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The local influences of sustainability in historic centres for buliding refurbisshment and for living [PDF]

, 2014
The historic city centres are comfortable living places that also have architectural quality, cultural and historic heritage. These and other aspects have contributed to a sustainable behaviour and tourism attraction, which does not happen in recent ...
Abreu, Maria Isabel, Lopes, Jorge, Oliveira, Rui   +2 more
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An evaluation tool for design quality: PFI sheltered housing [PDF]

, 2013
The complex procurement process entailed by the private finance initiative (PFI) means that clients need new capacities to manage their relationships with bidders and to assess project proposals if the desired level of design quality is to be achieved ...
Giddings, Bob, Jensen, Phil, Jones, Paul, Sharma, Monika   +3 more
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Optimizing biomass use for carbon storage and land use with the OptiBiU model

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Optimal biomass use in a circular bioeconomy requires a system perspective to guide decision‐making. The Optimizing Biomass Use (OptiBiU) model was developed for this purpose. The model distinguishes among primary biomass production, intermediate products, and biobased products, and incorporates recycling.
Pim M. Post, Heleen Ballemans, Argyris Kanellopoulos, Iris Vural Gürsel, Berien Elbersen, Steven Hoek, Remco Kranendonk, Wolter Elbersen, Sjaak Conijn   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

EPIQR-TOBUS: a new generation of refurbishment decision aid methods [PDF]

, 2017
In a large majority of European countries, the amount of maintenance and refurbishment works represents nearly 50% of the total amount spent in the building sector.
Flourentzos, F., Genre, J.-L, Roulet, C.-A, Stôckli, T.   +3 more
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Antidepressants and the risk of hyponatremia: A multi‐institutional cohort study using observational medical outcomes partnership—Common Data Model

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim Hyponatremia is a common yet potentially serious adverse event associated with antidepressants. Identifying the antidepressant class with the least risk of hyponatremia would improve patient safety. Methods Using electronic medical records from 15 hospitals standardized into Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership Common Data Model (2003–2023 ...
Kyungyeon Jung, Ju Hwan Kim, Da Eun Hyeon, Jeongmoon Ji, Min Young Lee, Hayun Choi, Dong Yun Lee, Min Woo Kim, Yoonmin Jang, Seonghoon Hwang, Jaehyeong Cho, Seok Young Song, Sang Youl Rhee, Jae Myung Cha, Won‐Woo Seo, Chang‐Won Jeong, Seung‐Jin Kwag, Woo Jin Kim, Jaeuk Hwang, Min‐ho Kim, Rae Woong Park, Ju‐Young Shin   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Refurbishment and school buildings management in a smart building environment

AIP Conference Proceedings, 2018
Building Information Modelling is a methodology, which is able to take into account many data, both geometrical and non-geometrical, in order to evaluate at the actual condition of the asset. The project has the scope of evaluating the conditions of different school buildings, in order to develop a way to choose the best-tailored management solution to
Di Giuda, Giuseppe Martino, Villa, Valentina, Tagliabue, Lavinia Chiara, Giana, Paolo Ettore, Rinaldi, Stefano, Ciribini, Angelo Luigi Camillo   +5 more
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Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives.
Suzannie K. Y. Leung
wiley   +1 more source

Horizontal Building Interaction as an Element of Neighborhood Energy-Oriented Refurbishment

Buildings
The building sector has a significant impact on the environment due to its high resource and energy usage. The refurbishment of the building stock is a measure for reducing emissions.
Luisa Bergmann
doaj   +1 more source

Transformation of an Office Building into a Nearly Zero Energy Building (nZEB): Implications for Thermal and Visual Comfort and Energy Performance

Energies, 2019
Directive 2010/31/EU promotes the refurbishment of existing buildings to change them into nearly zero-energy buildings (nZEBs). Within this framework, it is of crucial importance to guarantee the best trade-off between energy performance and indoor ...
Ilaria Ballarini, Giovanna De Luca, Argun Paragamyan, Anna Pellegrino, Vincenzo Corrado   +4 more
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Automated selection of value efficient buildings refurbishment alternatives [PDF]

The 25th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction. ISARC-2008, 2008
It has often been assumed theoretically that refurbishment would enhance the market value of the aged buildings because it can restore and improve the building conditions physically and economically. However, refurbishment should be considered as investment which is not always profitable.
Kaklauskas, Artūras, Tupėnaitė, Laura, Kanapeckienė, Loreta   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources