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Integration of fast fluid dynamics and Markov chain model for predicting transient particle transport in buildings [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2019 Fast simulation tools for the prediction of transient particle transport are critical in designing the air distribution indoors to reduce the exposure to indoor particles and associated health risks.
Liu Wei, Chen Chun
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Energies, 2019 The planning process of nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB), as defined in Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), requires that designers check their solutions at all stages of planning. In the initial design phase, methods and tools for which
Suzana Domjan +3 more
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Promoting sustainable construction: European and British networks at the knowledge-policy interface [PDF]
, 2008 The responsibility of builders, developers, planners, architects and policy-makers to promote more sustainable urban environments and buildings is consistently prioritized in nascent European, national and local planning strategies.
Moore, S, Rydin, Y
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Towards energy optimized cities
Techne, 2018 This work deals with the application of a bottom-up and scenario-based approach to analyse the future urban energy development. For this purpose, consistent scenarios of long term socio-economic, technological and demographic developments of the ...
Ali Hainoun, Ghazal Etminan
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The relevance of lean thinking to sustainable improvement of public office buildings in Nigeria [PDF]
, 2017 This study looked into the relevance of lean thinking, particularly the application of muda as a supplement to the sustainable improvement diagnosis technique of existing office buildings, for a fuller assessment of user's requirement in Nigeria.
Hendra Hermawan, Hendra Hermawan +7 more
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Do Sustainable Buildings Inspire More Sustainable Buildings?
Procedia Engineering, 2016 AbstractSustainable buildings offer numerous social benefits including improved health and productivity for occupants. This study adds to this growing body of knowledge to suggest benefits extend to influence occupant consideration for sustainability. In an undergraduate civil engineering senior “capstone” course, students were given a mock request for
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Comparison of future weather files for Brazilian cities [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThere is an increasing interest from academia, government, and private companies in future weather generation to predict new climate realities and prepare our assets for resilience and adaptability. In the built environment, practitioners have evolved by
Vaz Igor Catão Martins +2 more
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Delivering sustainable buildings in retail construction [PDF]
, 2012 Session: Sustainability: Theory and Design The article can be viewed at: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/ar2012-1455-1465_Dangana_Pan_Goodhew.pdfThe demand for high performance 'green' or 'sustainable' buildings is becoming increasingly ...
Goodhew, S, Pan, W, Zainab, S
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior +7 more
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Technologies, 2017 The present study’s main objective was to determine the applicability of organic phase change materials (PCMs) in a building’s envelope construction system for the passive provision of comfortable indoor thermal conditions over one year based on thermal ...
Adriana Lira-Oliver +1 more
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