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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Façade"”.
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Beyond the Façade: Sustainability in Contemporary Business Practices
… may use sustainability mechanisms as governance façades, the thesis contributes to the literature on corporate governance, CSR decoupling and corporate legitimacy. The findings have implications for scholars and policymakers seeking to spotlight on corporate sustainability symbolic signaling.
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An approach to building façade design to enhance acoustic and thermal comfort at the urban microscale
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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From narcotrafficking to alternative governance: An ethnographic study on Los Caballeros Templarios and the mutation of organized crime in Michoacán, Mexico
… of the field’s principal actors of the past decade, Los Caballeros Templarios (The Knights Templar, LCT). My elaborations are based on firsthand qualitative data. During a year of fieldwork, I conducted ethnographic research in LCT’s core operational territory of Tierra Caliente, Michoacán, …
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Financial analysis of energy-efficient façade systems for application in commercial office developments
… such as photovoltaic cells and double skin façades, have been difficult to incorporate in developments even though they carry with them the promise of better performance and greater environmental impact. While some proponents of green development would have us believe that energy-efficient …
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Expert Control Strategies for Solar Cooling systems
… of living, an increase in comfort levels and broader ownership of domestic appliances. In 2009, the total electrical consumption due to residential sector amounted at 36%. Space heating and cooling is the most significant component of household energy demand. The European Directive to promote …
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In Search of Respectability. The Politics of the Union des organisations islamiques de France
… of Western Europe’s Muslim communities face the imperative to garner legitimacy among distinct, power-asymmetric audiences. They need to gain approval from the general public, whose opinions are ruled by secular liberal principles, and they need the support of their pious Muslim …
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IoT for Innovation in the Building Process. IT for Design and Life Cycle Management of the Building Envelope
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Valutazione del comportamento elettrico e termico di impianti fotovoltaici (FV) innovativi: l'uso di moduli FV bifacciali in facciate ventilate e sistemi agrivoltaici
… cambiamento di fase (PCM) e la realizzazione di facciate a ventilazione naturale. Inoltre, è stato affrontato il problema crescente del consumo di suolo, infatti in alcune regioni la realizzazione di impianti fotovoltaici su larga scala non è popolare, c'è la percezione che il suolo venga …