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Bowen Yan, Yanan Li, Xiao Li, Xuhong Zhou, Min Wei, Qingshan Yang and Xu Zhou
This paper investigates the twisted wind effect on a typical super-tall building (500-m-tall square prism) by conducting pressure model wind tunnel tests. Two twisted wind fields (TWFs) with maximum yaw angles of approximately 30° and 20°, respectively, ...
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Worldwide, an increasing number of new buildings have photovoltaics (PV) integrated in the building envelope. In Switzerland, the use of coloured PV façades has become popular due to improved visual acceptance. At the same time, life cycle assessm...
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David Dernie and Jacopo Gaspari
A considerable part of recent EU policies is currently addressed at developing effective measures to support the transition towards a low carbon society according to the principles and goals of Roadmap to 2050. In this general framework the links between...
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David Dernie and Jacopo Gaspari
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Hipólito Sousa and Rui Sousa
Bowing is an uncommon pathology that can affect marble stone cladding of building façades, causing a large permanent deflection and the degradation of the flexural and anchoring strength of the stone slabs, which can lead to the cladding falling from the...
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Herman Tawil, Chee Ghuan Tan, Nor Hafizah Ramli Sulong, Fadzli Mohamed Nazri, Muhammad M. Sherif and Ahmed El-Shafie
Precast concrete sandwich panels (PCSPs) are utilized for the external cladding of structures (i.e., residential, and commercial) due to their high thermal efficiency and adequate composite action that resist applied loads. PCSPs are composed of an insul...
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Olav Høibø, Eric Hansen, Erlend Nybakk and Marius Nygaard
A fast-growing global population, increasing urbanization, and an increasing flow of people with different building cultural backgrounds bring material use in the housing sector into focus. The aim of this study is to identify material preferences in the...
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Try Ramadhan, Beta Paramita and Ravi Shankar Srinivasan
The strategic issue faced by the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Republic of Indonesia (PUPR) is the large housing backlog, especially in the urban areas. Low-income communities earning less than 2 USD/day are found as the most vulnerable to lack o...
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Alessia Zanardi, Massimo Calovi and Stefano Rossi
Materials used for building façades should combine aesthetics with functionality and durability. Vitreous enamels are a class of inorganic coatings, with a glossy and brilliant aspect, as well as high chemical resistance and protective properties. This s...
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Cláudia Ferreira, Joana Barrelas, Ana Silva, Jorge de Brito, Ilídio S. Dias and Inês Flores-Colen
Façades, as the most external building envelope component, are subject to different ex-ternal environmental loads, such as: Temperature, precipitation, damp, and wind. Therefore, the contribution of environmental actions to the occurrence of defects in f...
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Silvia Mariani, Federica Rosso and Marco Ferrero
The intrinsic nature of local rocks shaped the features of built heritage in historical centers. The resulting building culture is part of the cultural heritage itself, and must be considered when building in such areas, while it is essential to solve th...
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Maria Cairoli
Rehearsal rooms play an important role in musicians? activities to obtain the best results during a performance in front of an audience. Numerous rehearsal rooms are located in complex buildings, such as opera houses and cultural centers, where new resea...
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Samuel V. Glass, Vladimir Kochkin, S. Craig Drumheller and Lance Barta
Long-term moisture performance is a critical consideration for design and construction of building envelopes in energy-efficient buildings, yet field measurements of moisture characteristics for highly insulated wood-frame walls in mixed-humid climates a...
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José Luis Valenciano Estévez,Elena Santiago Monedero,Ana Ribas Sangüesa
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Hispalyt focuses its work into improving ceramic construction systems, in order to offer high-quality, precision-engineered, efficient and sustainable walling systems. Bringing forward industrialization of ceramic partitions with high acoustic performanc...
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Mark Bassett and Greg Overton
Residential buildings are now better engineered to manage rainwater following the leaking building problem in New Zealand. The next challenge is to improve the weathertightness of medium-rise buildings which often use joint details widely applied on low-...
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