Influence of Traffic-Induced Vibrations on Humans and Residential Building-A Case Study. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 The case study presents an assessment of the traffic-induced vibrations on humans and residential buildings, which is important for sustainable development. The analyzed residential building had several cracks in the walls.
Beben D +4 more
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Energy Management through Cost Forecasting for Residential Buildings in New Zealand [PDF]
Energies, 2019 Over the last two decades, the residential building sector has been one of the largest energy consumption sectors in New Zealand. The relationship between that sector and household energy consumption should be carefully studied in order to optimize the ...
Linlin Zhao +2 more
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Life Cycle Impact Assessment of Load-Bearing Straw Bale Residential Building. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2021 As a renewable raw material, straw bale represents a sustainable way of construction with minimal environmental impact. This paper focused on life cycle impact assessment of load-bearing straw bale residential building.
Vanova R, Vlcko M, Stefko J.
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Review on Energy Efficiency using the Ecotect Simulation Software for Residential Building Sector [PDF]
Iranica Journal of Energy and Environment, 2022 The building sectors are recognized as one of the essential contributors of global warming and climate change because of their high energy use. The building sector is responsible for 40% of all energy usage and 40% of the CO2 emissions in the developed ...
N. Amani +2 more
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A high-fidelity residential building occupancy detection dataset. [PDF]
Sci Data, 2021 This paper describes development of a data acquisition system used to capture a range of occupancy related modalities from single-family residences, along with the dataset that was generated.
Jacoby M, Tan SY, Henze G, Sarkar S.
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Impacts of COVID-19 on residential building energy use and performance. [PDF]
Build Environ, 2021 Kawka E, Cetin K.
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Home Energy Upgrades as a Pathway to Home Decarbonization in the US: A Literature Review
Energies, 2022 This work aims to characterize how home energy upgrade projects and programs in the US have evolved over the past decade. It also identifies what changes are needed to drive expansion of the US energy retrofit market in such a way that addresses carbon ...
Brennan D. Less +2 more
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Development of Advanced Smart Ventilation Controls for Residential Applications
Energies, 2021 This study examined the use of zoned ventilation systems using a coupled CONTAM/EnergyPlus model for new California dwellings. Several smart control strategies were developed with a target of halving ventilation-related energy use, largely through ...
Iain Walker +3 more
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International Journal for Computational Civil and Structural Engineering, 2022 Despite a fairly long period of research and a significant number of publications around the world on the problem of the complex resistance of reinforced concrete, the existing calculation models still remain far from perfect.
Vladimir Travush +3 more
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Residential building stock in Serbia: classification and vulnerability for seismic risk studies
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2023 Regional seismic risk assessment is necessary for designing effective seismic risk mitigation measures. In general, such risk assessment studies consist of three components: hazard, vulnerability, and exposure modelling.
N. Blagojević +8 more
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