Assessing the Impact of Photovoltaics on Rooftops and Facades in the Urban Micro-Climate
Energies, 2020 This work addresses the potential impact of large-scale deployment of photovoltaics in the urban environment on the local micro-climate. A one- and two-dimensional steady-state irradiance balance model was developed to estimate the impact of changing the
Miguel Centeno Brito
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What makes a façade beautiful?
Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, 2021 The aesthetic of our built environment is perceived as an important aspect to consider for the design of human-centred cities, but a problem quickly arises in the presence of clashing conceptions of what we understand to be aesthetically pleasing.
Alejandro Prieto, Mimi Oldenhave
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Buildings, 2023 Residential buildings in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) contribute to nearly half of the overall electricity consumption in the building stock, highlighting their significant role in energy consumption.
Ahmed Felimban +2 more
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Interactive Facades Analysis and Synthesis of Semi‐Regular Facades [PDF]
Computer Graphics Forum, 2013 AbstractUrban facades regularly contain interesting variations due to allowed deformations of repeated elements (e.g., windows in different open or close positions) posing challenges to state‐of‐the‐art facade analysis algorithms. We propose a semi‐automatic framework to recover both repetition patterns of the elements and their individual deformation ...
Sawsan AlHalawani +3 more
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Potential of Photovoltaic Panels on Building Envelopes for Decentralized District Energy Systems
Frontiers in Energy Research, 2021 The expected increase of the penetration of distributed renewable energy technologies into the electricity grid is expected to lead to major challenges.
Luise Middelhauve +3 more
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Review of techniques for identifying the chemical composition of Aluminium Composite Cladding cores
Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering, 2019 The Grenfell disaster of June 14, 2017 brought into sharp focus the dangers posed by combustible façade materials. Polyethylene core panelling has been implicated in numerous fires such as The Address Downtown, the Saif Belhasa in Dubai and the Lacrosse
T. Byrnes, L. Angel, K. Hunt, T. Flynn
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Construction products performances and basic requirements for fire safety of facades in energy rehabilitation of buildings [PDF]
Tehnika, 2015 Construction product means any product or kit which is produced and placed on the market for incorporation in a permanent manner in construction works, or parts thereof, and the performance of which has an effect on the performance of the construction ...
Laban Mirjana Đ. +3 more
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Building The Opus – Case Study and History of a Double Curved Glazed Dubai Project
Challenging Glass Conference Proceedings, 2018 The Opus project was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, for Omniyat in Dubai. It is a 20 story fully glazed building, resembling a cube with the core melted out.
A. Koltay
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Tipologi Pintu Dan Jendela Pada Fasad Rumah Di Kampung Biru Arema Kelurahan Kiduldalem [PDF]
Local Wisdom, 2018 One mindset about the development of thematic villages around the riverbank area (DAS) is a bout the new paradigm coming from the Malang city government.
Muhammad Andi Finaldi Nurtantyo +1 more
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Architectural and decorative elements of the facades and entrances of the palaces and pavilions in Istanbul during the reigns of sultan Abdulmajid and Abdulaziz in the period (1255- 1293AH/ 1839- 1876AD) [PDF]
Maǧallaẗ Al-Turāṯ wa Al-Taṣmīm, 2022 The city of Istanbul was a cultural center with its buildings and arts that embody the greatness and capabilities of the ottoman sultans, distinguished the buildings of the (13 AH / 19 AD) century influences European whether it was the baroque, Rococo or
Heba Hamed Abdel Hamid Mahmud
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