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Energies, 2021 There are international activities and on-going initiatives, particularly at the European level, to define what Positive Energy Districts should be, as the driving concept for the urban transition to a sustainable future. The first objective of the paper
Jaume Salom +15 more
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On modelling of resiliency events using building performance simulation: a multi-objective approach
Journal of Building Performance Simulation, Taylor & Francis, 2022 Climate change brings several challenges to BPS practitioners beyond GHG emission mitigation. Adaptation to grid-outage events, caused by both acute and chronic stresses, requires consideration of how building services can be provided to occupants in a ...
S. Bucking +3 more
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Comparative study on the effectiveness of building maintenance scheduling between two multipurpose hall buildings [PDF]
, 2021 Buildings maintenance is very important for the building and building occupants. Maintenance is a service to make sure the performance of the building in good condition throughout its design life.
Hilmi Syed Mohamad, Syed Burhanuddin Hilmi +1 more
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Atmosphere, 2021 Hospitals are controlled yet complex ecosystems which provide a therapeutic environment that promotes healing, wellbeing and work efficiency for patients and staff.
N. Jain +11 more
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Sustainable Passive Design for Building Performance of Healthy Built Environment in the Lingnan Area
Sustainability, 2021 Having a healthy built environment becomes increasingly important, especially under the effects of COVID-19. This paper intends to combine sustainable goals based on climate change with passive design principles to achieve a healthy built environment ...
Bin Li +5 more
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Using Machine Learning to Predict Retrofit Effects for a Commercial Building Portfolio
Energies, 2021 Buildings account for 40% of the energy consumption and 31% of the CO2 emissions in the United States. Energy retrofits of existing buildings provide an effective means to reduce building consumption and carbon footprints. A key step in retrofit planning
Yujie Xu +2 more
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Overheating assessment in Passivhaus dwellings: the influence of prediction tools
Buildings & Cities, 2022 Thermal comfort during the summer in the Passivhaus concept relies mainly on natural ventilation to provide indoor cooling. Do airflow modeling tools accurately predict overheating in summer and for anticipated warmer climates?
Vitor Leite Goncalves +3 more
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Characterization of flow rate and Heat Loss in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Duct System for Office Building [PDF]
, 2021 A building is an assemblage that is firmly attached to the ground and provides the performance of human activities and need to be considered in the daily operation in that building.
Leman, A. M. +7 more
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Frontiers in Materials, 2022 Integral hydrophobic treatment is the most effective method to prolong the service life of the concrete by resisting the transport of water containing aggressive ions.
Hao Zhang +18 more
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International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2012 A set of four linear alkyl chain 1,3-bis-dialkylamino-2-propanol (2-2OH-2, 4-2OH-4, 6-2OH-6, 8-2OH-8), were used in this work to evaluate the effect of carbon chain length on the adsorption and corrosion behavior of steel Q235 in simulated concrete pore ...
J. Cai, C. Chen, J. Liu, W. Zhou, J. Liu
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