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Influence of insulating materials on green building rating system results [PDF]

, 2016
This paper analyzes the impact of a change in the thermal insulating material on both the energy and environmental performance of a building, evaluated through two different green building assessment methods: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
BISEGNA, Fabio, Claudia, Guattari, Francesco, Asdrubali, Francesco, Bianchi, Luca, Evangelisti, MATTONI, BENEDETTA, Paola, Gori, Sara, Sambuco   +7 more
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The Validation and Discussion of a Comparative Method Based on Experiment to Determine the Effective Thickness of Composite Glass

Buildings
This study introduces and validates a comparative experiment-based method for determining the effective thickness of composite glass, including polymeric laminated glass (with polyvinyl butyral (PVB) and SentryGlas® (SGP) interlayers) and vacuum glazing.
Dake Cao, Xiaogen Liu, Zhe Yang, Jiawei Huang, Ming Xu, Detian Wan   +5 more
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A New Technique to Quantitatively Determine the Periclase Content in High Magnesia Portland Cement

Frontiers in Materials, 2020
An accurate quantification of periclase in high magnesia Portland cement (HMPC) is vital to evaluate the expansive property of this cement at a later age in practice.
Zhongcheng Ma, Zhongcheng Ma, Yan Yao, Zhicheng Liu, Liying Wei, Liying Wei, Biao Wu, Zhaijun Wen, Zhaijun Wen, Chao Lu   +9 more
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Green Municipal Building Ordinances [PDF]

, 2010
In 2006 the town of Babylon, NY adopted a local law that requires LEED certification for “new construction of commercial buildings, office buildings, industrial buildings, multiple residence, or senior citizen multiple residence over 4,000 square feet ...
Budniews, Donna
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New evidence on the green building rent and price premium [PDF]

, 2009
This paper investigates the effect of voluntary eco-certification on the rental and sale prices of US commercial office properties. Hedonic and logistic regressions are used to test whether there are rental and sale price premiums for LEED and Energy ...
Fuerst, F., McAllister, P.
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The Comparative Behavior of Undisturbed Soft Clay Results Based on Photogrammetry and Numerical Simulation

Applied Sciences
Measuring the soil’s deformation and strength during loading is essential when evaluating saturated, undisturbed soft clays with the triaxial test apparatus.
Yi Zhang, Jungang Liu, Chunmei Mu, Zhibo Qiao, Mingliang Fan, Chunfan Liu   +5 more
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A Green Building Ordinance for Buffalo [PDF]

, 2011
All new building projects in the City of Buffalo totaling 5,000 square feet or more that are city-owned, city-financed or city/state subsidized should be LEED-Silver certified.
Budniewski, Donna
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Evaluation of Leaching Characteristics of Heavy Metal Ions from Red Mud–Graphite Tailings

Toxics
The rapid growth of aluminum and graphite industries has generated substantial stockpiles of red mud and graphite tailings, which pose environmental risks due to their high heavy metal content and potential for soil and water contamination.
Kangli Li, Xiaolei Lu, Congcong Jiang, Dan Wang, Jiang Zhu, Meiling Xu, Lina Zhang, Xin Cheng   +7 more
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Framework development to identify the impact of green building attributes on rental value of commercial properties in Malaysia [PDF]

, 2018
Green office buildings offer maximum comfort using less energy to provide a conducive atmosphere for working which invariably encourage production.
Ariffin, Khadijah Md, Ishak, Mohd Hafizal, Kasim, Rozilah, Umar, Muhammad Akilu   +3 more
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Assessing the Safety and Seismic Performance of Existing Masonry Buildings Under Overall Inclination

Buildings
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential safety hazards pertaining to the overall inclination of existing masonry structures. Taking a six-story masonry residential building in Tongling as the research subject, we established a systematic ...
Zhian Jiao, Liangfu Ma, Hanghang Liu, Yufei Guo, Dan Xu   +4 more
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