Residential building evacuation: Simulation of potential evacuation scenarios with presence of immobile persons [PDF]
Tehnika, 2020 The increase in urban population leads to the lack of housing in cities. One of potential solutions for this problem is to build tall residential buildings.
Jevtić Radoje B.
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2030 residential and care model of Curaviva Switzerland: From theory to implementation
International Journal of Integrated Care, 2019 System transformation calls for new ways of thinking and problem-solving approaches. Therefore, CURAVIVA Switzerland launched its 2030 Residential and Care Model for Elderly People (80+): Care homes are no longer "large buildings", but decentrailized ...
Michael Kirschner, Markus Leser
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Dynamic models of residential electricity demand: evidence from Switzerland [PDF]
, 2017 We estimate the short- and long-run elasticities of electricity demand in Switzerland using a dynamic model of residential electricity consumption incorporating a correction introduced by Kiviet.
Boogen, Nina +2 more
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Housing retrofit: six types of local authority energy service models
Buildings & Cities, 2021 Given the ambitious policy target to become net zero carbon by 2050, what role can local authorities play in the decarbonisation of housing? An examination is presented of six local authority energy service models relevant to housing retrofit in Britain.
Margaret Tingey +2 more
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Tracking the Brisbane residential property market: Post GFC [PDF]
, 2011 Prior to the GFC, Brisbane and Perth were experiencing the highest increases in median residential house prices, compared to the other major Australian cities, due to strong demand for both owner occupied and investment residential property.
Eves, Chris
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Building Stock Energy Model: Towards a Stochastic Approach
Energies, 2022 This work uses the outcome of a computational tool that performs Energy Performance Certification (EPC) data processing and transforms raw data into comparable data.
Marta J. N. Oliveira Panão +1 more
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Treatment of Choice or A Last Resort? A Review of Residential Mental Health Placements For Children and Adolescents [PDF]
, 2001 Residential treatment is often regarded as a treatment of ‘last resort’ and, increasingly, residential treatment programs are being asked to address the needs of very troubled children and adolescents.
Adams, Gerald R. +2 more
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Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2018 Building renovation projects are mainly affected by not only the design constraints of existing buildings but also various influential factors (e.g., building age, structural stability, site condition).
HeeSung Cha, DongGun Lee
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Analysis of Cool Roof Coatings for Residential Demand Side Management in Tropical Australia
Energies, 2015 Cool roof coatings have a beneficial impact on reducing the heat load of a range of building types, resulting in reduced cooling energy loads. This study seeks to understand the extent to which cool roof coatings could be used as a residential demand ...
Wendy Miller, Glenn Crompton, John Bell
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The relationships between total, electricity and biofuels residential energy consumption and income in Latin America and the Caribbean Countries [PDF]
, 2017 Controlling residential energy consumption in Latino America and the Caribbean countries is crucial to reduce CO2 emissions, as it has an important energy-saving potential, and its environmental controls are difficult to ...
Mejia, Robert +2 more
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