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Integrating low energy cooling and ventilation strategies in Indian residences
Buildings & Cities, 2022 Rapidly developing economies of countries in hot climates face the risk of a significant increase in CO2 emissions. This study developed strategies for low energy cooling and ventilation for Indian residences (LECaVIR). Ventilation and cooling techniques
Malcolm John Cook +7 more
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Automated Residential Energy Audits Using a Smart WiFi Thermostat-Enabled Data Mining Approach
Energies, 2021 Smart WiFi thermostats, when they first reached the market, were touted as a means for achieving substantial heating and cooling energy cost savings. These savings did not materialize until additional features, such as geofencing, were added.
Abdulrahman Alanezi +2 more
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Detoxification in rehabilitation in England: effective continuity of care or unhappy bedfellows? [PDF]
, 2007 There is evidence that residential detoxification alone does not provide satisfactory treatment outcomes and that outcomes are significantly enhanced when clients completing residential detoxification attend rehabilitation services (Gossop, Marsden ...
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Windows: a study of residents’ perceptions and uses in Sweden
Buildings & Cities, 2021 What are inhabitants’ perceptions and uses of windows in multi-dwelling buildings? This paper reports on a field study that explores daylight, the visual connection to the outside and the role of windows in the home during the day and night.
Kiran Maini Gerhardsson +1 more
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Retrofit at scale: accelerating capabilities for domestic building stocks
Buildings & Cities, 2021 Highlights Retrofitting domestic buildings is essential for meeting targets to mitigate the catastrophic impacts of our changing climate. Current rates of retrofitting are far lower than necessary for achieving global net zero climate targets. To date in
Faye Wade, Henk Visscher
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Electric Vehicle User Behavior: An Analysis of Charging Station Utilization in Canada
Energies, 2023 For a user-centered deployment of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) infrastructure, it is vital to understand electric vehicle user charging behavior.
Tim Jonas, Noah Daniels, Gretchen Macht
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Interior in Residential Premises That Support Ageing in Place for Older Users
Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications, 2023 One of the effective factors in enabling individuals to age in place and to spend their old age periods more actively and with better quality is the physical environmental characteristics of the dwelling and its immediate surroundings.
Tülay Zorlu, Hande Eyüboğlu
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Energies, 2021 Energy savings based upon use of smart WiFi thermostats ranging from 10 to 15% have been documented, as new features such as geofencing have been added.
Abdulrahman Alanezi +2 more
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Buildings, 2021 Air conditioning (A/C) is generally responsible for a significant proportion of total building energy consumption. However, occupants’ air conditioning usage patterns are often unrealistically characterised in building energy performance simulation tools,
Bongchan Jeong +4 more
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Analysis of a residential building energy consumption as “base model” in Tripoli, Lebanon [PDF]
, 2016 The interest in energy performance of buildings in Lebanon has increased in the last few years. Indeed, many organizations are evaluating the commercial buildings’ energy performance in order to increase the commercial sector energy efficiency.
Yathreb, S.
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