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Integrated Dynamic Facade Control with an Agent-based Architecture for Commercial Buildings [PDF]

, 2020
Dynamic façades have significant technical potential to minimize heating, cooling, and lighting energy use and peak electric demand in the perimeter zone of commercial buildings, but the performance of these systems is reliant on being able to balance ...
Blum, David H, Gehbauer, Christoph, Lee, Eleanor S, Wang, Taoning   +3 more
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Unpacking the Process of Integrating Sustainability into Management Control Systems: A Literature Review and an Analytical Framework

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, organizations are adapting their control systems to meet institutional demands for sustainability disclosure. However, the process of integrating sustainability within management control systems (MCSs) remains underexplored, despite extensive literature on sustainability controls.
Anna Lucia Missaglia, Valentina Minutiello, Andrea Urbinati, Patrizia Tettamanzi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shape grammars as a reverse engineering method for the morphogenesis of architectural façade design

Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2019
The field of shape grammars spans 47 years, but its potential in the practice and education of art, architecture, and engineering remains far from being utilized.
B. Eilouti
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Role of Orosi’s Islamic Geometric Patterns in the Building Façade Design for Improving Occupants’ Daylight Performance

, 2020
The form of the building facade significantly affects the amount of useful daylight admitted in the interior space. Striking a balance between the visual comforts of occupants and taking advantage of daylight is always a challenge and, therefore ...
Seyedeh Nazli Hosseini, S. M. Hosseini, Milad Heiranipour   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Structure‐Function Tailoring of Plasmonic Nanomaterials for Thin‐Film Photovoltaics

Carbon Energy, EarlyView.
This review discusses the mechanisms and recent advancements of plasmonics in achieving effective light management to enhance the performance of thin‐film solar cells. It highlights applications in high‐performance perovskite solar cells and future‐oriented tandem solar cells.
Sen Jiang, Wenhan Yang, Annan Zhu, Yuexin Lin, Zhaohui Xie, Ran Chen, Wenjing Zhu, Jin Liu, Yingjie Zhu, Wenye Jiang, Zhiyuan Gu, Kaiyang Wang, Shengchun Yang, Nan Zhang, Chao Liang   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ground-floor façade design and staying activity patterns on the sidewalk: A case study in the Korba area of Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt

Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2019
This study investigates the relationship between building ground-floor facade design and activity patterns on the sidewalk. A case study was conducted in two intersecting streets of the Korba area in Heliopolis, Cairo.
Dalya M. Hassan, Y. Moustafa, Sherif El-Fiki   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Dynamic transparency in design: the revival of environmental sustainability in design elements of Iraqi buildings

Heliyon, 2020
Buildings in Iraqi cities such as Baghdad and Mosul suffer from several problems such as the application of new materials in modern buildings that changed not just the identity of architectural heritage but also the quality of thermal comfort in façade ...
Tamarah A. Alqalami
doaj   +1 more source

Neural Models of Seeing and Thinking [PDF]

, 2002
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (F49620-01-1-0397); Office of Naval Research (N00014-01-1 ...
Grossberg, Stephen
core   +1 more source

When Sustainability Reporting Becomes a Strategy: The Impact of Financial Performance and Institutional Pressures From EU Sustainability Reporting Regulations on ESG Decoupling

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mitigating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) decoupling is essential to advancing reliable sustainability disclosure and ensuring that ESG reporting fulfills its intended purpose. This study aims to provide critical insights into the organizational and contextual elements that could intensify or diminish ESG decoupling. Using a multi‐
Catarina Cepêda, Albertina Paula Monteiro, Cristina Aibar‐Guzmán   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carbon Dots: An Emerging Frontier for Green and Sustainable Civil Engineering Materials

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Traditional civil engineering materials (CE materials) are usually involved with high‐energy consumption during manufacturing, significant maintenance costs, and substantial environmental impacts throughout their life cycles. The progress of nanotechnology is catalyzing a green and sustainable transformation within the field.
Weiwen Hao, Xiaolong Wang, Xiao Chen, Dong Liu, Zhenhui Kang, Cheng Zhu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source