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Evaluating the cooling effects of greening for improving the outdoor thermal...

Publication date: Available online 7 May 2013Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Manat Srivanit , Kazunori Hokao The thermal environment can have several effects on people who use outdoor...

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Wetlands are an Effective Green Roof System

Publication date: Available online 7 May 2013Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Uhram Song , EuiJae Kim , Jeong Hwan Bang , Deok Joo Son , Bruce Waldman , Eun Ju Lee Green roofs recently have...

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Practical correlation for thermal resistance of 45° sloped enclosed airspaces...

Publication date: July 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 65 Author(s): Hamed H. Saber A table is provided in the 2009 ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals (Chapter 26) that contains the thermal...

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Determination of dynamic intake fraction of cooking-generated particles in...

Publication date: July 2013Source:Building and Environment, Volume 65 Author(s): Jun Gao , Changsheng Cao , Qianfen Xiao , Bin Xu , Xiang Zhou , Xu Zhang This paper attempts to determine the...

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Measuring the characteristic parameters of VOC emission from paints

Publication date: Available online 9 May 2013 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Jianyin Xiong , Lixin Wang , Yuhua Bai , Yinping Zhang The emission characteristic parameters of volatile...

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Infiltration or indoor sources as determinants of the elemental composition...

Publication date: Available online 9 May 2013 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Anna Zwoździak , Izabela Sówka , Barbara Krupińska , Jerzy Zwoździak , Alicja Nych Children’s exposure to air...

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Impact of climatic conditions on the thermal effectiveness of an extensive...

Publication date: Available online 9 May 2013 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Bau-Show Lin , Chin-Chung Yu , Ai-Tsen Su , Yann-Jou Lin The density of urban development has been the source...

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Field investigation of comfort temperature in Indian office buildings: A case...

Publication date: July 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 65 Author(s): Madhavi Indraganti , Ryozo Ooka , Hom B. Rijal India's building energy consumption is increasing rapidly. The...

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A novel model for risk assessment of adjacent buildings in tunneling...

Publication date: July 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 65 Author(s): Limao Zhang , Xianguo Wu , Lieyun Ding , Miroslaw J. Skibniewski This paper presents a novel model to assess the risk...

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The effect of cyclic moisture and temperature on mould growth on wood...

Publication date: July 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 65 Author(s): Pernilla Johansson , Gunilla Bok , Annika Ekstrand-Tobin Moisture and temperature are the two key environmental...

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Methods for detailed energy data collection of miscellaneous and electronic...

Publication date: July 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 65 Author(s): Steven Lanzisera , Stephen Dawson-Haggerty , H.Y. Iris Cheung , Jay Taneja , David Culler , Richard Brown...

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A model of vegetated exterior facades for evaluation of wall thermal performance

Publication date: Available online 11 May 2013 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Irina Susorova , Melissa Angulo , Payam Bahrami , Brent Stephens A mathematical model of an exterior wall...

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The activity of acrylic-silicon/nano-TiO2 films for the visible-light...

Publication date: July 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 65 Author(s): Gang Xiao , Anna Huang , Haijia Su , Tianwei Tan Through a novel green and low-cost emulsion blend method,...

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Health and Economic Implications of Natural Ventilation in California Offices

Publication date: Available online 13 May 2013 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Spencer M. Dutton , David Banks , Sam L. Brunswick , William J. Fisk This study examines the human health...

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Experimental evaluation of VOC removal efficiency of a coconut shell...

Publication date: Available online 13 May 2013 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): E. Gallego , F.J. Roca , J.F. Perales , X. Guardino The present study evaluated the performance of a...

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An algorithm to predict the transient moisture distribution for wall...

Publication date: Available online 14 May 2013 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Xiaojun Ma , Xianting Li , Xiaoliang Shao , Xuan Jiang The prediction and control of the indoor moisture...

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Air quality and relative humidity in commercial aircrafts: an experimental...

Publication date: Available online 17 May 2013 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Carlo Giaconia , Aldo Orioli , Alessandra Di Gangi Nowadays the achievement of a comfortable environment in...

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An alternative method for evaluating the air tightness of building components

Publication date: Available online 17 May 2013 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Osama A.B. Hassan In this study, an alternative and general approach is advanced to evaluate the air leakage...

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Publication date: July 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 65

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Elemental modeling of adsorption filter efficiency for indoor air quality...

Publication date: August 2013 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 66 Author(s): Razvan Stefan Popescu , Patrice Blondeau , Eric Jouandon , J.C. Costes , J.L. Fanlo Adsorption based air cleaning...

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