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Simulating the Thermal Efficiency of Courtyard Houses: New Architectural Insights from the Warm and Humid Climate of Tiruchirappalli City, India

Architecture
In various climate conditions, courtyards have a major impact on a building’s energy efficiency and thermal performance. The purpose of this study is to understand and analyze the environmental aspects of a courtyard in a particular area.
Rajaa Gunasekaran, Radhakrishnan Shanthi Priya   +1 more
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Dwelling on Courtyards

Architecture and the Built Environment, 2014
The urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon and the dependency of buildings on
fossil fuels were the two main issues that formed this dissertation. UHI results in higher air temperatures in dense urban areas compared with their suburbs and rural surroundings. This phenomenon affects human health through thermal discomfort.
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The Challenges of Domestic Wastewater/Sewage Systems for Māori Communities

Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, Volume 21, Issue 2, June 2026.
The development of domestic wastewater systems in contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand has presented a significant challenge for Māori communities. While those communities have supported attempts to address the pollution of land and waterways through modern treatment methods, the solution has included continuing discharges of sometimes untreated and often
Martin Fisher, Shaun Ogilvie
wiley   +1 more source

Courtyard

, 1961
Courtyard, Darwin Post Office.Helyar, Lois & Geoff.Date:1961 ...

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[Office Courtyard]

Photograph of office courtyard with artistic statue as centerpiece.
Rogers, John
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OWNERSHIP AND USES OF BACK COURTYARDS IN COURTYARD STYLE SETTLEMENT

Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ), 2012
SHAKYA, Lata, TAKADA, Mitsuo, MORISHIGE, Sachiko   +2 more
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Modeling the Role of Courtyards with Clusters of Buildings in Enhancing Sustainable Housing Designs

Buildings
As urbanization increases, buildings require greater amounts of energy for heating and cooling, thereby necessitating the search for effective solutions.
Mwfeq Al Haddad, Rami Al Shawabkeh, Mai Arar, Abdelmajeed Rjoub, Raghad Alhammad, Ahmed Senouci, Walid Maherzi   +6 more
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Serendipitous ritualization: dynamics of lay connectivity in Chinese Buddhist temples and beyond Ritualisation fortuite : dynamique de la connectivité des laïques dans les temples bouddhistes chinois et au‐delà

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue 2, Page 390-411, June 2026.
This article contributes to rethinking the dichotomy between informal sociality and ritual formality by examining the occasional ritual encounters surrounding spirit‐tablet inscription in Chinese Buddhist temples. Rather than viewing rituals as enactments of established orders, it presents ritual engagement as a contingent process of relational ...
Yang Shen
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Courtyard

, 2019
Aerial view of the Courtyard Center in Plano.https://digitalcommons.collin.edu/history_photos_1990/1010/thumbnail ...

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[Courtyard from above]

, 1970
Photograph of a courtyard from above.

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