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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Building Upgrades"”.
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Developing frameworks for an equitable future: from building decarbonization to generative modeling.
… to understand equity under two perspectives: building decarbonization policy and generative modeling. Part 1 - Equitable building decarbonization Buildings significantly contribute to global carbon emissions, necessitating urgent decarbonization to meet 2050 climate targets. The U.S. strives …
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Improving in place : a passive solar design approach to public housing redevelopment
… for new ways to finance the upkeep of its buildings. The 2013 Land Lease Initiative, NYCHA's unrealized plan to generate funds by renting underutilized open space to residential developers, demonstrated economic potential but overlooked opportunities to repair critical deficiencies in the …
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Auto-calibrated urban building energy models as continuous planning tools for greenhouse gas emissions management
… greenhouse gas emissions associated with their buildings' energy use, owners frequently rely on building energy models that are calibrated to existing conditions for evaluation of potential energy efficiency retrofits. Development of such calibrated models requires the estimation of a series of …
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The residential energy map : catalyzing energy efficiency through remote energy assessments and improved data access
… that influences housing decisions and encourages building upgrades by property owners. However, major obstacles remain in accessing the data necessary to create meaningful energy maps. Privacy is the most significant barrier to displaying building-level energy consumption and performance …
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Green development : creating incentives for developers
… aware of the need for an environmentally sound building technology; however, the maturity of the research in the fields of sustainable architecture and 'green' building design is not matched in practice. This is due to a rather limited research on the economical side of sustainable strategies …
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Optimizing the integration of renewable energy systems in buildings
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-09-01 without embargo terms