Management & sustainability of stockless organic arable and horticultural systems [PDF]
, 2008 The essential difference between stockless and stocked systems is that the fertility building clover ley and other “forage crops” are not processed through an animal but instead are grown as green manures which are returned directly to the soil by ...
Preston, Keith
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Assessment Framework of Building Facade in Optimizing Indoor Thermal Comfort of Green Building Index (GBI) Certified Office Building [PDF]
, 2016 During the past decade, the construction industry has seen a new trend in the development of “green” or “sustainable” construction concept around the world with vast support from prominent organization, together with the introduction of sustainable ...
Samad, Muna Hanim +1 more
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Konsep Green Building Pada Gedung a Griya Universitas Brawijaya Malang [PDF]
, 2017 Green building merupakan faktor penting dari penerapan pembangunan berkelanjutan (sustainable development). Saat ini sustainable development menjadi trend dalam dunia pembangunan yang merupakan penghematan energi pada suatu bangunan serta ramah ...
Azlina, N. (Nur), Nugroho, A. M. (Agung)
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The value of Green Star: a decade of environmental benefits [PDF]
Executive summary: Since the launch of the Green Star rating system in 2003, hundreds of buildings around Australia have been independently certified for their sustainable design and construction using Green Star rating tools.A large amount of evidence ...
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Effects of hydrothermal temperature on kaliophilite fillers and the fire resistance of geopolymers
Journal of Materials Research and TechnologyGeopolymers exhibit significant application prospect in fireproofing owing to their thermal stability. This paper adopted the kaliophilite filler prepared at different hydrothermal temperatures to further enhance the fire resistance of geopolymers, and ...
Haoxuan Zhang +8 more
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Green Housing = Improved Health: A Winning Combination [PDF]
, 2011 The case studies in this paper explore the relationship between housing and health. It explains how building affordable green housing provides health benefits to low-income residentsand it identifies the benefits of green housing for the environment and ...
Noreen Beatley
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Engineering ReportsIn the field of civil engineering, the analysis of the composition of alkali‐sprayed concrete is of great significance for material research. However, there are currently no existing machine learning (ML) methods suitable for analyzing the composition of
Chengyuan Dai +5 more
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Effect of fines content on liquefaction resistance of soil using laboratory test and SPT
Scientific ReportsLiquefaction is a severe earthquake-induced ground failure that reduces soil strength and foundation stability. This study examined the influence of fines content (FC) on soil liquefaction behaviour through field case histories and laboratory tests ...
Kongjian Li +4 more
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Sealaska Plaza Wood Pellet Boiler Benefit-Cost and Sensitivity Analysis [PDF]
, 2013 Executives at Sealaska Corporation's headquarters, Sealaska Plaza, in Juneau decided to replace existing oil fired boilers with a wood pellet boiler for heating as a part of the Corporation's green initiative.1 By introducing green energy, the ...
Pathan, Sohrab
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A life cycle based green building product labelling scheme [PDF]
, 2014 Buildings account for 40 per cent of the overall environmental burden in industrialised countries. Acknowledging that thousands of building materials are available and many might have adverse impact to the environment, careful selection of green building
Ng, ST, Wong, CTC
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