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Implementing and operating net zero buildings in South Africa
Buildings & CitiesA total of 34 buildings in South Africa (ZA) have received a net zero certification between 2017 and 2023. These buildings are becoming more crucial to combatting climate change due to the reduced carbon emissions and resource efficiencies in net zero ...
Rolien Terblanche +2 more
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Earthquake resistance analysis of structural systems of multi-storey civil buildings
Structural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and Buildings, 2020 Relevance. Increasing the density of urban population requires the use of optimal structural systems of multi-storey civil buildings, however, despite a large number of studies on the rationality of their application, the question of choosing an ...
Zaurbek K. Abaev +2 more
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Tema, 2023 The principles of conservation of existing structures (like evidence of regional construction techniques) pose a significant challenge in the general field of structural safety, increasingly claimed by the new technical codes.
Marco Zerbinatti +3 more
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Acceptability of sufficiency consumption policies by Finnish households
Buildings & CitiesSufficiency policies aim to decrease and avoid the demand for energy, materials, land and water. This research examines the acceptability of sufficiency consumption policies among Finnish households and how Finnish households experience sufficiency as a ...
Essi Nuorivaara, Sanna Ahvenharju
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Key factors for revitalising heritage buildings through adaptive reuse
Buildings & CitiesThis study investigates the preservation through adaptive reuse of derelict heritage buildings at risk of demolition in urban settings in New Brunswick, Canada.
Émilie Savoie +2 more
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Analytical Calculation of Cylindrical Shells in the Form of Second-Order Algebraic Surfaces
Structural Mechanics of Engineering Constructions and BuildingsWhen choosing the shape of a shell, one should strive for the boundary conditions to ensure momentless behavior of the shell. Second-order algebraic surfaces include three degenerate surfaces: parabolic, elliptic, and hyperbolic cylindrical surfaces, and
Sergey N. Krivoshapko
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LAVENO STREET HOUSES BY MARCO ZANUSO. AN OUTSTANDING EXPERIMENT IN LIGHTWEIGHT PREFABRICATION
TemaThe paper focuses on one of the most interesting experiences in Italy about light prefabrication, developed by the Milanese architect and designer Marco Zanuso (1916-2001), a major protagonist at the national level in the debate on building ...
Giovanni Conca
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A reform agenda for UK construction education and practice
Buildings & Cities, 2020 Achieving zero carbon requires major changes in buildings and construction practices, but both remain very hard to achieve. The UK construction sector operates in a low-skills equilibrium, whereby poor quality assurance and significant design–performance
Gavin Killip
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PREFABRICATED LIGHT STEEL CONSTRUCTION. RESEARCH AND PROTOTYPES FOR HOUSING IN ITALY
TemaThe use of steel technologies in the residential sector was deeply influenced by Italian historical events and its distinct cultural background, resulting in limited and occasional outcomes throughout the peninsula.
Danilo Di Donato +3 more
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PREFABRICATION BETWEEN TRADITION AND INNOVATION: THE FIRST NUCLEUS OF MIRAFIORI SUD IN TURIN
TemaIn Italy, the start of prefabrication and building industrialization experiences took place slowly and late compared to other European countries.
Caterina Mele
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