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Lees, T. (author), Sexton, M. (author)
The UK has set a target for a reduction in CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels. The domestic sector accounts for 25% of UK emissions from the generation of heat and electricity for homes. For this sector to move to a low-carbon path, it will need to transform the environmental performance of housing. The transformation will...
conference paper 2011
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Matsuhashi, N. (author), Kuijer, L. (author), De Jong, A.M. (author)
This paper explores a design method to generate insights for designing less resource-intensive forms of everyday life. This study takes the assumption that looking at cultural diversity can widen the variety of insights which can be used as a source of inspiration for designing sustainable practices. However, there is a lack of clear-cut...
conference paper 2009
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Vasudevan, R. (author), Karlsson, O. (author), Dhejne, K. (author), Derewonko, P. (author), Brezet, J.C. (author)
The purpose of this study is to determine the technical and economic feasibility of a smallscale bioreactor called the Methanizer for a restaurant. The bioreactor converts organic waste produced by the restaurant into methane. This methane can be used to power the restaurant’s cooking stoves. The system proposed is a double-tank, batch-fed...
conference paper 2010
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Read, S.A. (author)
Sustainability sits at the top of the policy agendas of the EU and other governmental bodies. But sustainability is complex and not one thing, it relates to different sectors and multiple systems, and also to different zones, scales, ‘levels’ those systems occupy. Theoretically and practically we are involved with different questions depending...
conference paper 2014
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Nijsse, R. (author)
This paper is new developments in structural engineering related especially to the use of the material glass. After a philosophical discussion about why glass is the material for the Future, all glass elements and related techniques are presented from which an all glass building can be assembled. To conclude this paper ,all glass structures like...
conference paper 2015
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Berghauser Pont, M.Y. (author), Mashhoodi, B. (author), Kasraian Moghaddam, D. (author)
conference paper 2011
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Farrow, Robert (author), Weller, Martin (author), Orr, Dominic (author)
conference paper 2018
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Lopes Gil, J.A. (author), Read, S.A. (author)
conference paper 2013
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Quevedo Melo, E.F.R. (author), Júnior dos Santos, H. (author), Marcon Astolfi, R. (author), Benetti, M. (author), Fiori, S. (author), Quevedo Melo, R.H.G. (author)
The water from rainfall that may be retained in the soil or the surface can seep by gravity or capillary action and will form the underground phase of the hydrologic cycle. Permeability measures the greater or lesser ease each soil, when saturated, offers the piping of water through its interstices. The permeability depends mainly on the...
conference paper 2010
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Stougie, L. (author), Van der Kooi, H.J. (author)
A thorough qualitative investigation of the relation between exergy losses and environmental problems has been conducted. Environmental effects being taken into account include climate change, acidification, eutrophication, disposal and dissipation. It is concluded that almost all environmental effects can be taken into account by studying the...
conference paper 2009
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Kelly, G. (author), Schmidt III, R. (author), Dainty, A. (author), Story, V. (author)
For many years the issue of how to design buildings which can adapt to changing demands has posed a considerable challenge. This debate has had renewed significance given the emergence of the sustainability agenda and the need to extract additional value from built assets through life. Developing a better understanding of how buildings change...
conference paper 2011
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Zijlstra, H. (author)
The work of architect Gerrit Th. Rietveld (1888 – 1964) is appreciated throughout the world. Many of the well-known buildings he designed have survived to the present. Some have been restored or refurbished, depending on the condition of the building, current needs of the building users, etc. Rietveld himself had a very clear vision about...
conference paper 2009
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Remøy, H.T. (author), Wilkinson, S.J. (author)
Local Authorities worldwide are encouraging adaptation to reduce building related energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The City of Melbourne is promoting the retrofit of 1,200 CBD properties before 2020 with sustainability measures as part of their policy to become a carbon neutral city, and the City of Amsterdam aims at cutting...
conference paper 2011
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Otero, G. (author), Benayas, J. (author), Alba, D. (author), Casado, M. (author), Leme, P. (author), Diaz, M.J. (author), Amaral, R. (author), Massambani, O. (author), Lima, E. (author)
For several decades, environmental variables have been introduced to universities, either in curriculum activities or campus management. Following such trend, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), in Brazil, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), in Spain, created, throughout the 1990s, organizational structures able to coordinate environmental...
conference paper 2010
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De Jong, P. (author), Arkesteijn, M.H. (author)
There is a gap between investment and operating costs of public school buildings in the Netherlands. This gap is caused by separated responsibility for the financing of the accommodation for the primary and secondary schools. Municipalities finance the initial costs of construction of these schools and school boards are responsible for the...
conference paper 2013
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Wever, R. (author), Boks, C. (author), Stevels, A. (author)
Two major changes are currently taking place in the world of Consumer Electronics. They are, first, the relocation of production to low-wage countries, in particularly China. This results in longer distribution distances, which lead to a higher relative importance of this phase in the entire life cycle. To make this phase as efficient as...
conference paper 2006
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De Borja, J. (author), Kuijer, L. (author), Aprile, W.A. (author)
Activities around food have implications for the environment, personal nutrition, identity, and social relationships. As a way of understanding how daily routines evolve, practice theory (a theory of social action from sociology) provides a framework through which the complexities around consumer food habits can be understood and reveal avenues...
conference paper 2010
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Van der Helm, A.W.C. (author), Bhai, A. (author), Coloni, F. (author), Koning, W.J.G. (author), De Bakker, P.T. (author)
Three years after Zaatari camp was established in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, to host Syrian refugees, its population has grown to 82,000 persons. Zaatari is one of the largest refugee camps in the world, in one of the most water scarce areas on earth. Since its establishment, drinking water has been delivered by trucks to communal...
conference paper 2015
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Brandli, L.L. (author), Frandoloso, M.A.L. (author), Fraga, K.T. (author), Pereira, L.A. (author), Vieira, L.C. (author)
The Auditing Instrument for Sustainability in Higher Education (AISHE) is an assessment instrument developed specifically for higher education. The AISHE had been applied in many institutions in its first version (AISHE 1.0) and has a new version the AISHE 2.0, with new elements for evaluation (ROORDA, 2008). This paper shows the results of...
conference paper 2010
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De Jong, P. (author)
A redefinition of building economics towards sustainability will include the spatial approach of green field investments and most of all necessary intensification of brown field development. For large parts of Western Europe and the US the latter will be, according to economic principles of concentration and revaluation of city life, the main...
conference paper 2011
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