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Circularity at the neighbourhood scale: co-creative living lab lessons

Buildings & Cities
The transition to a circular economy is a challenging problem for the built environment, as circularity is not a well-understood term, nor do societal stakeholders have a common vision.
Jesse Honsa, Alexis Versele, Tine Van de Kerckhove, Chiara Piccardo   +3 more
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To what extent does surrounding landscape explain stand-level occurrence of conservation-relevant species in fragmented boreal and hemi-boreal forest? – a systematic review

Environmental Evidence
Background Forestry and land-use change are leading causes of habitat loss, degradation, and fragmentation worldwide. The boreal forest biome is no exception, and only a small proportion of this forest type remains intact.
Malin Undin, Anita Atrena, Fredrik Carlsson, Mattias Edman, Bengt Gunnar Jonsson, Jennie Sandström   +5 more
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Sustainable architectural design of the Central Mediterranean [PDF]

, 2017
The climate of the central Mediterranean archipelago of Malta is characterised by hot dry summers and cold humid winters. For centuries, the architecture of these geoheritage islands, erected in the local limestone, has addressed the physical ...
Bianco, Lino, International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment   +1 more
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Embedding sustainability in design education: the case of design project on systemic changes for sustainable businesses based on upcycling [PDF]

, 2019
Sustainable design education has become a prevalent practice in design education. Ramirez’s (2007) worldwide survey shows that the majority of the programmes have either compulsory or optional modules on sustainable design.
Sung, Kyungeun, Yoon, Jungkyoon
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Making the user more efficient: Design for sustainable behaviour [PDF]

, 2008
User behaviour is a significant determinant of a product’s environmental impact; while engineering advances permit increased efficiency of product operation, the user’s decisions and habits ultimately have a major effect on the energy or other resources ...
Arroyo E., Chalkley A. M., Chase R. B., Cialdini R. B., Dan Lockton, David Harrison, Ernevi A., Fischer J., Fogg B. J., Gibson J. J., Jelsma J., Jelsma J., Kesan J. P., Lilley D., Lockton D., Lockton D., Lockton D., Morgan M. G., Neville Stanton, Norman D. A., Norman D. A., Sherwin C., Shingo S.   +22 more
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Mekanisme Passive Cooling Box untuk Optimalisasi Baterai Konversi Sepeda Motor BBM Menjadi Sepeda Motor Listrik

Quantum Teknika
An important component of an electric motorcycle is the battery, which plays a role in storing energy through the principles of electrochemistry. Lead-acid and lithium-ion batteries are the two most common types of batteries found in electric vehicles ...
Ian Hardianto Siahaan, Danny Purnama, Ninuk Jonoadji   +2 more
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Future trends and main concepts of adaptive facade systems

Energy Science & Engineering, 2020
There is a growing interest in adaptive facade technologies to counter overheating problems and well‐being concerns in smart and high‐performance buildings.
Shady Attia, Romain Lioure, Quentin Declaude   +2 more
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Computational Optimisation of Urban Design Models: A Systematic Literature Review

Urban Science
The densification of urban spaces globally has contributed to a need for design tools supporting the planning of more sustainable, efficient, and liveable cities.
JingZhi Tay, Frederick Peter Ortner, Thomas Wortmann, Elif Esra Aydin   +3 more
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Further Connecting Sustainable Interaction Design with Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Design [PDF]

Proceedings of the 2017 Workshop on Computing Within Limits, 2017
This paper advances the connections between sustainable interaction design (SID) also known as sustainable HCI (SHCI) and sustainable digital infrastructure design (SDID), building on prior work in the HCI archive. We describe trends in sustainable interaction design.
Blevis, Eli, Preist, Chris, Schien, Daniel, Ho, Priscilla   +3 more
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Design and sustainable development: what is the contribution that design can make? A case study of the Welsh Woollen Industry [PDF]

, 2009
This paper reports on ongoing research examining the contribution that design can make to sustainable development, that is: '… development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own ...
Thomas, Angharad
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