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Business Strategy &Development, Volume 6, Issue 1, Page 75-94, March 2023., 2023 Abstract To foster sustainable development, transition to circular economy should happen globally. Lately, however, the implementation of circular solutions has been particularly slow in the developing countries where these solutions could bring about particularly positive changes.
Jarkko Levänen +2 more
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Future proofing a building design using history matching inspired level‐set techniques
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C (Applied Statistics), Volume 70, Issue 2, Page 335-350, March 2021., 2021 Abstract How can one design a building that will be sufficiently protected against overheating and sufficiently energy efficient, whilst considering the expected increases in temperature due to climate change? We successfully manage to address this question—greatly reducing a large set of initial candidate building designs down to a small set of ...
Evan Baker, Peter Challenor, Matt Eames
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Buildings, 2022 In the last decade, several European directives have been established to contribute to the 2020, 2030 and 2050 energy saving targets and impose energy efficiency requirements for new construction, existing buildings and building renovation operations ...
Jorge Otaegi +4 more
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Trends in sustainable architectural design in the United Kingdom: A Delphi study
Sustainable Development, Volume 28, Issue 4, Page 880-896, July/August 2020., 2020 Abstract Despite the prevalence of sustainable and green building in the United Kingdom, there is little agreement on what is required to achieve this status. This research seeks consensus among expert sustainable architects in the United Kingdom on the relative importance of a range of factors in facilitating a sustainable built environment.
Robert Grover +2 more
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Using renewable energy to create comfort in the first Romanian passive house suited for offices
Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability, 2016 Using renewable energy is becoming more profitable nowadays because of applying advanced technology. The paper, presented by the authors, analyses the case of using solar and geothermal energy to create comfort in homes with low energy consumption.
Ivan Gabriel +3 more
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A long-term monitoring study on the thermal comfort and durability of a straw bale Passivhaus cottage [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 The built environment sector accounts for 40% of the UK's total carbon footprint; bio-based construction materials can play an important role in reducing the whole-life carbon of a new build. Straw bale construction is one of the most promising bio-based
Marincioni Valentina, Bradshaw Frances
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Building a green economy? Sustainability transitions in the UK building sector [PDF]
, 2015 This paper explores the interest by policy makers to encourage and develop a green economy, with a particular focus on UK government attempts to engender a shift in the mainstream building and construction sector towards adopting green building methods ...
Gibbs, David +2 more
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Towards a sustainable economy? Socio-technical transitions in the green building sector [PDF]
, 2013 Making the transition to a green economy is a major policy driver in the UK and other countries. Entrepreneurs are suggested as being at the forefront of this transition and as a driving force for sustainability. These “green entrepreneurs” may represent
Gibbs, David +3 more
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Lessons Learned from the First Passivhaus Building in Qatar
Environmental Science and Sustainable Development, 2019 Energy efficient models have become the path to reduce energy consumption and Greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment in many developed countries.
May Khalfan
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Energy Reports, 2022 Given the climate-sensitive interactions between buildings and the immediate environment, an insight into the impact of design parameters on building energy performance under specific climate environments is crucial for the sustainable development of ...
Y. Hong +5 more
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