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Modeling Low Energy Demand Futures for Buildings: Current State and Research Needs

Mastrucci, Alessio (author), Niamir, Leila (author), Boza-Kiss, Benigna (author), Bento, Nuno (author), Wiedenhofer, Dominik (author), Streeck, Jan (author), Pachauri, Shonali (author), Wilson, Charlie (author), Chatterjee, Souran (author), Creutzig, Felix (author), Dukkipati, Srihari (author), Feng, Wei (author), Grubler, Arnulf (author), Jupesta, Joni (author), Kumar, Poornima (author), Marangoni, G. (author), Saheb, Yamina (author), Shimoda, Yoshiyuki (author), Shoai-Tehrani, Bianka (author), Yamaguchi, Yohei (author), van Ruijven, Bas (author)

Buildings are key in supporting human activities and well-being by providing shelter and other important services to their users. Buildings are, however, also responsible for major energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during their life cycle. Improving the quality of services provided by buildings while reaching low energy demand ...

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Solubilities of CO₂, CH₄, C₂H₆, CO, H₂, N₂, N₂O, and H₂S in commercial physical solvents from Monte Carlo simulations

Chen, Q. (author), Ramdin, M. (author), Vlugt, T.J.H. (author)

The removal of acid gas impurities from synthesis gas or natural gas can be achieved using several physical solvents. Examples of solvents applied on a commercial scale include methanol (Rectisol), poly(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ethers (Selexol), n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (Purisol), and propylene carbonate (Fluor solvent). Continuous Fractional...

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Betting on Black Gold: Oil Speculation and U.S. Inflation (2020–2022)

Breman, Carlotta (author), Storm, S.T.H. (author)

Sharp increases in systemically important crude oil prices have been a major cause of the recent surge in the inflation rate in the U.S. This paper investigates the extent to which the increase in oil prices can be attributed to excessive speculation in the oil futures market. Our analysis suggests that excessive speculation in the crude oil...

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Does the absence of share deals distort commercial real estate indicators?

Ishaak, F.F. (author), van Schie, Ron (author), de Haan, J.G. (author), Remøy, H.T. (author)

Purpose: Commercial real estate (CRE) indicators typically include asset deals and exclude share deals. This study aims to explore the phenomenon of real estate share deals and assess whether omitting these transactions results in indicators that do not accurately reflect the market. Design/methodology/approach: Various registers in the...

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The change in temporal trend and spatial distribution of CO₂ emissions of China's public and commercial buildings

You, Kairui (author), Yu, Yanhui (author), Cai, Weiguang (author), Liu, Zhengxuan (author)

The CO₂ emission mitigation of the commercial and public building sector (P&C) is critical for achieving China's carbon peak and carbon neutrality. Analyzing changes in CO₂ emissions and their driving factors from temporal and spatial perspective provides insights for developing equitable and effective...

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Effect of slags of different origins and the role of sulfur in slag on the hydration characteristics of cement-slag systems

Zhang, Y. (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)

The effect of slag of different origins (synthetic slag produced in the laboratory and commercial slag collected from different steel factories) with comparable chemical composition, amorphous content and particle size distribution, on the hydration characteristics of slag cement was investigated. In order to study the effect of sulfur in...

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The effect of slag chemistry on the reactivity of synthetic and commercial slags

Zhang, Y. (author), Zhang, Shizhe (author), Chen, Y. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author)

In this paper, both synthetic slag and commercial slag covering the common composition range were employed to estimate the correlation between slag chemistry and reactivity through hydraulicity and dissolution tests. It was found that slag reactivity was favorably affected by increasing Al₂O₃ and MgO contents, while the...

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A Deep Learning Framework for Recognizing Both Static and Dynamic Gestures

Mazhar, O. (author), Ramdani, Sofiane (author), Cherubini, Andrea (author)

Intuitive user interfaces are indispensable to interact with the human centric smart environments. In this paper, we propose a unified framework that recognizes both static and dynamic gestures, using simple RGB vision (without depth sensing). This feature makes it suitable for inexpensive human-robot interaction in social or industrial settings...

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Tropical rainfall monitoring with commercial microwave links in Sri Lanka

Overeem, A. (author), Leijnse, Hidde (author), van Leth, Thomas C. (author), Bogerd, Linda (author), Priebe, Jan (author), Tricarico, Daniele (author), Droste, Arjan (author), Uijlenhoet, R. (author)

Commercial microwave links (CMLs) from cellular telecommunication networks can provide a valuable 'opportunistic' source of high-resolution space-time rainfall information, complementing traditional in-situ measurement devices (rain gauges, disdrometers) and remote sensors (weather radars, satellites). Their greatest potential lies in areas...

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Residential satisfaction of private tenants in China's superstar cities: The case of Shenzhen, China

Li, B. (author), Jin, C. (author), Jansen, S.J.T. (author), van der Heijden, H.M.H. (author), Boelhouwer, P.J. (author)

In recent years, Chinese housing policies have been shifting from encouraging homeownership toward developing the private rented sector, especially in the superstar cities. Nevertheless, what are the target groups and characteristics of private rental housing in Chinese superstar cities, and whether the private rental housing is capable of...

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Determination of water retention properties of silty sands by means of combined commercial techniques

Ponzoni, Elisa (author), Nocilla, Alessandra (author), Jommi, C. (author)

A recent increase in frequency and severity of exceptional climatic events is of concern for the stability of natural and artificial slopes. These undergo continuous evaporation and infiltration cycles, which change the suction distribution and trigger shrinkage, swelling, cracking, and surfi-cial erosion, overall decreasing the soil strength...

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Novel 3U stand-alone cubesat architecture for autonomous near earth asteroid fly-by

Casini, S. (author), Fodde, Iosto (author), Monna, Bert (author), Cervone, A. (author), Gill, E.K.A. (author)

The purpose of this work is to present a novel CubeSat architecture, aimed to explore Near Earth Asteroids. The fast growth in small satellite commercial-off-the-shelf technologies, which characterized the last decade of space industry, is exploited to design a 3U CubeSat able to provide a basic scientific return sufficient to improve the...

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The accuracy of consensus real estate forecasts revisited

McAllister, Pat (author), Nase, I. (author)

This study updates and expands upon the existing work on the accuracy of the IPF’s Consensus Forecasts. The paper evaluates the extent to which the consensus forecasts were able to predict the relative performance. It also assesses the accuracy of implied yield forecasts and concludes that failure in yield forecasting is the main source of...

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How do drivers merge heavy goods vehicles onto freeways?: A semi-structured interview unveiling needs for communication and support

Dreger, F.A. (author), de Winter, J.C.F. (author), Happee, R. (author)

Freeway merging of heavy goods vehicles (HGV) is a safety–critical manoeuvre. However, at present, it is largely unknown how HGV drivers perceive and execute the merging manoeuvre, and how current advanced driver support and automation systems (ADAS) contribute. We performed semi-structured in-depth interviews with 15 HGV drivers to assess...

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The impact of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards: Some evidence from the London office market

McAllister, Pat (author), Nase, I. (author)

This paper provides a preliminary evaluation of staged introduction of the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards in England and Wales in the period after announcement but before policy implementation. A process evaluation of the specific policy design focussing on potential sources of policy failure is provided. Drawing upon a database of all...

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Commercial Gentrification in Post-Industrial Neighbourhoods: A Dynamic View From an Entrepreneur’s Perspective

Pastak, Ingmar (author), Kindsiko, Eneli (author), Tammaru, T. (author), Kleinhans, R.J. (author), van Ham, M. (author)

In urban geography research there is a small supply of articles which reflect upon the aims and motives of entrepreneurs when they enter neighbourhoods that are undergoing a process of gentrification. The aim of this paper is to better understand the explanatory factors behind the timing of entrepreneurial changes that take place during the...

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The recoverable robust stand allocation problem: a GRU airport case study

Dijk, Bert (author), Santos, Bruno F. (author), Pita, Joao P. (author)

This paper presents an innovative approach to the tactical planning of aircraft remote and contact-stands allocation at airports. We use the concept of recoverable robustness to obtain a recoverable robust solution to the stand allocation problem, a solution that can be recovered by limited means for the included scenarios. Four objective...

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Complexity in valuation practice: an inquiry into valuers’ perceptions of task complexity in the Dutch real estate market

Klamer, Pim (author), Bakker, Cok (author), Gruis, V.H. (author)

The aim of this paper is to examine valuer judgement behaviour, by exploring the manifestation of task complexity in Dutch commercial valuation practice. For this purpose, we adopted a grounded theory approach and undertook 18 in-depth interviews with senior valuation professionals across the Netherlands. Our findings indicate a strong...

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Rent Premiums and Vertical Sorting in Amsterdam’s Multi-Tenant Office Buildings

Nase, I. (author), van Assendelft, Nick (author), Remøy, H.T. (author)

This paper investigates the impact of vertical location and tenant sorting on commercial office rents within the tall office towers of Amsterdam. In economic geography and urban economics’ approach to productivity tall buildings constitute an important, density-increasing typology that fosters agglomeration. Through econometric modelling of...

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Victor Gruen: the environmental Heart

Zuccaro Marchi, Leonardo (author)

Victor Gruen is the pioneer of the regional shopping centre, he is the “Mall Maker”, which, is also the title of a book by M. Jeffrey Hartwick about this Austrian-born architect. Well known for his first commercial projects, which have been copied and analysed worldwide, mostly negatively influencing the structure of cities and societies, Gruen...

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