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Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Thermal Comfort in A Building Category: The Case of Linear-type Social Housing Stock in Southern Spain [PDF]
, 2019 The Climate Change scenario projected by the IPCC for the year 2050 predicts noticeable increases in temperature. In severe summer climates, such as the Mediterranean area, this would have very negative e ects on thermal comfort in the existing housing
Ascione, Fabrizio +5 more
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Realising Aboriginal Community Controlled Approaches to Child Reunification
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Reunification rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out‐of‐home care (OOHC) in Australia are critically low, even though reunification is the preferred permanency outcome for children following removal, and despite a range of mechanisms and strategies ostensibly to support effective reunification. To better understand the
B. J. Newton +4 more
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A Holistic Decision Support Tool for Facade Design
Buildings, 2019 This paper presents a holistic decision support tool developed for use during the early stages of facade design. The tool is based on the interdependent relationships between facade performance, facade parameters, and conditions (environmental and ...
Sinem Kültür +2 more
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Intelligent energy buildings based on RES and Nanotechnology [PDF]
, 2015 The paper presents the design features, the energy modelling and optical performance details of two pilot Intelligent Energy Buildings, (IEB). Both are evolution of the Zero Energy Building (ZEB) concept.
Kaplani, Eleni, Kaplanis, Socrates
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Stakeholder Perspectives on Therapeutic and Safe Building Design in Residential Care
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Residential care is a form of out‐of‐home care that plays a critical role in supporting vulnerable young people in Australia. However, there is an evidence gap regarding the built environment in this context. This research aimed to explore the perspectives of key stakeholders in residential care in Victoria, Australia, regarding design that ...
Carmen Schroder +3 more
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Embedding Chemistry and Pharmacy Into Sustainability
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, EarlyView.Chemistry and pharmacy provide products and processes that are indispensable for our high living standard. To understand their relationship with sustainability is important to allow them to contribute to sustainability in a sustainable manner. An integrated overview of green, circular, and sustainable chemistry and pharmacy is given and how they have t
Klaus Kümmerer
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Exploring the influence of façade design elements on tourist satisfaction: evidence from China
Journal of Asian Architecture and Building EngineeringWith the COVID − 19 pandemic largely subsided, tourism has emerged again as a key driver of global economic recovery. Building façade design, a key component of destination image, significantly affects tourists’ satisfaction. However, systematic research
XiangYang Zhou, Li Li
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Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, 2017 A modular multifunctional façade for the retrofit of shopping malls, capable of adapting to different climates and to the existing building features both by the presence of movable components and by proper sizing of the fixed ones, is under development ...
Riccardo Pinotti +4 more
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Close range mini Uavs photogrammetry for architecture survey [PDF]
, 2018 The survey of historical façades contains several bottlenecks, mainly related to the geometrical structure, the decorative framework, the presence of natural or artificial obstacles, the environment limitations.
Carnevali, Laura +5 more
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Archaeological Prospection, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of an integrated archaeological and geophysical investigation conducted between 2018 and 2024 at the newly discovered Picenian and Roman necropolis of Contrada Nevola (Corinaldo, Marche, Central Italy), identified in the framework of development‐led archaeology. The research strategy combined aerial photography,
Federica Boschi
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