Energy Performance and Sustainability of High-Rise Buildings
Proceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA, 2023 This study is to examine methods of enhancing energy efficiency and self-sustainability of tall buildings. The current levels of energy consumption of high-rise buildings were investigated.
Jong Jin Kim
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Study of the effectiveness of outrigger system for high-rise composite buildings for cyclonic region [PDF]
, 2011 The demands of taller structures are becoming imperative almost everywhere in the world in addition to the challenges of material and labor cost, project time line etc.
Fatima, Tabassum +2 more
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Sustainable High-Rise Buildings: Toward Resilient Built Environment
Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2022 This article examines outstanding “sustainable” skyscrapers that received international recognition, including LEED certification. It identifies vital green features in each building and summarizes the prominent elements for informing future projects ...
Kheir Al-Kodmany
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Concrete in high-rise buildings: practical experiences in Madrid [PDF]
, 2010 The use of concrete in high-rise buildings has increased significantly in the last 20 years mainly owing to improvement in all of the technologies associated with this material: admixtures, pumping, transportation and elevation methods, etc.
Corres Peiretti, Hugo, Gomez Navarro, M.
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Technological Advances in Japan’s High-Rise Buildings
Budownictwo i Architektura, 2019 The architectural and structural analysis of selected high-rise buildings in Japan is presented in this paper. Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya have the largest share in development of high-rise buildings. Those cities are very densely populated and moreover they
Jerzy Szołomicki +1 more
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Construction Safety Management Report for High-Rise Buildings
Baltic Journal of Real Estate Economics and Construction Management, 2022 Due to the current rapid economic development, all walks of life have also achieved considerable development. Among them, the construction industry is particularly prominent.
Ni Pengcheng
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Continuous Monitoring of High‐Rise Buildings Using Seismic Interferometry [PDF]
, 2018 The linear seismic response of a building is commonly extracted from ambient vibration measurements. Seismic deconvolution interferometry performed on ambient vibrations can be used to estimate the dynamic characteristics of a building, such as its shear-
Buyukozturk, Oral +5 more
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Fire Safety in High-Rise Buildings: Is the Stay-Put Tactic a Misjudgement or Magnificent Strategy?
Buildings, 2021 Historically, fire incidents in high-rise buildings reveal that Fire and Rescue Services frequently rely on the stay-put tactic (i.e., occupants of high-rise buildings should remain in their apartments) during an inferno.
Andrew Oyen Arewa +3 more
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'Babylonian flats' in victorian and edwardian London [PDF]
, 2008 The first half of this paper examines the controversy associated with the building of Queen Anne's Mansions, London's first high-rise flats, erected between 1873 and 1890, and a catalyst for the introduction of height restrictions in the London Building ...
Dennis, R
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Identifying and Ranking the Risks Involved In the Construction Projects of High-Rise Buildings of Mashhad [PDF]
مهندسی و مدیریت ساخت, 2019 The current research aims to identify and rank the risks involved in the construction projects of high-rise buildings of Mashhad using Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) model.
Mahdi Jahanshahi Javaran, Babak Panahi
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