Selection of the insulation materials for refurbishment purposes
Engineering Structures and Technologies, 2017 Refurbishment of the building facades of residential buildings, including insulation, is often considered as the most energy efficient renovation measure with the largest potential.
Irene Lill +3 more
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Chengshi guidao jiaotong yanjiu[Objective] With accelerated urbanization, URT (urban rail transit) has become critical infrastructure for alleviating traffic congestion and optimizing urban spatial layout. However, traditional funding models struggle to sustain the massive investments
FAN Li
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Coordination Devices in the Refurbishment Design Process: A Partial-Correlation Approach [PDF]
Journal of Design and the Built Environment, 2009 Building refurbishment is an important sector in the Malaysian construction industry. The increase the number of building renovations, alterations, extensions and extensive repair works contributed to the high demand for refurbishment projects.
Azlan Shah Ali +2 more
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Two-Stage Multi-Objective Meta-Heuristics for Environmental and Cost-Optimal Energy Refurbishment at District Level [PDF]
, 2019 Energy efficiency and environmental performance optimization at the district level are following an upward trend mostly triggered by minimizing the Global Warming Potential (GWP) to 20% by 2020 and 40% by 2030 settled by the European Union (EU) compared ...
Landa-Torres, Itziar +3 more
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GHG emissions from building renovation versus new-build: incentives from assessment methods
Buildings & Cities, 2023 A variety of life cycle assessment (LCA) calculation methods and rules exist in European countries for building performance evaluation based on new-build.
Regitze Kjær Zimmermann +5 more
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Measurement and Mitigation of Radon Concentration in a Traditional Dwelling in Galicia, Spain
Atmosphere, 2021 Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas which tends to build up within structures. It is therefore necessary to include techniques to mitigate radon concentration when undertaking refurbishment.
Ricardo Pol +3 more
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Domestic UK retrofit challenge: Barriers, incentives and current performance leading into the green deal [PDF]
, 2012 Copyright @ 2012 Elsevier - The official published version can be accessed from the link below.This paper reviews the thermal performance of the existing UK housing stock, the main fabric efficiency incentive schemes and the barriers to obtaining deep ...
Dowson, M +3 more
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Multi-Criteria LCA Framework for Sustainable Hydropower Refurbishment Design
EnergiesHydropower refurbishment is increasingly recognized as a key strategy for maintaining renewable electricity generation and minimizing the environmental and social impacts of developing new infrastructure.
Elena Simina Lakatos +6 more
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Takt Production Monitoring and Control in Apartment Renovation Projects
Buildings, 2021 Construction production is steered with the help of monitoring task progressions and comparing them to the schedule. Construction monitoring is often imprecise.
Kimmo Keskiniva +2 more
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Drawing the hoarding line: balancing the spatial requirements of customer and contractor in occupied refurbishment of railway stations [PDF]
, 2003 In planning an occupied refurbishment the spatial needs of the contractor and of theongoing business have to be balanced. For the refurbishment of railway stations, aparticular concern to retailers and train operators is the disruptive effect ...
Kelsey, JM
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