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Investigation into energy performance of a school building in a hot climate: Optimum of window-to-wall ratio. [PDF]

, 2019
Global attention is currently focussed on developing techniques to improve the thermal performance of buildings to provide indoor comfort with minimum reliance on energy load.
Alwetaishi, Mamdooh, Taki, A. H.
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Exploring the use of new school buildings through post-occupancy evaluation and participatory action research [PDF]

, 2015
This paper presents the results of the development and testing of an integrated post-occupancy evaluation (POE) approach for teachers, staff, pupils and community members using newly constructed school buildings.
Andrea Wheeler, Blewitt J., Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment., Cox A. M., Davis J., Gaia Research., Garbarino J., Hall C., Holloway S. L., Kindon S., Krippendorff K., Mallory-Hill S., Masoud Malekzadeh, Pahl K., Pink S., Sanoff H., Upitis R., Vogel S.   +17 more
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Comparison between Modelled and Measured Magnetic Field Scans of Different Planar Coil Topologies for Stress Sensor Applications

Sensors, 2018
The investigation of planar coils of differing topologies, when combined with a magnetostrictive amorphous ribbon to form a stress-sensitive self-inductor, is an active research area for applications as stress or pressure sensors.
Robert Gibbs, Gregory Moreton, Turgut Meydan, Paul Williams   +3 more
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Engaging schools in the science of low-energy buildings [PDF]

, 2012
This article explores the relationship between the previous UK government’s initiative to rebuild and renew secondary schools, and the requirement for improved education for sustainable development in the UK.
Charnley, Fiona, Cook, Malcolm, Dowsett, Tony, Fleming, Margaret, Fleming, Paul, Mill, Greig   +5 more
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Augmenting the Structures in a Swirling Flame via Diffusive Injection

Journal of Combustion, 2014
Small scale experimentation using particle image velocimetry investigated the effect of the diffusive injection of methane, air, and carbon dioxide on the coherent structures in a swirling flame.
Jonathan Lewis, Agustin Valera-Medina, Richard Marsh, Steven Morris   +3 more
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Decision support tools for energy efficient and healthy school buildings

Tema, 2018
Property owners are being forced to increase the energy efficiency of their buildings. Besides energy efficiency the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of a larger part of Dutch primary school buildings is insufficient.
Ad Straub, Kevin Frankena
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The Development of Standard Designs of Primary School Buildings in Lithuania During the 1920s and 1930s

Meno Istorija ir Kritika, 2023
This article analyses the development of standard designs of primary school buildings in Lithuania during the 1920s and 1930s. This process aimed to create simple and comfortable standard school buildings and provide them to the primary schools operating
Vilkončius Evaldas
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUILDINGS CONDITION ASSESSMENT: CASE OF PRIMORJE-GORSKI KOTAR COUNTY (CROATIA)

Advances in Civil and Architectural Engineering, 2023
This study deals with the condition examination of elementary school buildings in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. For schools to be functional and of high quality, adequate maintenance is mandatory.
Ksenija Tijanić Štrok, Diana Car-Pušić, Saša Marenjak   +2 more
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A survey on problems encountered in current concrete construction and the potential benefits of self-healing cementitious materials

Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2018
The annual costs for repair, maintenance and replacement of civil engineering infrastructure attracts significant expenditure in the UK. Anecdotal evidence suggests that a significant number of existing and new concrete structures suffer from repair and ...
Diane Gardner, Robert Lark, Tony Jefferson, Robert Davies   +3 more
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Redox regime shifts in microbially mediated biogeochemical cycles [PDF]

Biogeosciences, 2015
Understanding how the Earth's biogeochemical cycles respond to environmental change is a prerequisite for the prediction and mitigation of the effects of anthropogenic perturbations.
T. Bush, I. B. Butler, A. Free, R. J. Allen   +3 more
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