Energetic advantages and well-being improvement for building occupants, connected to dynamic building envelope solutions, with special focus on intelligent solar shading and ventilative cooling of NZEB and ZEB buildings [PDF]
Across Europe, rising outdoor air ambient temperatures connected to the global warming and climate change, combined with an ageing population and urbanisation, are putting in evidence that population is potentially becoming more vulnerable to heat in ...
Gandini Jacques
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A GHG Metric Methodology to Assess Onsite Buildings Non-Potable Water System for Outdoor Landscape Use [PDF]
This paper documents a water:energy greenhouse gas (GHG) metric methodology for a decentralized non-potable water system that was developed as part of a Professional Doctorate in Engineering (DEng) research project by the first author.
Karani, George +2 more
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Pathways to Decarbonization of Deep-Sea Shipping: An Aframax Case Study
Deep-sea decarbonization remains an enigma as the world scrambles to reduce global emissions. This study looks at near-term decarbonization solutions for deep-sea shipping.
Salman Farrukh +7 more
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Decarbonization Measure: A Concept towards the Acceleration of the Automotive Plant Decarbonization
Smart manufacturing systems enable simultaneous addressing of productivity, sustainability, and social improvements. The implementation of such systems in industries such as the automotive industry represents a promising way to meet stakeholders ...
Sami Alexandre Succar +4 more
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A Perspective of Decarbonization Pathways in Future Buildings in the United States
The commitment of electrification and decarbonization goals in the United States (U.S.) will significantly change the performance of future buildings.
Yunyang Ye +4 more
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Evolution of the Dynamic Integrated Climate-Economy (DICE) model : decomposition of changes over time [PDF]
Global warming is one of the major environmental challenges of the modern era. Global temperature in 2005 has increased about 0.7°C (1.3°F) compare to 1900, also CO₂ concentrations increased by 100 parts per million (ppm).
Eghtedari Naeini, Milad
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On the basis of understanding the principle of rotary triboelectrostatic separation, dynamic analysis of charged fly ash particles aimed at determining the key factors and separation experiments to improve decarbonization efficiency had been carried out.
Youjun Tao +4 more
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Going beyond two degrees? The risks and opportunities of alternative options [PDF]
Since the mid-1990s, the aim of keeping climate change within 2 °C has become firmly entrenched in policy discourses. In the past few years, the likelihood of achieving it has been increasingly called into question.
Adger, Neil +11 more
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Although shipping is a relatively energy-saving and environmentally friendly mode of transportation, the growth rate of its energy consumption and carbon emissions far exceeds that of other industries. As an important response to climate change, shipping
Weiming Yang, Xidi Chen, Yu Liu
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