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EnergiesPrefabricated temporary buildings are a promising solution for post-disaster scenarios for their modularity, sustainability and transportation advantages.
Lorenzo Rapone +4 more
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BuildingsThe synergistic active-passive utilization of solar energy in buildings plays an important role in achieving nearly zero-energy buildings. Building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) is a crucial initiative to reduce heating energy consumption, especially in
Luyang Zhong +6 more
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Challenging Glass Conference ProceedingsBuilding energy efficiency targets have sharpened focus on the embodied costs of high-performance products. Vacuum Insulated Glass (VIG) offers a centre-of-glass U-value in the range 0.4–1.2 W/m²K — well below that of conventional Insulated Glazing Units
Cenk Kocer +3 more
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Vacuum glazed units – energy efficient glazing
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2018 Pavel Stratiy, Iliya Klykov
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Novel thin-film photovoltaic vacuum glazing [PDF]
, 2022 As global energy consumption tends to increase rapidly and buildings are responsible for up to 40% of the energy consumption in the UK, there is a need to provide novel and practical ways to integrate efficient and energy-generating solutions for the built environment.
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BuildingsDaylighting plays a pivotal role in mosques, shaping their sacred atmosphere and enhancing the spiritual experience for worshippers. Beyond a mere architectural consideration, the integration of natural light into mosque design fundamentally influences ...
Mohammed Alkhater +2 more
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The Effect Of Glass Thickness On Stress In Vacuum Glazing
, 2018 Heat transfer through multiple pane windows can be reduced by creating a vacuum pressure less than 0.1 Pa between the glass panes, with low emittance coatings on one or more of the internal surfaces. Fabrication of vacuum glazing (VG) requires the formation of a hermetic seal around the periphery of the glass panes together with an array of support ...
Farid Arya +4 more
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Energy Strategy ReviewsThe impetus for improved window technologies that marry energy efficiency with clean energy production in buildings in cold climates has created the opportunity to evaluate four different semi-transparent photovoltaic windows containing solar cells in ...
Mohammad Hossein Jahangir +1 more
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Next MaterialsVanadium dioxide (VO₂) undergoes a reversible metal-insulator transition around 68 °C that can be associated with large variations of the electrical resistivity and infrared transmittance, making it an attractive candidate for thermochromic smart window ...
Md. Omer Faruk, Md. Mesbah Uddin Saadi
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Case Studies in Thermal EngineeringAs renewable energy deployment accelerates, efficient strategies for thermal energy storage and transport are increasingly required. This study experimentally investigates a flat-plate solar wall collector integrated with a latent heat storage tank ...
Hee Jun Jeong +4 more
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