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Mechanical Properties of Three Bamboo Species: Effect of External Climatic Conditions and Fungal Infestation in Laboratory Conditions
(MDPI, 2022-12-07)
Bamboo is a material with good tensile and flexural resistance. As a construction material with structural capacity, using bamboo implies considerable environmental advantages in relation to other typical materials such ...
Use of sunspaces to obtain energy savings by preheating the intake air of the ventilation system: Analysis of its main characteristics in the different Spanish climate zones
(Elsevier, 2022-12)
Novel solutions need to be further developed to continue to improve the energy efficiency of buildings achieved over the last few decades. One of these innovative systems is the use of sunspaces to preheat the ventilation ...
A Multi-Criteria Analysis GIS Tool for Measuring the Vulnerability of the Residential Stock Based on Multidimensional Indices
(MDPI, 2023-08-04)
There is extensive scientific evidence showing that the characteristics of the urban and residential environment directly affect people’s quality of life and health. In this framework, numerous building renovation policies ...
Urban Forest Tweeting: Social Media as More-Than-Human Communication in Tokyo’s Rinshinomori Park
(MDPI, 2023-03-23)
Urban parks are places that have significant impact on the physical and mental health of citizens, but they are also for safeguarding biodiversity and thus fostering human–nature interactions in the everyday landscape. The ...
The Residual Spaces of Developmental Urbanism as Opportunity for Green Cities and Improvement of Human Wellbeing
(MDPI, 2023-03-28)
City densification and greening are two priority urban-policy objectives, for the coming years, aimed at making cities more resilient to climate change, slowing the spread of urbanization and improving the quality of life ...
Methodology for assessing the vulnerability of built cultural heritage
(Elsevier, 2022-11)
The conservation of constructions, and especially of built heritage, requires complex studies concerning their Global Vulnerability. These studies have to consider the current state of the building, i.e. the degradation ...
A Methodology to Regulate Transformation of a City's Appearance Due to Energy Efficiency Building Renovations: A Case Study: Errenteria (Spain)
(MDPI, 2023-08-26)
The need to improve the energy performance of European buildings is beyond all doubt, as indicated by the different regulatory determinations on energy and climate change adopted by different public administrations in ...
Environmental and economic optimization and prioritization tool-kit for residential building renovation strategies with life cycle approach
(Elsevier, 2023-01)
The most recent regulations, as well as the scientific studies, remark the importance of the evaluation of the entire life cycle on building renovations, relative to the environmental impact and economic feasibility, making ...
Comparative Analysis of the Effect of the Evolution of Energy Saving Regulations on the Indoor Summer Comfort of Five Homes on the Coast of the Basque Country
(MDPI, 2022)
In the last decade, several European directives have been established to contribute to the 2020, 2030 and 2050 energy saving targets and impose energy efficiency requirements for new construction, existing buildings and ...
Life Cycle Analysis Challenges through Building Rating Schemes within the European Framework
(MDPI, 2022-04-21)
The decarbonisation of buildings is a crucial milestone if European cities mean to reach their mitigation targets. The construction sector was responsible for 38% of the GHG emissions in 2020. From these emissions, 11% is ...