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A Proposal for a Retrofit Master’s Degree in University Education: Bridging the Skill Gap

Standards
Retrofitting the UK building stock is a key priority due to the importance of achieving sustainability goals, preferably before 2050. This goal will not be achieved without reducing energy consumption and making houses more comfortable, healthier, and ...
Chamara Panakaduwa, Paul Coates, Mustapha Munir, Colin Stuhlfelder, Harshi Bamunuachchige   +4 more
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Azioni e soluzioni per il retrofit: strategie, programmi e progetti [PDF]

, 2011
I casi esaminati nel contributo evidenziano che gli interventi di retrofit più efficaci sul piano della qualità complessiva del progetto, si sviluppano nell’ambito di programmi e strategie di ampio respiro.
ASCIONE, PAOLA
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Retrofit information challenges and potential solutions: Perspectives of households, retrofit professionals and local policy makers in the United Kingdom [PDF]

Rapidly scaling up energy retrofit for existing buildings is critical to help meet climate targets. Information is frequently identified as a key barrier to residential retrofit.
Wise, Freya, Palmer, Pippa, Gillich, Aaron   +2 more
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Harnessing machine learning and optimization for informed chemical engineering decisions: A styrene reactor analysis

The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
This study shows that integrating multiple machine learning models with optimization and decision‐making improves chemical process design, and that a consensus‐based strategy across models provides more robust and reliable operating recommendations than any single model, especially under limited or noisy data conditions.
Farough Agin, Clémence Fauteux‐Lefebvre, Jules Thibault   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research on Commercial Patterns of China Existing Building Energy Retrofit Based on Energy Management Contract [PDF]

, 2006
Existing building energy retrofit is one of the keys of building energy efficiency in China. According to experience in developed countries, implementation of energy management contract (EMC) is crucial to promote existing building energy retrofit, which
Han, Z., Sun, J., Liu, C.
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Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Christia Meidiana, Abdelkader Anouzla, Faissal Aziz, Imran Ali, Joan Cecilia C. Casila, M. Imran Khan, Dongdong Zhang, Meihui Jiang, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Md Munir Hayet Khan, Kasun Kumara Dissanayake   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interpretable machine learning framework for performance-based retrofit scheme of blast-damaged reinforced concrete columns

Developments in the Built Environment
Explainable artificial intelligence (xAI) has been widely used to improve learning performance because it helps users understand the learning processes.
Yeeun Kim, Kihak Lee, Jiuk Shin
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Seismic analysis and design of tunnels within fault ground: A review

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
The research methods of seismic response of tunnels within fault ground, including field investigations, analytical solutions, physical experiments, and numerical simulations, and seismic countermeasures are discussed. The present study examines the shortcomings and limitations of the current research and design, and puts forward proposals for future ...
Xingda Wang, Yujing Jiang, Xuepeng Zhang, Yuyong Jiao, Ningbo Li, Xiao Wang, Bo Li   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

RICS Residential Retrofit Standard [PDF]

The purpose of this professional standard is to:•establish a clear framework that sets minimum requirements to maintain consistent,high-quality standards for residential property retrofit advice in respect of provisionof retrofit installations; including

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Challenges in Implementing European Regulation on Water Reuse for Sustainable Agriculture

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Regulation (EU) 2020/741 on minimum requirements for water reuse is a key policy for sustainable water management under growing water scarcity in Europe. This paper examines expert perspectives on the challenges involved in implementing EU regulation for water reuse in agriculture, aiming to broaden existing research, which is largely ...
Patricia Allgaier, Roberta Maffettone, Kevin Grecksch   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source