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Mostafavi, F. (author), Khademi, S. (author)Residential buildings are responsible for a considerable share of energy consumption and carbon emission. To decarbonize by 2050, as agreed in the Paris Climate Accord, immediate action for lowering the environmental impact of the building sector is needed. Environmental building design is a promising path, particularly during the early-stage...conference paper 2023
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You, Kairui (author), Chen, Liu (author), Huang, R. (author)Understanding the imbalance of carbon emissions in the urban residential building (URB) sector is beneficial for equitable and effective emission reduction policies. However, carbon imbalance in URB and its major driving factors remain unclear. Therefore, according to the Kaya identity and Zenga index, this study aims to analyze the imbalance...journal article 2023
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Giardina, Giorgia (author), Macchiarulo, V. (author), Foroughnia, Fatemeh (author), Jones, Joshua N. (author), Whitworth, Michael R.Z. (author), Voelker, Brandon (author), Milillo, Pietro (author), Penney, Camilla (author), Adams, Keith (author), Kijewski-Correa, Tracy (author)Remote reconnaissance missions are promising solutions for the assessment of earthquake-induced structural damage and cascading geological hazards. Space-borne remote sensing can complement in-field missions when safety and accessibility concerns limit post-earthquake operations on the ground. However, the implementation of remote sensing...journal article 2023
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Yang, Jinxin (author), Wu, Zhifeng (author), Menenti, M. (author), Wong, Man Sing (author), Xie, Yanhua (author), Zhu, Rui (author), Abbas, Sawaid (author), Xu, Yong (author)Urban morphology affects the sensible heat flux and net radiation exchange which can alter urban heat mitigation plans. This study first parameterized the geometric effects on the net radiation, and then calculated the net radiation and sensible heat flux in the urban landscape of Hong Kong. Considering that the sensible heat flux is the main...journal article 2023
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Latorre, Alejandro (author), Soeiro, Thiago B. (author), Geertsma, R.D. (author), Coraddu, A. (author), Polinder, H. (author)This article gives an overview of challenges in primary distribution, protections, and power scalability for shipboard dc systems. Given that dc technology is in development, several aspects of shipboard systems have not yet been sufficiently devised to ensure the protection and efficiency demanded. Several issues in dc systems arise from the...journal article 2023
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Dabrowski, Pawel S. (author), Zienkiewicz, Marek Hubert (author), Truong-Hong, Linh (author), Lindenbergh, R.C. (author)Church towers are key cultural heritage. In theory, towers are vertical, while facade elements are symmetrically positioned around the tower axis. However, during service of a structure, building and lifetime conditions cause deviations, with associated risks. Laser scanning point clouds can be used to assess the structural state but a...journal article 2023
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Chen, Y. (author), Zhang, Y. (author), He, S. (author), Liang, X. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)In 3D concrete printing, fast structuration is a prerequisite for ideal buildability. This paper aims to study the impact of inorganic additives, i.e., CaCl<sub>2</sub> and gypsum, on structural build-up and very early-age hydration of limestone-calcined clay-cement (LC3) pastes within the first 70–80 min. Results show that, increasing the...journal article 2023
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Michael, Michalis (author), Favoino, Fabio (author), Jin, Qian (author), Luna-Navarro, Alessandra (author), Overend, M. (author)High-performance glazing technologies are essential for achieving the occupant comfort and building energy efficiency required in contemporary and future buildings. In real-world applications, glazing façades are selected from a steadily increasing number of glazing technologies. However, the authors could not identify a systematic and...review 2023
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Hamida, M.B. (author), Remøy, H.T. (author), Gruis, V.H. (author), Jylhä, T.E. (author)Purpose: The application of circular building adaptability (CBA) in adaptive reuse becomes an effective action for resource efficiency, long-lasting usability of the built environment and the sped-up transition to a circular economy (CE). This paper aims to explore to which extent CBA-related strategies are applied in adaptive reuse projects,...journal article 2023
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Çetin, Sultan (author), Raghu, Deepika (author), Honic, Meliha (author), Straub, A. (author), Gruis, V.H. (author)Passports for circularity, e.g., digital product passports and material passports (MPs), have gained recognition as essential policy instruments for the Circular Economy goals of the European Union. Despite the growing number of approaches, there is a lack of knowledge about the data requirements and availabilities to create MPs for existing...journal article 2023
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Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Zhang, Xiang (author), Sun, Ying (author), Zhou, Yuekuan (author)Advanced controls have attracted increasing interests due to the high requirement on smart and energy-efficient (SEE) buildings and decarbonization in the building industry with optimal tradeoff strategies between energy consumption and thermal comfort of built environment. However, a state-of-the-art review is lacking on advanced controls...journal article 2023
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Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Yu, Chenxi (author), Qian, QK (author), Huang, R. (author), You, K. (author), Visscher, H.J. (author), Zhang, Guoqiang (author)Under China's national strategy of carbon neutrality by 2060, it is urgently necessary and challenging for the governments to proactively explore policy tools to facilitate energy-efficient renovation of existing buildings. Currently, a considerable number of studies have been conducted on building energy-efficient renovation and its...review 2023
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Dartevelle, Olivier (author), van Moeseke, Geoffrey (author), Masy, Gabrielle (author), Mlecnik, E. (author), Altomonte, Sergio (author)Among environmental controls, solar shading and ventilative cooling are widely considered as key passive strategies for limiting the overheating risks in buildings. While their application is encouraged through Energy Performance of Buildings Directive regulations, several studies have shown that summer thermal comfort in heating-dominate...journal article 2023
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van Stijn, A. (author), Wouterszoon Jansen, B. (author), Gruis, V.H. (author), van Bortel, G.A. (author)Implementing circular building components can contribute to the transition to a circular economy. There are many possible circular design options for building components. Knowledge on which options are feasible to implement remains limited. Existing feasibility studies do not compare multiple circular design options, building components and...journal article 2023
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The evolution of ontology in AEC: A two-decade synthesis, application domains, and future directionsFarghaly, Karim (author), Soman, R. K. (author), Zhou, Shanjing Alexander (author)Ontologies play a pivotal role in knowledge representation, particularly beneficial for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector due to its inherent data diversity and intricacy. Despite the growing interest in ontology and data integration research, especially with the advent of knowledge graphs and digital twins, a...review 2023
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Ribo-Perez, D.G. (author), As, J. Van (author), Montagud-Montalvá, C. (author), Royo-Pastor, R. (author)This research aims to diagnose the energy performance of buildings in València and identify areas where energy efficiency can be improved. The energy performance results of all 129,487 EPCs in the city were mapped and compared to socioeconomic variables to gain insights into the reasons behind the results. The study reveals that the city's...journal article 2023
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Prieto Hoces, A.I. (author), Armijos Moya, T.E. (author), Konstantinou, T. (author)The implementation of Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (NZEB) renovation packages in Europe needs to be accelerated to meet the current decarbonization goals. To achieve this level of performance, building renovation strategies should shift towards solutions that incorporate a multitude of passive and active components, increasing the complexity...journal article 2023
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Haghighi, Z. (author)Today, photovoltaic technology is one of the fastest-growing fields of technology and is becoming the lowest-cost option for electricity generation in the greatest part of the world. Based on IEA projection, the number of households relying on solar PV grows from today’s 25 million to more than 100 million by 2030. Based on this projection, we...doctoral thesis 2022
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Xie, Mingjing (author), Qiu, Yangzi (author), Liang, Yishuang (author), Zhou, Yuekuan (author), Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Zhang, Guoqiang (author)The application of building information modeling (BIM) technology has effectively supported the high-quality development of building sustainability and informatization in China. However, few studies comprehensively analyzed the enacted policies, prevalent applications, and existing barriers of the latest application and development of BIM...review 2022
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Ekici, B. (author)Population growth and urbanisation trends bring many consequences related to the increase in global energy consumption, CO2 emissions and a decrease in arable land per person. High‑rises have been one of the inevitable buildings of metropoles to provide extra floor space since the early examples in the 19th century. Therefore, optimisation of...doctoral thesis 2022