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Preliminary Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Atactic Polypropylene...

Publication date: Available online 4 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Warren Vaz , John Sheffield In recent years, there has been an increased awareness about the environmental...

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Embodied greenhouse gas emissions from refurbishment of residential building...

Publication date: Available online 5 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Nils W.O. Brown , Stefan Olsson , Tove Malmqvist Mitigating climate change through operational energy reduction...

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Publication date: July 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 77

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A comparison of methods for determining watertightness test parameters of...

Publication date: Available online 6 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): José M. Pérez-Bella , Javier Domínguez-Hernández , Enrique Cano-Suñén , Juan J. del Coz-Díaz , Francisco J....

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Daylight evaluation for educational facilities established in high-rise...

Publication date: Available online 6 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Tae-woo Kim , Won-hwa Hong , Hyun-tae Kim This study conducted a daylight evaluation of schools established in...

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Spatial Mapping of Occupant Satisfaction and Indoor Environment Quality in a...

Publication date: Available online 9 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Ying Hua , Özgür Göçer , Kenan Göçer This paper reports a post-occupancy evaluation study of a LEED Platinum...

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CFD analysis of transpirational cooling by vegetation: Case study for...

Publication date: Available online 9 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Christof Gromke , Bert Blocken , Wendy Janssen , Bart Merema , Twan van Hooff , Harry Timmermans The...

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Comparison of life cycle assessment databases: A case study on building...

Publication date: Available online 9 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Atsushi Takano , Stefan Winter , Mark Hughes , Lauri Linkosalmi Comparability of life cycle assessment (LCA)...

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Stochastic Modeling of Overtime Occupancy and Its Application in Building...

Publication date: Available online 9 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Kaiyu Sun , Da Yan , Tianzhen Hong , Siyue Guo Overtime is a common phenomenon around the world. Overtime...

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Building automation and perceived control: A field study on motorized...

Publication date: Available online 9 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Bernt Meerbeek , Marije te Kulve , Tommaso Gritti , Mariëlle Aarts , Evert van Loenen , Emile Aarts As a result...

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Performance evaluation of contaminant removal and air quality control for...

Publication date: Available online 9 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Eunsu Lim , Kazuhide Ito , Mats Sandberg A concept of ventilation efficiency, Net Escape Velocity (NEV),...

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Energy and visual comfort analysis of lighting and daylight control strategies

Publication date: Available online 9 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Eric Shen , Jia Hu , Maulin Patel Shading systems have the potential to reduce energy consumption of electric...

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Enabling Energy-Efficient Approaches to Thermal Comfort Using Room Air Motion

Publication date: Available online 9 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Wilmer Pasut , Edward Arens , Hui Zhang , Yongchao Zhai In warm environments, room fans can provide comfort...

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Interior insulation retrofit of a historical brick wall using vacuum...

Publication date: Available online 9 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Pär Johansson , Stig Geving , Carl-Eric Hagentoft , Bjørn Petter Jelle , Egil Rognvik , Angela Sasic...

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Numerical modeling of the drift and deposition of droplets emitted by...

Publication date: August 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 78 Author(s): A.J. Consuegro , A.S. Kaiser , B. Zamora , F. Sánchez , M. Lucas , M. Hernández A CFD numerical modeling for...

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User satisfaction and interaction with automated dynamic facades: A pilot study

Publication date: August 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 78 Author(s): L.G. Bakker , E.C.M. Hoes-van Oeffelen , R.C.G.M. Loonen , J.L.M. Hensen Automatically-operated dynamic facades can...

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The Impact of Sampler Selection on Characterizing the Indoor Microbiome

Publication date: Available online 9 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Andrew Hoisington , Juan Pedro Maestre , Maria D. King , Jeffrey A. Siegel , Kerry A. Kinney Recognition of...

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The D&V analysis method: A method for the analysis of daylight access and...

Publication date: Available online 10 May 2014 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Hester Hellinga , Truus Hordijk A window is important for daylight access as well as for the outside view it...

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Volatile organic compounds in aircraft cabin: Measurements and correlations...

Publication date: August 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 78 Author(s): Chao Wang , Xudong Yang , Jun Guan , Kai Gao , Zheng Li Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are an important class of...

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Risks of summertime extreme thermal conditions in buildings as a result of...

Publication date: August 2014 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 78 Author(s): David J. Sailor This study explores the role of global and local warming on indoor thermal environments of...

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