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Environmental response of load bearing envelope in historical Cairo: Bayt Yakan as a case study

Frontiers in Built Environment
This study, the environmental performance of Bayt Yakan, a historical building with a courtyarded façade in Cairo is analyzed considering the impact of thermal mass and courtyard microclimate on indoor performance in hot-arid climatic conditions. In this
Marwa Abdelalim
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Effects of atmospheric stability and urban morphology on daytime intra-urban temperature variability for Glasgow, UK [PDF]

, 2018
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 90.2, Beniston, Carter, Chandler, Chen, Davoudi, Eduardo L. Krüger, Eliasson, Eliasson, Emmanuel, Emmanuel, Gronlund, Hebbert, Holmer, Höppe, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, ISO 7726, ISO 7730, Kassomenos, Kershaw, Kleerekoper, Kolokotroni, Kolokotroni, Kolokotsa, Konarska, Koppe, Krüger, Krüger, Lai, Lee, Matzarakis, Mavrogianni, Mirzaei, Mohan, Oikonomou, Oke, Patricia Drach, Rohinton Emmanuel, Russo, Scott, Shimoda, Souza, Stewart, Stone, Svensson, Tomlinson, Turner, UK MET Office, Unger, Unger, Unger, Upmanis   +51 more
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Analysis of the Correlation Between Spatial Morphological Elements and Microclimate in the Higher Education Teaching Center Area

Atmosphere
Irrational spatial configuration of campuses has contributed to changes in local microclimates, thus reducing human thermal comfort, particularly in severely cold regions of China.
Liang Qiao, Xinling Yan
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The image of productive landscapes: A method for the perceptual analysis of industrial heritage [PDF]

, 2015
The scope of this study is to present a methodology to assess the image of productive landscapes from a visual perceptual point of view. Rethinking the productive landscape is currently an urgent task for urban planners and landscape designers, but no ...
Morello, Eugenio, Piga, Barbara E. A.
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Impact of urban geometry on indoor air temperature and cooling energy consumption in traditional and formal urban environments [PDF]

, 2018
The file attached to this record is the author's final peer reviewed version. The Publisher's final version can be found by following the URI link.This study explores the effect of outdoor microclimatic environment on indoor conditions in a tropical ...
Sharmin, Tania, Steemers, Koen
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The Urban Climate [PDF]

, 2014
Cities represent massive anthropogenic interventions in the planetary environment. They contribute to climate change and are affected by it. The world population increasingly lives in cities, implying the critical need for a better understanding of the ...
Mahdavi, Ardeshir
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Case study 2. Model validation using existing data from PV generation on selected New Zealand schools [PDF]

, 2015
Solar energy is abundant, free and non-polluting. Solar energy can offset the consumption of fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and contribute to meeting the fast-growing energy demands.
Sakdiseth, Samanant
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Seasonal outdoor thermal comfort and neutral PET thresholds in a severe cold Dwa climate city of Shenyang China. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Fan L, Li Z, Zhou Y.
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Exploring the relationship between urban visual density and responsible tourism behavior: a multimodal study of Macao. [PDF]

Front Psychol
Wang Y, Lyu H, Wu Y, Ouyang Y.
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The Analysis of Urban Nighttime Light Spatial Heterogeneity and Driving Factors Based on SDGSAT-1 Data. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Liu J, Zhang Y, Zhu Y, Zhao X, Guo W.
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