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Do really the audience's views efficiently boost built heritage conservation policies? (2017)
Journal Article
Jasim, M., Hanks, L., & Borsi, K. (2017). Do really the audience's views efficiently boost built heritage conservation policies?

The role of the audience in re-manufacturing built heritage sites and formulating their conservation policies has often been outlawed by the full control of the site authority through its singularity in formulating these policies. Excluding the local... Read More about Do really the audience's views efficiently boost built heritage conservation policies?.

Optical design of compact linear Fresnel reflector systems (2017)
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Zhu, J., & Chen, Z. (in press). Optical design of compact linear Fresnel reflector systems. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 176, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2017.12.016

Compact linear Fresnel reflector (CLFR) system employing multiple receivers is promising with better optical performance and cost effectiveness compared to linear Fresnel reflector (LFR) system, especially for applications with limited ground availab... Read More about Optical design of compact linear Fresnel reflector systems.

Catalytic and non-catalytic synergistic effects and their individual contributions to improved combustion performance of coal/biomass blends (2017)
Journal Article
Oladejo, J. M., Adegbite, S., Liu, H., & Wu, T. (2018). Catalytic and non-catalytic synergistic effects and their individual contributions to improved combustion performance of coal/biomass blends. Applied Energy, 211, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.11.052

This study focuses on the synergistic properties of three types of coal when co-fired with oat straw at different blending ratios. The results demonstrated non-additive interaction between oat straw and coal samples. The catalytic effect of oat straw... Read More about Catalytic and non-catalytic synergistic effects and their individual contributions to improved combustion performance of coal/biomass blends.

Reliance of building energy in various climatic regions using multi criteria (2017)
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Alwetaishi, M., Gadi, M., & Issa, U. (in press). Reliance of building energy in various climatic regions using multi criteria. International Journal for Sustainable Built Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsbe.2017.12.002

Selecting a ventilation system for a certain building has always been considered as one of the critical problems for designers. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is characterized by a large area of significant climatic changes. In this research, five cri... Read More about Reliance of building energy in various climatic regions using multi criteria.

Towards a coherent implementation of safe building laws and regulations in Cameroon: law, gowernance and institutional imperatives (2017)
Journal Article
Tene, C. B., Omer, S., & Mempouo, B. (2017). Towards a coherent implementation of safe building laws and regulations in Cameroon: law, gowernance and institutional imperatives. Journal of Sustainable Development Law and Policy, 8(2), 87-109. https://doi.org/10.4314/jsdlp.v8i2.5

Over the last decade a sustained pattern of building collapse and fire outbreaks has been observed in various West African countries such as Cameroon, Nigeria and Ghana. This has become a serious concern amongst building practitioners and to the publ... Read More about Towards a coherent implementation of safe building laws and regulations in Cameroon: law, gowernance and institutional imperatives.

Improving the CFD modelling of cross-ventilation in highly-packed urban areas (2017)
Journal Article
Shirzadi, M., Naghashzadegan, M., & Mirzaei, P. (2018). Improving the CFD modelling of cross-ventilation in highly-packed urban areas. Sustainable Cities and Society, 37, 451-465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2017.11.020

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations are widely used in many wind-related urban morphology studies in urban areas, including cross-ventilation. The accuracy of the CFD models, however, is still a challenging issue for accurate prediction of... Read More about Improving the CFD modelling of cross-ventilation in highly-packed urban areas.

Improving thermal performance of existing UK district heat network: a case for temperature optimization (2017)
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Tunzi, M., Boukhanouf, R., Li, H., Svendsen, S., & Ianakiev, A. (2018). Improving thermal performance of existing UK district heat network: a case for temperature optimization. Energy and Buildings, 158, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.11.049

This paper presents results of a research study into improving energy performance of small-scale district heat network through water supply and return temperature optimization technique. The case study involves establishing the baseline heat demand o... Read More about Improving thermal performance of existing UK district heat network: a case for temperature optimization.

Modelling enhancement of cross-ventilation in sheltered buildings using stochastic optimization (2017)
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Shirzadi, M., Mirzaei, P., Naghashzadegan, M., & Tominaga, Y. (2018). Modelling enhancement of cross-ventilation in sheltered buildings using stochastic optimization. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 118, 758-772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.10.107

Accurate representation of turbulence phenomenon in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling of cross-ventilation around and inside buildings is a challenging and complex problem, especially under the sheltering effect of surrounding buildings. St... Read More about Modelling enhancement of cross-ventilation in sheltered buildings using stochastic optimization.

Critical review of latent heat storage systems for free cooling in buildings (2017)
Journal Article
Zeinelabdein, R., Omer, S., & Gan, G. (2018). Critical review of latent heat storage systems for free cooling in buildings. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 82(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.10.046

Buildings have a major contribution to the global energy consumption. Heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems (HVAC) are responsible for most of the energy use in buildings. Thus, clean and sustainable alternatives such as free cooling of b... Read More about Critical review of latent heat storage systems for free cooling in buildings.

Dynamic environmental control mechanisms for pneumatic foil constructions (2017)
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Flor, J.-F., Wu, Y., Beccarelli, P., & Chilton, J. (2017). Dynamic environmental control mechanisms for pneumatic foil constructions. E3S Web of Conferences, 22, https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20172200048

Membrane and foil structures have become over the last decades an attractive alternative to conventional materials and building systems with increasing implementation in different typologies and scale. The development of transparent, light, flexible... Read More about Dynamic environmental control mechanisms for pneumatic foil constructions.