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Planning and Design Strategies for Sustainable Urban Development [PDF]
, 2015 In order to create high impact low-carbon architecture it is necessary to address issues at the urban scale. This paper reviews methods adopted in the UK, Hong Kong and America and develops a series of themes that should be incorporated in modern city ...
Gao, Yun, Jiang, Wen, Pitts, Adrian
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Il contesto di sviluppo del sistema CASBEE (Comprehensive Assessment System for Building Environmental Efficiency) [PDF]
Territorio Italia, 2014 Nel comparto dell’edilizia, si assiste a un enorme dispendio di energie e risorse. Ciononostante, a fronte di una crescente sensibilizzazione ai problemi dell’ambiente globale, gli operatori di questo comparto hanno individuato anche la necessità di ...
Shuzo Murakami
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Zero and low carbon buildings: A driver for change in working practices and the use of computer modelling and visualization [PDF]
, 2010 Buildings account for significant carbon dioxide emissions, both in construction and operation. Governments around the world are setting targets and legislating to reduce the carbon emissions related to the built environment.
Hetherington, Robina +2 more
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GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION IN UKRAINE
Environmental ProblemsToday, one of the most discussed topics among builders is the post-war reconstruction of the country using the principles of green construction. Ever since the conclusion of the Association Agreement with the EU, Ukraine has been
Antonina Savchenko
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Engineering Structures and Technologies, 2013 The majority of Lithuanian multi-apartment residential buildings were built before 1993. Moreover, projects of housing renovation and maintenance have not been carried out before 1996.
Saulius Raslanas, Jurgita Alchimovienė
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Buildings, 2023 To achieve the ambitious CO2 emission reduction targets set by the Sustainable Development Goals, it is crucial to act on cities. Indeed, cities are responsible for 67% of the world’s primary energy consumption and about 70% of energy-related CO2 ...
Marco Volpatti +3 more
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The application of BIM tools to explore the dynamic characteristics of smart materials in a contemporary Shanashil building design element [PDF]
, 2020 Traditional architecture is known for its crafted facade features that respond to environmental, social and cultural requirements. Contemporary architecture produced façade features that attempted to enhance local design identity and local culture ...
Al-Alwan, H, Amin, T, Elkadi, HA
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Choice of design solutions for BREEAM international certificate
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017 The aim of this paper is to describe and explain the influence of BREEAM International system on the choice of design solutions. Authors present the algorithm for implementation during the process of applying for BREEAM certificate.
Ćwik Katarzyna, Nowak Paweł
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Designing low carbon buildings : a framework to reduce energy consumption and embed the use of renewables [PDF]
, 2013 EU policies to mitigate climate change set ambitious goals for energy and carbon reduction for the built environment. In order meet and even exceed the EU targets the UK Government's Climate Change Act 2008 sets a target to reduce greenhouse gas ...
Crosbie, Tracey +3 more
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From Rating System to Thought Leadership: The Evolution of the Canada Green Building Council
Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Green Building Social Movement Organizations encourage the adoption of green buildings, primarily by promoting sustainability rating tools. While numerous papers have explored the market impact of these sustainability rating tools, very few have examined either the lengthy and protracted process of their selection and enrollment by ...
J. J. McArthur +2 more
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