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Field Test Evaluation of Conservation Retrofits of Low-Income Single Family Buildings in Wisconsin: Summary Report [PDF]

, 2001
During the winter of 1985-86, a retrofit field test was performed in 66 occupied, low-income, single-family homes in Madison, Wisconsin. The primary objectives of the field test were to (1) determine the measured energy savings and the relative benefits ...
Ternes, M. P.
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From Policy to Practice: A Global Review of Circular Economy Strategy Documents in Construction Using NLP

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores how circular economy (CE) principles are incorporated in construction‐related policy roadmaps worldwide, addressing the growing need for effective resource strategies in a highly material‐intensive sector. National strategic CE documents from 57 countries were analyzed using natural language processing techniques, and then ...
Aidana Tleuken, Hamad Hassan Awan, Aidos Kyrkynbay, Sanzhar Sanat, Huseyin Atakan Varol, Ferhat Karaca   +5 more
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Asset Management for Energy System Retrofit

Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2018
Energy System Retrofit is an important activity for simultaneously improving resource efficiency, economic performance and contribution of industry to sustainability. While identifying thermodynamically and technically feasible options for retrofit-based
Petar S. Varbanov, Timothy G. Walmsley, Jiri J. Klemes, Andreja Nemet, Zdravko Kravanja   +4 more
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European retrofit network: retrofitting evaluation methodology report [PDF]

, 2011
The research programme, funded by the EU Progress Fund, looks at the potential impacts of construction training in the area of „retrofitting‟ social housing to make it more sustainable, in particular to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas
Yang, J., Lloyd-Jones, T., Gleeson, C.P.
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Critical factors for waste management in office building retrofit projects in Australia [PDF]

, 2014
Office building retrofit is a sector being highlighted in Australia because of the mature office building market characterised by a large proportion of ageing properties. The increasing number of office building retrofit projects strengthens the need for
Li, Mei, Yang, Jay
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Environmental Management Accounting in Private Hospitals: Navigating Competing Strategic Priorities for Sustainable Decision‐Making

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental management accounting (EMA) is increasingly recognised as essential for carbon governance, accountability and net zero transitions, yet research has overlooked how sustainability is negotiated within mission‐driven but commercially exposed service organisations such as private hospitals in developing economies, a sector often ...
M. M. Swalih, Ronita Ram, Edward Tew
wiley   +1 more source

ResStock-LLM: A Multi-Agent Framework for Climate-Adaptive Residential Retrofit Decisions [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
Residential building retrofits are essential for improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, yet identifying effective retrofit actions for building stocks remains challenging.
Xu Xinyue, Wang Julian, Liu Xingjian
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Infrastructure investments under uncertainty with the possibility of retrofit : theory and simulations [PDF]

Investments in large, long-lived, energy-intensive infrastructure investments using fossil fuels increase longer-term energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, unless the plant is shut down early or undergoes costly retrofit later.
Miller, Sebastian, Strand, Jon, Siddiqui, Sauleh   +2 more
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Circular Innovations in Complex Systems: A Blueprint of Four Design Archetypes

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular innovations (CI), defined as the redesign of products, services or practices to minimise waste, reduce resource use and regenerate natural systems, are essential for advancing the circular economy. Despite growing recognition, their deployment in systems of linked parts with unpredictable interactions (complex systems) remains limited
Sophie Führer, Lucas Miehé, Catharina Bening   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A cost-benefit analysis of a traditional Glasgow tenement net zero retrofit [PDF]

, 2022
The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) has led a multi-stage and holistic evaluation, of a deep traditional tenement retrofit, as part of a Scottish Funding Council Climate Emergency research competition award. The authors of this paper,
Higney, Anthony, Gibb, Kenneth
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