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Biodiversity Impact of Green Roofs and Constructed Wetlands as Progressive Eco-Technologies in Urban Areas [PDF]
, 2019 The total amount of sealed surfaces is increasing in many urban areas, which presents a challenge for sewerage systems and wastewater treatment plants when extreme rainfall events occur. One promising solution approach is the application of decentralized
Knapp, Sonja +2 more
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Applied Sciences, 2020 Reservoir, or water-collecting roofs present greater thermal inertia than inverted flat roofs due to the mass of water they contain. This feature gives them better thermal performance and leads to greater stability in the indoor air temperature Ti and ...
Almudena Espinosa-Fernández +2 more
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Assessment of the photovoltaic potential at urban level based on 3D city models: A case study and new methodological approach [PDF]
, 2017 The use of 3D city models combined with simulation functionalities allows to quantify energy demand and renewable generation for a very large set of buildings.
Duminil, Eric +3 more
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Budownictwo i Architektura, 2014 The paper deals with the wind action on flat roofs of rectangular shapes which can be considered for medium-rise and high-rise buildings. Distributions of mean pressure coefficient Cp on flat roofs were measured.
Tomasz Lipecki
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Compact wooden roofs with smart vapour barrier – Pilot project experiences [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 Compact roofs are normally built without organic materials between the vapour barrier and the roof membrane due to moisture safety risks. However, laboratory measurements indicate that organic materials could be used provided that a smart vapour barrier (
Schjøth Bunkholt Nora +3 more
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An analysis of absorbed solar radiation by domed and tilted roofs and comparision with flat roofs [PDF]
Fanāvarī-i āmūzish, 2008 Domed, tilted and flat roofs have a widly used in building construction industry. In this paper Thermal performance of roofs in regard with base state i.e. flat roof about its absorbed radiation and energy consuming was considered for different condition.
S. Mehran, M. Rod, F. Jafar Kazemi
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RUDN Journal of Agronomy and Animal Industries, 2013 In a review the basic technological principles of selection of plants for gardening of roofs of the European part of Russia are considered. Long-term grassy and widely expanding plants for gardening of roofs are presented and described.
T Aleksandrovna Fedorova +3 more
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Surface Temperature of Flat Roofs with Waterproofing Polymer Membranes
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2020 This paper deals with the problematics of the surface temperature of flat roofs, where the waterproofing layer is used as polymeric waterproofing membrane of softened PVC.
J. Plachy, J. Vysoká
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Diagnostics of Flat Roofs with Flexible Sheets for Waterproofing
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2020 This paper deals with diagnostics of flat roofs with flexible sheets for waterproofing (membrane). The diagnostics is focused on defects and water tightness of membrane. The roof is one of the building’s most important building envelope.
Stanislav Šutliak, J. Plachy
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Recovering industrial heritage: restoration of the wine cellar cooperative in Falset (Catalonia, Spain) [PDF]
, 2019 Awareness regarding conservation of industrial heritage is recent. Several policies have been adopted to start protecting these buildings because of their historic, artistic and scientific values.
Cornadó Bardón, Còssima +2 more
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