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Selection of refurbishment construction solutions to improve the indoor environmental quality and sustainability of buildings [PDF]
, 2013 Building rehabilitation is essential to achieve the targets defined by the EPBD recast regarding energy efficiency, reduction of carbon emissions and use of on-site renewable energy sources.
Almeida, Manuela Guedes de +1 more
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Energy and technological refurbishment of the School of Architecture Valle Giulia, Rome [PDF]
, 2017 Modern architecture built in historical urban contexts represents a demanding issue when its energy efficiency should be improved. Indeed, the strongest efforts have to be made to maintain the architectural identity and its harmony with the surrounding ...
Clemente, C. +3 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The critical role of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in driving economic growth through employment generation and innovation cannot go unseen, especially the efforts of small firms in promoting sustainable entrepreneurship. With more market and consumer focus on sustainability and the shift toward eco‐friendly products, SMEs can ...
Nasser Hadi Alajmi
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Drawing the hoarding line: balancing the spatial requirements of customer and contractor in occupied refurbishment of railway stations [PDF]
, 2003 In planning an occupied refurbishment the spatial needs of the contractor and of theongoing business have to be balanced. For the refurbishment of railway stations, aparticular concern to retailers and train operators is the disruptive effect ...
Kelsey, JM
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rapid technological change, shorter lifecycles and rising demand for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) are increasing waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and emphasise the need for a circular economy. This paper identifies barriers and enablers of the circular transition in EEE and outlines interventions.
Aya Abdelmeguid, Lucia Corsini
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Developments in the Built EnvironmentThe construction industry accounts for over 30 % of global resource extraction, generates 25 % of solid waste, and contributes 11 % of total greenhouse gas emissions, including from material processing. Refurbishment strategies are crucial for mitigating
Joana Fernandes, Paulo Ferrão
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Energies, 2020 Today, most countries in the world have mandatory regulations, more or less strict, regarding energy efficiency in buildings. However, a large percentage of the buildings already built were constructed under lax or non-existing regulations in this regard.
Sergio Gómez Melgar +2 more
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Resolving the UK construction skills crisis : a critical perspective on the research and policy agenda [PDF]
, 2007 The ongoing skills crisis in the UK construction industry has constrained the productive capacity of the industry. Past research and skills policies have largely failed to develop an understanding of the realities of the skills crisis at the grassroots ...
Chan, Paul, Dainty, Andrew
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Circular economy (CE) is increasingly adopted by the manufacturing industry to decouple economic growth from environmental impacts by optimizing resource use and minimizing waste generation. Nevertheless, circular manufacturing often triggers systemic responses that diminish or offset their potential environmental gains, resulting in the so ...
Mariantonietta Ferrante +2 more
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Relationship between refurbishment project complexity and energy efficiency design performance through the mediating design team attributes / Siti Nor Azniza Ahmad Sekak [PDF]
, 2018 There is a rising concern about energy consumption in buildings and its possible adverse impacts on the environment. This situation has made the existing building owners and designers to integrate Energy Efficiency (EE) design features into their ...
Ahmad Sekak, Siti Nor Azniza
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