Opportunities for financing sustainable development using complementary local currencies [PDF]
, 2019 Financing building retrofit projects that contribute to climate change mitigation has always represented a significant barrier. With 28% of global emissions coming from existing buildings, it is of paramount importance to carry out retrofit measures that
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Lessons learnt from design, off-site construction and performance analysis of deep energy retrofit of residential buildings [PDF]
, 2019 The article introduces the process of deep energy retrofit carried out on a residential building in the UK, using a ‘TCosy’ approach in which the existing building is completely surrounded by a new thermal envelope. It reports on the entire process, from
Jankovic, Ljubomir
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Building governance and energy efficiency: Mapping the interdisciplinary challenge [PDF]
, 2018 Improving the energy efficiency of multi-owned properties (MoPs)—commonly known as apartment or condominium buildings—is central to the achievement of European energy targets. However, little work to date has focused on how to facilitate retrofit in this
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Effect of curing regimes on strength of magnesium silicate hydrate cement
Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2023 This study aimed to investigate the impact of different curing regimes on the strength of magnesium silicate hydrate cement (MSHC). The study employed various microscopic tests, including XRD, TG, SEM, and MIP, to analyze the underlying mechanisms.
Xiao Luo +7 more
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Optimal Sensor Placement for Spatial Structure Based on Importance Coefficient and Randomness
Shock and Vibration, 2018 The current methods of optimal sensor placement are majorly presented based on modal analysis theory, lacking the consideration of damage process of the structure.
Haoxiang He +4 more
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Signal Nonstationary Degree Evaluation Method Based on Moving Statistics Theory
Shock and Vibration, 2021 Nonstationary signal refers to the signal whose statistics change with time, and its nonstationary degree evaluation can provide effective support for the evaluation of the operating state of the signal source.
Haoxiang He, Shitao Cheng, Xiaofu Zhang
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Impact of Measurement Uncertainty on Building Modeling and Retrofitting Decisions
Frontiers in Built Environment, 2021 Retrofitting buildings is essential for improving the existing global building stock. Innovations in wireless sensor networks have provided new means for scalable and potentially low-cost solutions for evaluating optimal retrofit measures in a building ...
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Retrofitting Memory: Retrofitting a Non-Physical Architecture [PDF]
, 2021 <p>This project looks at how destroyed architecture, although physically lost, fundamentally continues to exist within human memories as a non-physical entity. The site chosen is Avonside Girls’ High School in Christchurch, New Zealand, a school heavily damaged during the February 22nd earthquake in 2011.
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Advances in Civil Engineering, 2018 A parameter optimization design method is proposed for multiple coal bucket dampers (CBDs) to reduce the seismic response of coal-fired power plants. To test the damping effect of the optimized CBDs, a 1 : 30 scale shaking table test model of a power ...
Ling-Yun Peng +3 more
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Retrofit self-optimizing control of Tennessee Eastman process [PDF]
, 2016 This paper considers near-optimal operation of the Tennessee Eastman (TE) process by using a retrofit self-optimizing control (SOC) approach. Motivated by the factor that most chemical plants in operation have already been equipped with a workable ...
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