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Distributed dynamic simulations of networked control and building performance applications. [PDF]

Simulation, 2018
The use of computer-based automation and control systems for smart sustainable buildings, often so-called Automated Buildings (ABs), has become an effective way to automatically control, optimize, and supervise a wide range of building performance ...
Yahiaoui A.
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Pore Structure and Permeability of Cementitious Materials Containing a Carboxylic Acid Type Hydrophobic Agent

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, Hao Zhang, Hao Zhang, Ying Zhou, Ying Zhou, Ying Zhou, Song Mu, Song Mu, Song Mu, Jingshun Cai, Jingshun Cai, Jingshun Cai, Jinxiang Hong, Jinxiang Hong, Jinxiang Hong, Jianzhong Liu, Jianzhong Liu, Jianzhong Liu, Yongqiang Zhao   +18 more
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PEDRERA. Positive Energy District Renovation Model for Large Scale Actions

Energies, 2021
In this paper, we provide a view of the ongoing PEDRERA project, whose main scope is to design a district simulation model able to set and analyze a reliable prediction of potential business scenarios on large scale retrofitting actions, and to evaluate ...
Paolo Civiero, Jordi Pascual, Joaquim Arcas Abella, Ander Bilbao Figuero, Jaume Salom   +4 more
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Supramolecular gating of guest release from cucurbit[7]uril using de novo design

npj Computational Materials, 2022
Herein we computationally explore the modulation of the release kinetics of an encapsulated guest molecule from the cucurbit[7]uril (CB7) cavity by ligands binding to the host portal.
Hugues Lambert, Alvaro Castillo Bonillo, Qiang Zhu, Yong-Wei Zhang, Tung-Chun Lee   +4 more
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Post-Occupancy Evaluation’s (POE) Applications for Improving Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ)

Toxics, 2022
To improve buildings and their characteristics, the feedback provided directly by users is generally fundamental in order to be able to adapt the technical and structural functions to the well-being of users.
Francesco Lolli, Samuele Marinello, Antonio Maria Coruzzolo, Maria Angela Butturi   +3 more
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Preliminary Observations on Historical Castle Trakošćan (Croatia) Performance under Recent ML ≥ 5.5 Earthquakes

Geosciences, 2021
Trakošćan Castle, built on a rocky peak in the late 13th century, is a cultural heritage site protected as a historical entity by the Republic of Croatia.
Snježana Markušić, Davor Stanko, Davorin Penava, Domagoj Trajber, Radmila Šalić   +4 more
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The Prevelence of SBS and Absenteeism among Children in Urban Refurbished Private Preshools

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016
The preschool education is compulsory to children in Malaysia. This regulation has encouraged more premises to be refurbished as a pre-school building.
Salleh Naziah Muhamad, Agus Salim Nuzaihan Aras, Kamaruzzaman Syahrul Nizam, Mahyuddin Norhayati, Darus Fairus Muhammad   +4 more
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A Multimodal Appraisal of Zaha Hadid’s Glasgow Riverside Museum—Criticism, Performance Evaluation, and Habitability

Buildings, 2023
High-profile projects promoted by governments, local municipalities, and the media do not always meet program requirements or user expectations. The Riverside Museum in Glasgow by Zaha Hadid Architects, which has generated significant discussion in the ...
Ashraf M. Salama, Nikos A. Salingaros, Laura MacLean   +2 more
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Aryl Aminoalcohols as Corrosion Inhibitors for Carbon Steel in Chloride-Contaminated Simulated Concrete Pore Solution

International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2016
In this paper, the rarely studied aryl aminoalcohols, namely comp. a-c were synthesized and then their corrosion inhibitions for carbon steel in 0.3 M NaCl saturated Ca(OH)2 solutions were investigated using electrochemical techniques.
J.Z. Liu, D. Zhao, J.S. Cai, L. Shi, J.P. Liu   +4 more
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External coupling between BES and HAM programs for whole building simulation [PDF]

, 2009
This paper discusses a procedure for the two-way runtime external coupling between Building EnergySimulation (BES) and building envelope Heat, Air and Moisture (HAM) programs for enhanced wholebuilding simulation.
Blocken, B.J.E., Kelly, N.J., Hensen, J.L.M., Costola, D., Strachan, P.A., Kummert, M.   +5 more
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