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Do really the audience's views efficiently boost built heritage conservation policies? (2017)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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.

Dynamic environmental control mechanisms for pneumatic foil constructions (2017)
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Flor, J., 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.

Critical review of latent heat storage systems for free cooling in buildings (2017)
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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.

Multiple nonlinear regression model for predicting the optical performances of dielectric crossed compound parabolic concentrator (dCCPC) (2017)
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Tian, M., & Su, Y. (2018). Multiple nonlinear regression model for predicting the optical performances of dielectric crossed compound parabolic concentrator (dCCPC). Solar Energy, 159, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2017.10.090

As a typical type of three-dimensional compound parabolic concentrator (CPC), dielectric crossed compound parabolic concentrator (dCCPC) has drawn a significant research attention in these years to explore its angular characteristics in solar collect... Read More about Multiple nonlinear regression model for predicting the optical performances of dielectric crossed compound parabolic concentrator (dCCPC).

Improvement of k-epsilon turbulence model for CFD simulation of atmospheric boundary layer around a high-rise building using stochastic optimization and Monte Carlo sampling technique (2017)
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Shirzadi, M., Mirzaei, P. A., & Naghashzadegan, M. (in press). Improvement of k-epsilon turbulence model for CFD simulation of atmospheric boundary layer around a high-rise building using stochastic optimization and Monte Carlo sampling technique. Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 171, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2017.10.005

The accuracy of the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to model the airflow around the buildings in the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is directly linked to the utilized turbulence model. Despite the popularity and their low computational cost, the... Read More about Improvement of k-epsilon turbulence model for CFD simulation of atmospheric boundary layer around a high-rise building using stochastic optimization and Monte Carlo sampling technique.

Rooted in nature: aesthetics, geometry and structure in the shells of Heinz Isler (2017)
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Chilton, J., & Chuang, C. (2017). Rooted in nature: aesthetics, geometry and structure in the shells of Heinz Isler. Nexus Network Journal, 19(3), 763-785. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-017-0357-5

Reinforced concrete shells frequently constitute the most visible element of a building envelope. They dominate the architectural expression, yet the three-dimensional form is generally determined by the engineer according to its structural efficienc... Read More about Rooted in nature: aesthetics, geometry and structure in the shells of Heinz Isler.

Indoor environmental quality and occupant satisfaction in green-certified buildings (2017)
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Altomonte, S., Schiavon, S., Kent, M. G., & Brager, G. (in press). Indoor environmental quality and occupant satisfaction in green-certified buildings. Building Research and Information, https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2018.1383715

Green building certification systems aim at improving the design and operation of buildings. However, few detailed studies have investigated whether green rating leads to higher occupant satisfaction with indoor environmental quality (IEQ). This rese... Read More about Indoor environmental quality and occupant satisfaction in green-certified buildings.

Emergy analysis for transportation fuels produced from corn stover in China (2017)
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Liu, C., Huang, Y., Wang, X., Tai, Y., Liu, L., Sun, C., & Liu, H. (2018). Emergy analysis for transportation fuels produced from corn stover in China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 174, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.10.306

In order to provide more useful information for the decision makers in China to implement sustainable energy policies and to identify which region in China is most suitable to build the biofuel production plants for fast pyrolysis and hydroprocessing... Read More about Emergy analysis for transportation fuels produced from corn stover in China.

A review on the recent research progress in the compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) for solar energy applications (2017)
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Tian, M., Su, Y., Zheng, H., Pei, G., Li, G., & Riffat, S. (2018). A review on the recent research progress in the compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) for solar energy applications. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 82, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.09.050

Compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) has been gaining ever-increasing attention from academic researchers and industrial developers owing to its stationary feature for solar energy collection with a higher efficiency. As a low concentration concentr... Read More about A review on the recent research progress in the compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) for solar energy applications.

Experimental study of organic Rankine cycle in the presence of non-condensable gases (2017)
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Li, J., Gao, G., Li, P., Pei, G., Huang, H., Su, Y., & Ji, J. (2018). Experimental study of organic Rankine cycle in the presence of non-condensable gases. Energy, 142, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2017.10.054

Non-condensable gases (NCGs) are inevitable in organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system, and they have adverse impacts. A small-scale ORC test platform using scroll expander and R123 was constructed to investigate the NCGs effect. The expander backpressure... Read More about Experimental study of organic Rankine cycle in the presence of non-condensable gases.

Development of an adaptive discharge coefficient to improve the accuracy of crossventilation airflow calculation in building energy simulation tools (2017)
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Shirzadi, M., Mirzaei, P. A., & Naghashzadegan, M. (2018). Development of an adaptive discharge coefficient to improve the accuracy of crossventilation airflow calculation in building energy simulation tools. Building and Environment, 127, 277-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.10.019

Airflow network (AFN) model embedded in building energy simulation (BES) tools such as EnergyPlus is extensively used for prediction of cross-ventilation in buildings. The noticeable uncertainty in the measurement of the surface pressure, discharge c... Read More about Development of an adaptive discharge coefficient to improve the accuracy of crossventilation airflow calculation in building energy simulation tools.

Discomfort glare evaluation: the influence of anchor bias in luminance adjustments (2017)
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Kent, M., Fotios, S., & Altomonte, S. (in press). Discomfort glare evaluation: the influence of anchor bias in luminance adjustments. Lighting Research and Technology, https://doi.org/10.1177/1477153517734280

Luminance adjustment is a procedure commonly used to evaluate discomfort glare and the results from adjustment experiments form the basis of some recommendations for limiting its occurrence. There are, however, strong reasons to expect that settings... Read More about Discomfort glare evaluation: the influence of anchor bias in luminance adjustments.

The impact of the building envelope on the energy efficiency of residential tall buildings in Saudi Arabia (2017)
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Ghabra, N., Rodrigues, L. T., & Oldfield, P. (2017). The impact of the building envelope on the energy efficiency of residential tall buildings in Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 12(4), https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctx005

In this paper, the authors explored the hypothesis that the most common approach to improve a building’s energy efficiency in the hot climate of Saudi Arabia, which focuses on engineering parameters, is not sufficient and architectural design paramet... Read More about The impact of the building envelope on the energy efficiency of residential tall buildings in Saudi Arabia.