, 2020 Traditionally, green design considers climate as a fixed property of a specific place. Nevertheless, recent changes demonstrate that this vision has to be reversed, considering climate a time-dependent parameter.
Giacomo Chiesa, Jost von Hardenberg
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Bioclimatic tools for sustainable design – uncertainty perspective [PDF]
, 2018 Overall, holistic approach in which the building is integrated into its environment with respect to building physics principles allows for discussion of a variety of passive strategies regarding the building placement (local climatic conditions ...
Pietrzyk, Krystyna, Krystyna Pietrzyk
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THE LATEST TRENDS IN ARCHITECTURE IMPORTANT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [PDF]
Journal of Process Management and New Technologies, 2018 In this paper, the emphasis will be on presenting the trends that are dominant in the field of construction in 2017. Includes projections built around the world, from fantastic transport containers that have been adapted and converted into a ...
Predrag Mihajlović, Marija Mihajlović
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Energies, 2022 Windows are responsible for significant amounts of energy loss through typical building envelopes. There have been multiple studies on heat loss through the glazing unit and frame system. This study presents an experimental investigation of a window unit
Anastasios Moumtzakis +3 more
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Bioclimatic Design Guidelines: A Valuable Tool for Landscape Architects [PDF]
, 2012 This research project aims to create awareness, among landscape architects, on the importance of ecological design. Bioclimatic knowledge contributes to enhance the coexistence between natural and built environments, resulting in healthy places with high
Reyes Romero, Laura Patricia
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Energies, 2023 In response to escalating environmental challenges, this research underscores the pivotal role of sustainable construction practices, particularly focusing on bioclimatic design as a foundational element within the realm of sustainable architecture and ...
Constantinos Vassiliades +4 more
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Bioclimatic residence design in the Xanthi region [PDF]
WIT Transactions on Ecology and The Environment, 2012 With the important climatic changes in the planet, the bioclimatic perception for building planning is considered essential. The bioclimatic architecture studies building planning, based on the local climate, aiming at the saving of energy. This inquiring work analyses the bioclimatic setting up of a residence in the region of Xanthi, taking into ...
K. Lantitsou, D. Christodoulou
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