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Automated space layout planning for environmental sustainability [PDF]

, 2009
There is a growing global interest in low/zero carbon buildings in response to the increased CO2 in the atmosphere, nearly half of which comes from building energy consumption.
Manthilake, Inoka, Mourshed, Monjur, Wright, Jonathan   +2 more
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Auto‐Generated Valence States in Electrocatalysts for Boosting Oxygen and Hydrogen Evolution Kinetics in Alkaline Water/Alkaline Seawater/Simulated Seawater/Natural Seawater

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review systematically highlights the latest achievements in mixed‐valence states relevant to hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions, providing essential insights into future directions and methods for large‐scale practical implementation. This critical review is expected to provide an overview of recent advancements in diverse valence‐state metal
Jitendra N. Tiwari, Gokul Bhaskaran, Krishan Kumar, Yun Suk Huh, Young‐Kyu Han   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trap‐Modified Inverted Organic Photodetectors via Layer‐by‐Layer Processing with Poly(N‐vinylcarbazole) Additives

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Trap state engineering in inverted organic photodetectors (OPDs) is achieved via combined layer‐by‐layer (LbL) processing and poly(N‐vinylcarbazole) (PVK) incorporation. LbL reduces the trap density while PVK additives gradually shift trap states from shallow band‐edge to deep mid‐gap levels, tailoring the energy distribution.
Jingwei Yi, Yi Yang, Yusen Pei, Apurva Gadikar, Vahid Mahdikhah, Myratgeldi Kotyrov, Seung Hyun Kim, Kenan Gundogdu, Wei You, Harald Ade, Franky So   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimisation of Nearly Zero Energy Building Envelope for Passive Thermal Comfort in Southern Europe

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The pursuit of sustainable and energy-efficient construction is vital to mitigate climate change and reduce carbon emissions. The application of the concept of nearly Zero Energy Building (nZEB) is now a reality for new buildings in the European Union ...
Jaime Resende, Helena Corvacho
doaj   +1 more source

Cost optimality and nZEB target in building renovation of Portuguese residential buildings [PDF]

, 2014
Promoting the improvement of the overall energy performance of buildings is a relevant part of the European climate action and the Roadmap for moving towards a competitive low carbon economy in 2050, with an expectation of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG ...
Almeida, Manuela Guedes de, Bragança, L., Ferreira, Marco António Pedrosa Santos, Rodrigues, Ana   +3 more
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Oral Dosed Organo‐Silica Nanoparticles Restore Glucose Homeostasis and β‐Cell Function in Diabetes Rats

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An oral nanoplatform, MOP@T@D, which can maintain glucose homeostasis and restore islet β cells in diabetic rats is developed. It achieves efficient intestinal absorption and liver‐targeted delivery. The nanoparticle disintegrates only in response to hyperglycemia to release insulin on demand and provides antioxidant protection through selenoprotein ...
Chenxiao Chu, Mingli Wei, Che Bian, Xiaoshuang Bi, Yaxin Deng, Peifu Xiao, Jiansong Zhao, Yuying Wang, Haibing He, Jingxin Gou, Tian Yin, Xing Tang, Li Yang, Hongbo Zhang, Yu Zhang   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of ventilation strategies for the nearly zero energy retrofit of a day care center [PDF]

, 2016
The scientific literature often reports examples of educational buildings with extremely poor ventilation performance. An in-field investigation for the environmental and energy assessment of a day care center in Italy in Milano, confirmed that ...
Armani, Roberto, Causone, Francesco, Pagliano, Lorenzo, Pietrobon, Marco, Sangalli, Andrea   +4 more
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Operando Temperature Sensing at the Actual Electrocatalytic Interface by Nanodiamond Quantum Sensors

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
By integrating a wide‐field microscope with a custom‐designed electrolyzer, nanoscale temperature changes can be recorded in situ during the electrolysis process without interfering with ongoing electrochemical reactions. This method establishes a correlation between the interface temperature and specific electrochemical reactions, making the measured ...
Zan Li, Hui Wang, Mingzhong Ai, Yao Gao, Xinyi Feng, Junchen Ye, Ying Wang, Quan Li   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Benchmarking the Environmental Impact of Green and Traditional Masonry Wall Constructions [PDF]

, 2017
peer reviewedIn Belgium, the most common approach for nearly Zero Energy Buildings is to comply with the locally modified version of the German Passive House (PH) Standard that requires a very low conductivity of exterior walls. The conventional PH brick
Attia, Shady, Gauvreau-Lemelin, Corinne
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SI‐bioATRP in Mesoporous Silica for Size‐Exclusion Driven Local Polymer Placement

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An enzyme‐catalyzed surface‐initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI‐bioATRP) of an anionic monomer within mesoporous silica particles, using hemoglobin as a catalyst, allows for controlling the location of the formed polymer via size‐exclusion effects between the nanopores and the biomacromolecules, thereby opening routes to functional ...
Oleksandr Wondra, Eleonora Ornati, Robert Lehn, Joanna J. Mikolei, Hergen Breitzke, Raheleh Pardehkhorram, Gerd Buntkowsky, Nico Bruns, Annette Andrieu‐Brunsen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source