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Can energy efficiency rating and carbon accounting foster greener building...

Publication date: May 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 87 Author(s): Peter S.P. Wong , Aiden Lindsay , Lachlan Crameri , Sarah Holdsworth Carbon accounting and energy efficiency rating...

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Experimental and simulation analysis of daylight glare probability in offices...

Publication date: May 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 87 Author(s): Iason Konstantzos , Athanasios Tzempelikos , Ying-Chieh Chan This paper presents an experimental and simulation study...

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Experimental evaluation of hydric performances of masonry walls made of earth...

Publication date: May 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 87 Author(s): Fazia Fouchal , Fabrice Gouny , Pascal Maillard , Laurent Ulmet , Sylvie Rossignol This paper focuses on the...

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Experiments and simulations of underground artificial freezing with the use...

Publication date: May 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 87 Author(s): Da-jun Zhao , Yu-min Liu , You-hong Sun , Yan Zhao , Feng-tian Bai This study proposes an artificial freezing method...

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Evaluation on classroom thermal comfort and energy performance of passive...

Publication date: Available online 26 February 2015 Source:Building and Environment Author(s): Yang Wang , Jens Kuckelkorn , Fu-Yun Zhao , Di Liu , Alexander Kirschbaum , Jun-Liang Zhang Decreasing...

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Using sensitivity analysis to improve the efficiency of a Net-Zero Energy...

Publication date: May 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 87 Author(s): David Pudleiner , Jonathan Colton A critical step in the design of a Net-Zero Energy building is the reduction of...

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Measuring and estimating airflow in naturally ventilated double skin facades

Publication date: May 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 87 Author(s): F. Marques da Silva , M. Glória Gomes , A. Moret Rodrigues An accurate assessment of the airflow in naturally...

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Data mining of space heating system performance in affordable housing

Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Xiaoxin Ren , Da Yan , Tianzhen Hong The space heating in residential buildings accounts for a considerable amount of...

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Hygrothermal behavior of a massive wall with interior insulation during wetting

Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): M. Guizzardi , D. Derome , R. Vonbank , J. Carmeliet To improve the energy efficiency of historical buildings, the...

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An experimental study on particle resuspension in a room with impinging jet...

Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Bin Zuo , Ke Zhong , Yanming Kang Impinging jet ventilation (IJV) is a new ventilation strategy for using in public...

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Numerical study of cooking particle coagulation by using an Eulerian model

Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Alvin C.K. Lai , Jia Chen Airborne particles emitted in cooking process adversely affect human health and indoor air...

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Attic baffle size and vent configuration impacts on attic ventilation

Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Emishaw Iffa , Fitsum Tariku The international residential code (IRC) and most building codes in North America provide...

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Completing the missing link in building design process: Enhancing...

Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Özgür Göçer , Ying Hua , Kenan Göçer This paper provides a review of the improvements in the evaluation of building...

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Comfort and performance impact of personal control over thermal environment...

Publication date: May 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 87 Author(s): Atze C. Boerstra , Marije te Kulve , Jørn Toftum , Marcel G.L.C. Loomans , Bjarne W. Olesen , Jan L.M. Hensen Field...

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A two-zone model for natural cross-ventilation

Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): G. Carrilho da Graça , N.C. Daish , P.F. Linden Cross-ventilation flows (CV) are characterized by significant inflow...

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Air flow models for sub-slab depressurization systems design

Publication date: May 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 87 Author(s): Thierno M.O. Diallo , Bernard Collignan , Francis Allard The entry of soil gas pollutants (Radon, VOCs, …) into...

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Evaluation on classroom thermal comfort and energy performance of passive...

Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Yang Wang , Jens Kuckelkorn , Fu-Yun Zhao , Di Liu , Alexander Kirschbaum , Jun-Liang Zhang Decreasing the building...

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Scalable methodology for large scale building energy improvement: Relevance...

Publication date: May 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 87 Author(s): Yeonsook Heo , Godfried Augenbroe , Diane Graziano , Ralph T. Muehleisen , Leah Guzowski The increasing interest in...

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Publication date: May 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 87

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CFD simulation and evaluation of different heating systems installed in low...

Publication date: July 2015 Source:Building and Environment, Volume 89 Author(s): Daniel Risberg , Mattias Vesterlund , Lars Westerlund , Jan Dahl Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations were...

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