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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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Controlling Dynamical Systems Into Unseen Target States Using Machine Learning

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Parameter‐aware next‐generation reservoir computing enables efficient, data‐driven control of dynamical systems across unseen target states and nonstationary transitions. The approach suppresses transient behavior while navigating system collapse scenarios with minimal training data—over an order of magnitude less than traditional methods.
Daniel Köglmayr, Alexander Haluszczynski, Christoph Räth   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Earthen construction: structural vulnerabilities and retrofit solutions for seismic actions [PDF]

, 2012
Earthen structures present very appealing characteristics regarding a more sustainable practice with the preservation of our natural resources. However, when subjected to earthquake ground motions, this type of construction may present a deficient ...
Oliveira, C. F., Vargas, J., Varum, H.
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Food inflation pass‐through from agricultural imports in a small open economy

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper develops a new framework for quantifying cost pass‐through in a small open economy by estimating firm‐level markup responses to agricultural import price shocks. We show theoretically that markup adjustments depend on firms' reliance on imported inputs and demand curvature, generating heterogeneous inflationary effects across firm ...
Minseong Kang, Seungki Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Co-design and Development of Building Information Modelling for Work Health and Safety Design, Construction and Management Industry Guidelines

The construction industry has one of the highest high fatality and injury rates globally. Building Information Modelling (BIM) as an enabling technology can significantly eliminate and mitigate risks and improve work health and safety (WHS) management.
Kerry London, Zelinna Pablo
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Inflation, Race, and Legislation—The Erosion in the Real Value of Monetary Compensation for Miners' Occupational Lung Disease in South Africa, 1973–2024

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background For much of the 20th century, the South African mining industry had a statutory compensation system for pneumoconiosis and tuberculosis characterized by gross racial inequality. This study examines the impact of inflation over the period 1973–2024 on the real value of miners' lung disease compensation, including the effect of the ...
Martin Nicol, Jim teWaterNaude, Barry Kistnasamy, Rodney Ehrlich   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variability of Material Solutions for the Perimeter Walls of Buildings in Post-Industrial Settlements as Part of Energy Rehabilitation and Achieving Carbon Neutrality

Energies
Post-industrial sites are a part of many cities. The impacts of industrial activities are not only evident in the area where the activity took place, but also affect the buildings within these areas.
Hamed Afsoosbiria, Darja Kubečková, Oskar Kambole Musenda, Khaled Mohamed   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Insistence of Blackness and the Persistence of Antiblackness in Ireland

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper positions Ireland as a critical site for examining the insistence of blackness and an antiblackness created and sustained through Irish ethnonationalist imaginaries and exclusionary processes. Drawing on connected sociologies and Irish Black Studies, this enquiry argues that antiblackness in Ireland operates as a generational force,
Philomena Mullen
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing design–bid–build project delivery: A comprehensive review and framework for contractor selection and project optimisation in the construction industry

Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: an International Journal
Abstract The construction industry is one of the fastest growing and most profitable in the world. The industry is vital, especially in Qatar where infrastructure is growing. In the construction industry in Qatar, design–bid–build (DBB) is the most common project delivery technique; nonetheless, it has several drawbacks.
Ali Almuhannadi, Mohammed, Salem Ghareeb, Ahmed   +1 more
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Underemployment and Job Quality Among Young Australians: A Gendered Analysis Using the HILDA Survey (2009–2022)

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over almost two decades, young people's employment opportunities have been significantly impacted by events like the Global Financial Crisis (2008–2009) and the COVID‐19 pandemic (2020‐). Thus, underemployment has become a more pervasive and persistent feature of young people's labour market experiences. This research focuses on three forms of
Brendan Churchill
wiley   +1 more source