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Showing 1 to 20 of 72 for “"building sector"”.
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The Social Sustainability of Standardisation in the Hungarian Residential Building Sector
… challenges related to inefficiencies in the sector, the shortage of skilled labour, and environmental concerns initiated a shift towards off-site manufacturing. In Hungary, the first examples of prefabricated residential buildings have just appeared after a 30-year-long break. At the same …
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Resource use in the Chinese building sector : foundations for analyzing urban transition
… with global implications for resource use. The building sector in China is especially resource-intensive, fundamentally driven by the country's urbanization, and plays a prominent role in the Chinese economy, making it a good candidate for the study of how systems adopt sustainable practices. I …
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Relationship marketing and client trust towards contractors within the large private building sector of the UK construction industry
… in conflict between parties involved in building projects has raised levels of perceived risk for clients working with contractors. Therefore, traditional approaches to marketing management have been found to be inappropriate. The new development in relationship marketing may assist …
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Investigation of a heat pump reversible in an organic Rankine cycle and its application in the building sector
… cycle (HP/ORC) and its application in the building sector. Chapter one describes this HP/ORC system and its possible applications. A tool based on operating maps is developed to determine the feasibility of such a system depending on the operating conditions of a given application. In …
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An Investigation of the Relationship between Personality Traits and Performance for Engineering and Architectural Professionals Providing Design Services to the Building Sector of the Construction Industry
… rather than a tool for team selection or team-building. The implications of the results of this research, and recommendations for future investigations are discussed.
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Experimental and ANSYS investigation on the aerogel envelopes for energy-efficient building
Energy consumption, specifically in the building sector is always increasing. One potential way to reduce energy consumption, is to reduce the heat loss in buildings or homes. Silica aerogels have grown in popularity as an insulating material due to their extremely low thermal conductivity. Very …
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Quality management in the public building construction process
The poor quality of public buildings in the Botswana construction industry has been surrounded by controversy and strongly held opinions. The work reported here attempts to indicate some salient issues affecting the quality management system, with particular reference to the construction phase. …
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Characterizing Building Digital Twins for Facilities Management
… industries in the past decade including the building sector. However digital twins remain ambiguous with various existing definitions and characteristics. While DTs include all life cycle phases, ultimately their goal is optimization of operations during the use phase. Of the building life …
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Common Energy Saving Programs in Residential Buildings Operation: A Survey and Analysis of Existing Studies
In 2020, the U.S. residential building sector alone generated 923.1 MMtCO2e emissions in total (20% of the national total emissions). Residential building is the 3rd highest carbon emitter among all the end-use sectors in the country. To reach the goal set by the Paris Agreement, decarbonizing the …
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A holistic conceptual model for managing construction logistics in building projects: the case of Iran
… current practice of construction logistics in building projects. This model, in addition to complying with the special characteristics of the construction industry, is also adapted to the economic, cultural, technological and environmental specifications of the building sector in Iran. The …
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The effect of atrium configurations on energy usage in high-rise office buildings in semi-arid climate of Tehran
The building sector is responsible for at least 30% of energy use in most countries worldwide (UN environment, 2017) and around 33% of energy is used by HVAC systems in buildings (Salib & Wood, 2013). As a passive design element, an atrium has the potential to naturally provide heating and cooling, …
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Domestic surface : a framework for advancement
The residential building sector currently makes up one-half of the total U.S. building industry; yet less than five percent of residential construction involves architectural services. This irrelevancy has only further distanced the already unfamiliar role of American architects from their …
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Contractor Learning and Home Energy Efficiency in Heat Pump Installations
… essential for achieving decarbonization in the building sector, which represents about a third of national emissions in the United States. Electric heat pumps are the primary technology needed to do so, but widespread adoption is hindered by a variety of factors including higher upfront costs …
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Guidelines for the evaluation of building systems in the United Arab Emirates
… to explore the feasibility of an export-geared building industrialization in the United Arab Emirates, and to develop a tentative strategy for the implementation of such industrialization. The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E), a rapidly growing country, is chosen as the subject of this study, mainly …
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Parametric Analysis and Life Cycle Cost Assessment for Optimizing PCM Application in Exterior Walls in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
… environmental impact as part of Vision 2030. The building sector has high energy consumption, particularly due to elevated cooling demands, which make up 70% of residential energy use. This is largely caused by uninsulated thermal mass and subsidized electricity rates. In addition, Vision 2030's …
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Building Energy Efficiency - Policy, learning and technology change
… still lag behind their potential in the building sector, which indicates that there is a lack of knowledge about the performance of policies. To further encourage energy efficiency in buildings, there is a need for ‘policy learning’ to gain knowledge and experience about polices and their …
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Fault detection and diagnostics of an HVAC sub-system using adaptive resonance theory neural networks
The commercial building sector consumed about 20% of the total primary energy in the U.S. in 2008. A significant yet avoidable portion of the energy consumption is due to inefficient system operations. The inefficiencies can be attributed to degrading HVAC sub-systems, and undetected abnormal …
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Retrofitting Affordable Multifamily Housing: A Survey of Landlords in Cincinnati, Ohio
Building energy efficiency retrofits are a crucial part of decarbonizing the building sector and decreasing residential energy burden—low-income households, renters, and residents of multifamily buildings disproportionately bear this burden. This study serves as a case study on WarmUp Cincy …
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Equity and Affordability Impacts of Building Performance Standards: A Case Study of New York City’s Local Law 97
Building operations account for more than two-thirds of emissions in most U.S. cities. To reduce emissions from the building sector, cities and states are adopting Building Performance Standards. These laws require large buildings to comply with increasingly stringent emissions or energy limits, or …
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