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Cost-Optimal Renovation Solutions for Detached Rural Houses in Severe Cold Regions of China

, 2023
High heating expenses are observed in numerous Chinese rural houses located in severe cold regions due to the high heating demand, inferior envelope performance and low-efficiency heating equipment.
Hu, Xinyi, Shao, Teng, Xinyi Hu, Juha Jokisalo, Lehtonen, Matti, Teng Shao, Matti Lehtonen, Risto Kosonen, Kosonen, Risto, Jokisalo, Juha   +9 more
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Negotiating contested spaces and places: Narratives of social suffering and resistance in racialized Cape Town communities

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study employs a schizocartographic approach to explore community narratives of space, memory, and violence in Kraaifontein, Cape Town. Through participants' accounts, ordinary places—gardens, shops, blocks, sports grounds, and streets—emerge as ambivalent geographies where trauma, resilience, and belonging intersect.
Guido Veronese, Chiara Fiscone, Ashraf Kagee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Exposure Profiles and Their Predictors in a Study of US Volunteer Firefighters

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Firefighters may experience occupational exposure to per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Volunteer firefighters make up 65% of the US fire service, but their serum PFAS profiles have not been well characterized. This study aims to (1) describe PFAS serum profiles among US volunteer firefighters from 9 states enrolled in ...
Katherine A. Lubina, Zorimar Rivera‐Núñez, Miriam M. Calkins, Robert Laumbach, Shou‐En Lu, Jefferey L. Burgess, Elena Austin, Derrick L. Edwards, Maria D. H. Koeppel, Jaclyn M. Goodrich, Zhihua (Tina) Fan, Chang Ho Yu, Kaleigh M. Hinton, Casey C. Grant, Brian Kubiel, Daniel Roy, Judith M. Graber   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards BIM-Enhanced Renovation Management Tools with Support to Stakeholder Interaction

Proceedings, 2020
This paper presents two renovation management tools that are currently being developed in BIM4EEB project: BIMPlanner—a planning and management tool for housing renovation projects —and BIM4Occupants—a coordination tool between contractors and occupants.
Seppo Törmä, Markku Kiviniemi, Rita Lavikka, Spiros Kousouris, Kostas Tsatsakis   +4 more
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Owning Home, Finding Belonging: Relational Meanings of Homeownership for Migrant Healthcare Workers in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Migrant healthcare workers in Australia find themselves at the centre of three intersecting concerns, often presented as ‘crises’ in contemporary discourse: the ‘care crisis’, the ‘housing crisis’ and the ‘migration crisis.’ Yet their own perspectives on these issues are rarely foregrounded. This paper explores the role of homeownership in the
Leah Williams Veazey
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SUSTAINABLE BUILDING RENOVATION PRACTICES: Simple additive weighting

Mekansal Araştırmalar Dergisi
The concept of sustainability has become a priority in the decisions made by all disciplines today. In the field of architecture, sustainable decisions are incorporated at all stages, such as new construction, life cycle, demolition, and renovation.
Sema Balçık, Ruşen Yamaçlı
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How Are Australian Local Governments Responding to the Homelessness Crisis? Findings From a National Study

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australian local governments are facing intensifying pressures to respond to worsening visible homelessness. This paper presents one of the first national studies on how local governments are responding to these pressures, and the first since the onset of the post‐pandemic housing crisis.
Andrew Clarke, Joelle Moore, Fatemeh Aminpour, Katya Eagles   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A panacea or unregulated density of the city?

Проект Байкал, 2021
Drawing on the case of Krasnoyarsk, the authors study the possibilities of defining the territories of integrated development (ITD), as well as possible directions of their development from the standpoint of the modern understanding of the renovation of ...
Irina Kukina, Ivan Ryaposov, Klavdia Kamalova, Yana Chui   +3 more
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QLCM Method for Determining the Quality Level of Circular Movement in Floor Plans of Houses and Apartments

Buildings
This article deals with the specific spatial organization of residential buildings and highlights the advantages of ‘floor plans with circular paths’. When renovating the existing floor plans of houses or apartments, different floor plan variants can be ...
Kaja Pogačar, Stojan Kravanja
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L’idea del nuovo ordine e il valore critico del progetto utopistico [PDF]

Polis: Revista de Stiinte Politice, 2017
The great fortune of political utopia genre and the renewed attention to its multiple expressions demand a new moment of reflection. Though in the historical evolution of the different linguistic codes and the model’s theoretical structures, utopia still
Laura MITAROTONDO
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