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Journal of DaylightingDaylighting is a key aspect of educational building design, supporting both visual comfort and energy efficiency. However, design practice often reduces the role of windows to aperture ratios, with limited attention to the influence of window geometry on
Jenifer Godoy Daltrozo +3 more
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Flash@Hebburn Urban Art in the New Century [PDF]
, 2010 The publication of Flash@Hebburn, explores the creation of the public art installation Flash@Hebburn featuring light and electricity, by Charles Quick, on the banks of the River Tyne at Hebburn Riverside Park in South Tyneside, which spanned a period of ...
Chesney, Rebbeca +5 more
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Energies, 2020 In Saudi Arabia, residential buildings are one of the major contributors to total energy consumption. Even though there are abundant natural resources, it is somewhat difficult to apply them to building designs, as design variables, due to slow progress ...
A. AL-Dossary, D. Kim
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ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.A bilayer protection approach is proposed for slowing down the surface potential decay of thin films of spontaneously‐polarized electret materials. The electret and the protective films are characterized, and the protection effectiveness is investigated under the effects of light illumination, water contact and mechanical impact.
Seyedali Sabzpoushan +2 more
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Evaluating a BiPV sun shading system with various software and methods [PDF]
, 2016 This paper aims to explore the attractiveness of a BiPV (building integrated photovoltaic) fixed façade shading systems in view of a deep retrofit of the residential building envelope.
Jakica, +5 more
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Carbon Dots: An Emerging Frontier for Green and Sustainable Civil Engineering Materials
ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.Traditional civil engineering materials (CE materials) are usually involved with high‐energy consumption during manufacturing, significant maintenance costs, and substantial environmental impacts throughout their life cycles. The progress of nanotechnology is catalyzing a green and sustainable transformation within the field.
Weiwen Hao +5 more
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Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.This research explores the techno‐economic and environmental performance of fully renewable hybrid energy systems for rural electrification in Auchi, Nigeria. HOMER Pro is utilized to model and optimize PV/WT/Battery, PV/Battery, and WT/Battery configurations under identical conditions.
Ibrahim Seidu +7 more
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Dynamic Facades for Natural Daylight and Energy Usage in Buildings
IOP Conference Series: Earth and EnvironmentIn this research, we explore the integration of dynamic facades to enhance both aesthetics and energy efficiency in buildings. The study introduces two dynamic facade designs, one employing a triangular shape and the other inspired by origami folds ...
N. H. N. Budhiman, M. Koerniawan
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Bio‐inspired nanophotonics: Structural color, chirality, and resonance metasurfaces
InfoMat, EarlyView.A butterfly‐wing‐inspired anisotropic plasmonic flatband resonant metasurface. Insets, photo of the butterfly, Sasakia charonda, and the SEM image of its wing scale (above); the SEM image of the metasurface (below). Abstract The dazzling colors of butterfly wings and hummingbird feathers are not painted with pigments, but crafted by nature's invisible ...
Weihan Liu, Yao Liang, Din Ping Tsai
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An evaluation tool for design quality: PFI sheltered housing [PDF]
, 2013 The complex procurement process entailed by the private finance initiative (PFI) means that clients need new capacities to manage their relationships with bidders and to assess project proposals if the desired level of design quality is to be achieved ...
Giddings, Bob +3 more
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