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Passive cooling technology for photovoltaic panels for domestic houses (2014)
Journal Article
Wu, S., & Xiong, C. (2014). Passive cooling technology for photovoltaic panels for domestic houses. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 9(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctu013

The efficiency of photovoltaic panels decreases as the panels' temperature increases, which results in deduction of electricity generation. In order to reduce this effect, different cooling methods were proposed and investigated. This paper reviews t... Read More about Passive cooling technology for photovoltaic panels for domestic houses.

The relative importance of input weather data for indoor overheating risk assessment in dwellings (2014)
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Taylor, J., Davies, M., Mavrogianni, A., Chalabi, Z., Biddulph, P., Oikonomou, E., …Jones, B. (2014). The relative importance of input weather data for indoor overheating risk assessment in dwellings. Building and Environment, 76, 81-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.03.010

The risk of overheating in UK dwellings is predicted to increase due to anthropogenic climate change and local urban climate modification leading to an increased urban heat island effect. Dwelling geometry characteristics such as orientation, aspect,... Read More about The relative importance of input weather data for indoor overheating risk assessment in dwellings.

Application of RELUX simulation to investigate energy saving potential from daylighting in a new educational building in UK (2014)
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Yu, X., Su, Y., & Chen, X. (2014). Application of RELUX simulation to investigate energy saving potential from daylighting in a new educational building in UK. Energy and Buildings, 74, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.01.024

Daylighting is a renewable energy solution for illumination and visual comfort in buildings. Daylighting performance and its induced energy saving largely depends on various factors, including room geometry, window-to-wall ratio, window transmittance... Read More about Application of RELUX simulation to investigate energy saving potential from daylighting in a new educational building in UK.

Home energy efficiency and radon related risk of lung cancer: Modelling study (2014)
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Milner, J., Shrubsole, C., Das, P., Jones, B., Ridley, I., Chalabi, Z., …Wilkinson, P. (2014). Home energy efficiency and radon related risk of lung cancer: Modelling study. BMJ, 348, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f7493

Objective To investigate the effect of reducing home ventilation as part of household energy efficiency measures on deaths from radon related lung cancer. Design Modelling study. Setting England. Intervention Home energy efficiency interventions, mot... Read More about Home energy efficiency and radon related risk of lung cancer: Modelling study.

A study on use of miniature dielectric compound parabolic concentrator (dCPC) for daylighting control application (2014)
Journal Article
Yu, X., Su, Y., Zheng, H., & Riffat, S. (2014). A study on use of miniature dielectric compound parabolic concentrator (dCPC) for daylighting control application. Building and Environment, 74, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.12.008

Low-concentration solid dielectric compound parabolic concentrator (dCPC) and its variations have been widely regarded as an attractive solution to reduce the cost of a photovoltaic (PV) system, particularly for building-integrated application. Diffe... Read More about A study on use of miniature dielectric compound parabolic concentrator (dCPC) for daylighting control application.

Experimental investigation on PCM cold storage integrated with ejector cooling system (2013)
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Chen, X., Worall, M., Omer, S., Su, Y., & Riffat, S. (2014). Experimental investigation on PCM cold storage integrated with ejector cooling system. Applied Thermal Engineering, 63(1), 419-427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.11.029

An experimental investigation on the operating characteristics of cold storage ejector cooling system with finned tube inside a cylindrical PCM tank was presented in this paper. The PCM cold storage tank was coupled with the evaporator to store the e... Read More about Experimental investigation on PCM cold storage integrated with ejector cooling system.

Demystifying Doha: on architecture and urbanism in an emerging city (2013)
Book
Salama, A. M., & Wiedmann, F. (2013). Demystifying Doha: on architecture and urbanism in an emerging city. RIBA

While focusing on the architectural and planning aspects of Doha's intensive urbanization, this first comprehensive examination of the city sets this within the socio-political and economic context of the wider Arabian Peninsula. It features a compre... Read More about Demystifying Doha: on architecture and urbanism in an emerging city.

Design and thermal performances of Semi-Parabolic Linear Fresnel Reflector solar concentration collector (2013)
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Zhu, J., & Huang, H. (2014). Design and thermal performances of Semi-Parabolic Linear Fresnel Reflector solar concentration collector. Energy Conversion and Management, 77, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2013.10.015

A Semi-Parabolic Linear Fresnel Reflector (SPLFR) solar concentrator is proposed in this paper. The SPLFR is formed by linear plate mirrors whose edges located at a parabolic line. The ray trace simulation results show the SPLFR has the same concentr... Read More about Design and thermal performances of Semi-Parabolic Linear Fresnel Reflector solar concentration collector.

Vacuum insulated panels for sustainable buildings: a review of research and applications (2013)
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Alotaibi, S. S., & Riffat, S. (2014). Vacuum insulated panels for sustainable buildings: a review of research and applications. International Journal of Energy Research, 38(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.3101

New research has identified vacuum insulation panels (VIPs) as highly efficient insulators for use in building construction. They are reported to be several times more effective than conventional materials of a similar thickness in terms of thermal c... Read More about Vacuum insulated panels for sustainable buildings: a review of research and applications.

Influence of the underneath cavity on buoyant-forced cooling of the integrated photovoltaic panels in building roof: a thermography study (2013)
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Mirzaei, P. A., & Carmeliet, J. (2015). Influence of the underneath cavity on buoyant-forced cooling of the integrated photovoltaic panels in building roof: a thermography study. Progress in Photovoltaics, 23(1), https://doi.org/10.1002/pip.2390

Airflow around building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) has a significant impact on their hygrothermal behavior and degradation. The potential of reducing the temperature of BIPV using an underneath cavity is experimentally and numerically investigat... Read More about Influence of the underneath cavity on buoyant-forced cooling of the integrated photovoltaic panels in building roof: a thermography study.

Occupant satisfaction in LEED and non-LEED certified buildings (2013)
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Altomonte, S., & Schiavon, S. (in press). Occupant satisfaction in LEED and non-LEED certified buildings. Building and Environment, 68, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.06.008

Occupant satisfaction with indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in office buildings has been positively correlated to self-estimated job performance and, potentially, to overall company productivity. LEED is a voluntary, consensus-based, market-driven... Read More about Occupant satisfaction in LEED and non-LEED certified buildings.

"Single-minded, compelling, and unique": visual communications, landscape, and the calculated aesthetic of place branding (2013)
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Porter, N. (2013). "Single-minded, compelling, and unique": visual communications, landscape, and the calculated aesthetic of place branding. Environmental Communication, 7(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2013.779291

Place branding strategies play a significant role in the professional composition of landscape imagery, including the depiction of “natural” landscapes. In this paper, Brand Blue Mountains, a brand currently implemented in the Blue Mountains region (... Read More about "Single-minded, compelling, and unique": visual communications, landscape, and the calculated aesthetic of place branding.

Noise levels and noise perception from small and micro wind turbines (2013)
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Taylor, J., Eastwick, C., Lawrence, C., & Wilson, R. (in press). Noise levels and noise perception from small and micro wind turbines. Renewable Energy, 55, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2012.11.031

Noise concerns frequently pose a barrier to widespread implementation of wind turbines and while the perception of noise from large turbines has been investigated, there is a relative gap in the research for small and micro wind turbines. This paper... Read More about Noise levels and noise perception from small and micro wind turbines.

Simulation and experimental investigation of thermal performance of a miniature flat plate heat pipe (2013)
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Boukhanouf, R., & Haddad, A. (2013). Simulation and experimental investigation of thermal performance of a miniature flat plate heat pipe. Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2013, https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/474935

This paper presents the results of a CFD analysis and experimental tests of two identical miniature flat plate heat pipes (FPHP) using sintered and screenmesh wicks and a comparative analysis and measurement of two solid copper base plates 1mmand 3mm... Read More about Simulation and experimental investigation of thermal performance of a miniature flat plate heat pipe.

An innovative psychometric solar-powered water desalination system (2012)
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Shatat, M., Riffat, S., & Gan, G. (2016). An innovative psychometric solar-powered water desalination system. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 11(2), https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/cts075

Important advances have been made in solar water desalination technology but their wide application is restricted by relatively high capital and running costs. Until recently, solar concentrator collectors had usually been employed to distill water i... Read More about An innovative psychometric solar-powered water desalination system.

AR's and AD's post-war editorial policies: the making of modern architecture in Britain (2012)
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Parnell, S. (2012). AR's and AD's post-war editorial policies: the making of modern architecture in Britain. Journal of Architecture, 17(5), https://doi.org/10.1080/13602365.2012.724858

Identity and public realm (2012)
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Cheshmehzangi, A. (in press). Identity and public realm. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 50, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.08.036

In a very general sense, Identities materialise space to create significance, meaning and spatial relations. In urban design terms, identity is considered to be a fixed point of thought and being or ground of actions. However, as Hall (1989) describe... Read More about Identity and public realm.

Post-oil urbanism in the Gulf: new evolutions in governance and the impact on urban morphologies (2012)
Book
Wiedmann, F. (2012). Post-oil urbanism in the Gulf: new evolutions in governance and the impact on urban morphologies. Stuttgart: Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschulschriften

Since the end of the 20th century the governments of various Gulf states have been attempting to diversify their oil-dependent economies. This has resulted in a new type of urbanism, which the author refers to as post-oil urbanism. The first model of... Read More about Post-oil urbanism in the Gulf: new evolutions in governance and the impact on urban morphologies.

Urban identities: influences on socio-environmental values and spatial inter-relations (2012)
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Cheshmehzangi, A., & Heat, T. (in press). Urban identities: influences on socio-environmental values and spatial inter-relations. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 36, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.028

This research focuses upon the socio-environmental dimensions and urban identity of urban environments by evaluating human behaviours and space-to-human relations. In addition, approaches to urban re-branding will be analysed to evaluate the role of... Read More about Urban identities: influences on socio-environmental values and spatial inter-relations.

Reflections on water: architectural manifestations in the historic and cultural quarter along Lake Pichola in Udaipur (2010)
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Samant, S. (2010). Reflections on water: architectural manifestations in the historic and cultural quarter along Lake Pichola in Udaipur. Journal of Sustainable Development, 3(2), https://doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v3n2P27

The aim of this paper is to undertake a critical appreciation of the historic cultural quarter along the eastern edge of Lake Pichola in Udaipur, which is a result of its unique context with the objective of understanding the forces that underpin thi... Read More about Reflections on water: architectural manifestations in the historic and cultural quarter along Lake Pichola in Udaipur.