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Journal articles on the topic "Low carbon buildings"

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Aliagha, Godwin Uche, Nadia B. Adnan, Maizan Baba, Hishamuddin M. Ali, and Stephen E. Eluwa. "Low Carbon Green Building Skills Requirements for Existing Buildings." Advanced Materials Research 1073-1076 (December 2014): 1288–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1073-1076.1288.

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Malaysia bid for transition to low carbon cities and greener economy may be severely compromised without adequate green skills to keep pace with it. Based on an online survey of 132 respondents from 45 registered companies under Malaysian Green Building Confederation (MGBC), this study adopts Kendall’s rank correlation to assess the degree of agreement or concordance among the expert on the significance of some identified low carbon skills requirement for existing buildings. Our findings reveal strong degree of concordance as there were high relationship among the low carbon skills considered, especially on the ability of to integrate passive and active low carbon design, use of computer simulation software for prediction of energy and accounting of carbon dioxide emissions. Also, the mean score values on the low carbon skills show that all were considered important by the respondents.
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Li, Wang. "A Study on Building Energy Efficiency and Low-Carbon Building." Advanced Materials Research 512-515 (May 2012): 2848–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.512-515.2848.

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Resource shortage and people’s concern about carbon emissions will greatly influence building energy efficiency. Building energy efficiency is the basis for achieving carbon reduction and it should develop into low-carbon building. After introducing the concept of low-carbon buildings, this paper analyzes the important role technology plays in low-carbon building development and proposes several energy-efficiency measures concerning new building construction, old building transformation and low carbon lifestyle. The paper aims to be of help in promoting the development of low-carbon buildings.
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Ning, Bi Bo, and Wei Li Tian. "A Study on Residents Consciousness of Low Carbon Building in Jiaxing City." Applied Mechanics and Materials 253-255 (December 2012): 796–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.253-255.796.

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This article analyses the statistical data of questionnaires about low carbon building awareness of Jiaxing City residents, and concludes three points as following. Firstly, residents get low carbon building information from internet, television, magazines and so on, which gives them a hand to develop a sense of low carbon building. Secondly, the residences also have a relatively high degree of cognitive about the effect of low carbon buildings to both the environment and economy. Thirdly, as the price of low carbon building is more expensive than ordinary buildings, citizens do not have a strong realistic desire to purse low carbon buildings. However, it can not be neglected that the higher annual household income the stronger willing of purchasing low carbon building. Under these circumstances, it is an ideal way for government to carry on more incentive policies not only to support developer to develop low carbon building but also encourage citizen to purchase low carbon buildings.
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Guerra-Santin, Olivia, Aidan Christopher Tweed, and Maria Gabriela Zapata-Lancaster. "Learning from design reviews in low energy buildings." Structural Survey 32, no. 3 (July 8, 2014): 246–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ss-08-2013-0030.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine the usability of design reviews to inform designers about low carbon technologies and building performance. The design review of three domestic and two non-domestic case studies are evaluated. Design/methodology/approach – Data collection and analysis methods include interviews and meetings with design teams and contractors, design tools audit and revision of drawings and project documentation. In addition, building's envelope and systems, and in-use performance evaluations are used to inform design teams about the actual performance of the buildings. Findings – This study showed that targets and intentions defined in the design process are not always compatible or reality checked. These contradictions between targets within a project can undermine the performance of a building. The design review can identify unrealistic expectations to assess fairly the performance of buildings. The study showed that changes made during construction to the original design are related to lack of specifications or experience with low carbon technologies. Design reviews can help designers to identify the knowledge gaps within their practice. Furthermore, the results showed that building-related energy consumption was close to expectations, while user-related consumption was higher than expected due to occupancy assumptions made during the design. The design review showed that designers require more knowledge about buildings’ in-use performance in order to take informed-based design decisions. Originality/value – This paper showed the main stages of a design review, and their usability to assess building performance and to inform designers. The results of this study suggest that designs can benefit from design reviews by learning about low carbon technologies installation and building's operation.
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Liu, Su Fang, Hai Yang Ren, and Ye Niu. "Discussion on Development Trend in the Construction Industry - Green Low Carbon Buildings." Applied Mechanics and Materials 641-642 (September 2014): 1021–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.641-642.1021.

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With the development of society, the concept of building energy conservation and reuse become more and more popular. As the result, it is important to develop energy-saving buildings and advocate low carbon life, so that it will push ahead the efficient use of building energy, and moreover, the energy saving in the daily life of the society. Nowadays, the public society has pay close attention to the green low carbon buildings as it is consistent with this trend. Starting from the concept and features of green low carbon building, this article discussed the approach of achieving the low carbon buildings according to the engineering design. In the end, this article also addressed the significance of implementing green low carbon buildings.
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Ramesh, Gomasa. "“Low Carbon Buildings for Sustainable Constructions”." Indian Journal of Structure Engineering 1, no. 2 (November 10, 2021): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.35940/ijse.b8003.111221.

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Greenhouse gases emissions are very important for every structure and environment. Greenhouse gases are increased now a days due to changes in climatic conditions by involving human activities in the last decades. In this main contributor is carbon content and carbon dioxide and methane in the environment. The main solution is to limit the changes in the climatic conditions. To reduce the use of carbon emissions in construction of Buildings and construction of Industrial structures. Structures which are made from timber and steel are produce less carbon and greenhouse gases compared to the concrete and steel structures. By using reused and recyclable materials we can reduce the carbon footprints and greenhouse gases as well as to develop low carbon materials. We need to design low carbon buildings to avoid climatic changes in the environment. Which will be give renewable performance. This paper gives a knowledge and help to reduction of carbon footprints on buildings. The main concept of this paper is reducing the emissions and reduce the carbon footprints and increase the life of the structure and to make the structure sustainable.
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Ramesh, Gomasa. "Low Carbon Buildings for Sustainable Constructions." Indian Journal of Structure Engineering 1, no. 2 (November 10, 2021): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.54105/ijse.b8003.111221.

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Greenhouse gases emissions are very important for every structure and environment. Greenhouse gases are increased now a days due to changes in climatic conditions by involving human activities in the last decades. In this main contributor is carbon content and carbon dioxide and methane in the environment. The main solution is to limit the changes in the climatic conditions. To reduce the use of carbon emissions in construction of Buildings and construction of Industrial structures. Structures which are made from timber and steel are produce less carbon and greenhouse gases compared to the concrete and steel structures. By using reused and recyclable materials we can reduce the carbon footprints and greenhouse gases as well as to develop low carbon materials. We need to design low carbon buildings to avoid climatic changes in the environment. Which will be give renewable performance. This paper gives a knowledge and help to reduction of carbon footprints on buildings. The main concept of this paper is reducing the emissions and reduce the carbon footprints and increase the life of the structure and to make the structure sustainable.
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Ye, Wu. "New Perspective of Low-Carbon Building Materials." Applied Mechanics and Materials 291-294 (February 2013): 1068–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.291-294.1068.

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In the period of advocating low-carbon in the global, low-carbon building materials were studied in this paper. Through the analysis of low-carbon materials used during the remarkable World Expo buildings, the sustainability application of low-carbon building materials was analyzed in depth. Moreover, the property of technology innovation and geographical, ethnic, social attributes were analyzed. This paper is aimed to provide some guidance for the application of low-carbon building materials in the future.
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Zhao, Xin, and Shuo Fang. "Low Carbon Based Structural Design Method in Super Tall Buildings." Advanced Materials Research 689 (May 2013): 153–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.689.153.

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Many super tall buildings are built up in China in recent years. The concept of low carbon based design has aroused much focus nowadays. There are few researches that combine structural design of super tall buildings with life cycle based low carbon design. Due to its huge quantity material and energy assumption, the super tall buildings exert great impact on the environment. In this study, an innovative new life cycle model is proposed for assess and optimize the life cycle environmental cost of super tall buildings, in which the space distribution of the building materials is considered besides the time dimension. A benchmark super tall building is established in this study to illustrate the application of the proposed new life cycle model. According to the case study results, a conclusion is drawn that a remarkable difference would be made in carbon emissions if low carbon based structural design method could be applied.
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Huang, Jie Feng, He Wang, Ming Quan Zhang, and Wei Min Zhang. "On the Development of Low-Carbon Economy and Construction Industry." Applied Mechanics and Materials 209-211 (October 2012): 1654–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.209-211.1654.

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Global warming in the key period, all countries in the corresponding measures are put forward, the resulting low carbon economy become a global trend. Low carbon economy has become the development in the world today and future development of the main melody. This paper analyzes the background of low carbon buildings, put forward the meaning of a low carbon economy, emphatically analyses the meaning of low carbon buildings and our low carbon building currently in question, compared to developed countries construction development a low carbon economy advanced experience, and explores our country construction on the future development of low carbon building method and the strategy.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Low carbon buildings"

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Atkinson, Jonathan G. B. "Market influences on low carbon energy designs in buildings." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.493510.

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Gill, Zachary M. "Building performance evaluation of aspiring low carbon and low energy domestic buildings and the impact of occupant behaviours." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.573398.

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In the UK it is well documented that the domestic buildings we occupy contribute significantly to anthropogenic climate change, through their energy consumption and associated carbon dioxide emissions. To reduce these emissions, strict legislative targets require considerable changes to the construction of dwellings (for instance, by improving insulation and air tightness) and also to the technological systems that service them (both passively and actively). Routine validation of, and feedback from, the operation of occupied buildings is seldom conducted despite growing evidence that performance often aligns poorly with expectations or even traditional equivalents. Furthermore, the extent to which the performance of buildings is assignable to the structural and technical features, rather than the actions of the occupant, is not well understood and can lead to profligate consumption and improper (or unexpected) utilisation of design features. The contributions to knowledge documented in this thesis are two-fold. The first contribution is a survey tool and interview structure to capture information on domestic occupant behaviours, which can explain a proportion of performance variation between otherwise comparable dwellings. Five case studies are reported on, alongside wider performance assessments (including occupant comfort and satisfaction, resource consumption and associated carbon emissions, and building integrity). This constitutes the second contribution to knowledge: performance results from four nominally low-energy and low-carbon domestic sites. The fifth case study site was selected to represent a traditional, non-environmentally informed development. Both contributions resulted in individual peer-reviewed academic journal publications. In the absence of measurement, building performance can only be assumed and hence compliance with design expectations or progression towards strict legislative targets cannot be validated. At the low-energy case study sites, average total normalised carbon emissions ranged between 22 and 34 kgC02/m2/year, 39. - 65% lower than local and national benchmarks and most sites exceeded overall comfort and satisfaction benchmarks. At each site large household-to-household variations in consumption of resources and carbon emissions confirmed the importance of human factors (factors of difference ranged from 2.7 - 36). Occupant behaviour, in some houses, undermined overall performance and compliance with standards and design expectations. Interviews with residents at two sites enabled unprecedented access and insight into behaviours and helped explain performance variation in depth. The survey, which aimed to provide a repeatable and rigorous method for capturing behavioural data, explained between 7 - 48% of overall performance variation and facilitated detailed investigation of pertinent behaviours. Socio-demographic and• lifestyle factors are proposed to explain the varying accuracy and inconsistency between individual site results and are of interest for further work and method refinement.
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Mert, Cuce Ayse Pinar. "Innovative heating, cooling and ventilation technologies for low-carbon buildings." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2016. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.716485.

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Sectoral energy consumption analyses clearly indicate that building sector plays a key role in global energy consumption, which is almost 40% in developed countries. Among the building services; conventional heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems have the greatest percentage in total energy consumption of buildings. According to the latest research, HVAC is responsible for around 40% of total building energy consumption and 16% of total global energy consumption. In this respect, decisive measures need to be taken to mitigate the energy consumption due to HVAC. The research carried out within the scope of this thesis covers innovative heating, cooling and ventilation technologies for low-carbon buildings. The novel technologies developed are introduced and investigated both theoretically and experimentally. The results indicate that optimised HVAC systems with waste heat recovery have a significant potential to mitigate energy consumed in buildings, thus to halt carbon emissions. Especially plate-type roof waste heat recovery units are very attractive for the said hybrid applications with a thermal efficiency greater than 88%. The said systems are also promising in terms of overall coefficient of performance (COP). The average COP of plate-type roof waste heat recovery unit is determined to be about 4.5, which is incomparable with those of conventional ventilation systems. Preheating performance of fresh air in winter season is found to be remarkable. Comprehensive in- situ tests clearly reveal that the temperature rise in fresh air is found to be around 7 °C. Plate-type roof waste heat recovery units also provide thermal comfort conditions for occupants. Indoor CCE concentration is observed to be varying from 350 to 400 ppm which is very appropriate in term of air quality. In addition, average relative humidity is found to be 57%, which is in the desired range according to the latest building standards. Desiccant-based evaporative cooling systems are capable of providing Abstract desired indoor environments for occupants as well as having considerably high COP ranges. An average of 5.3 °C reduction is achieved in supply air temperature by utilising those systems as well as having relative humidity distribution in thermal comfort range. The dehumidification effectiveness is found to be 63.7%, which is desirable and promising. The desiccant-based evaporative cooling system has a great potential to mitigate cooling demand of buildings not only in hot arid but also in temperate humid climates.
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Liu, Haoyang. "The development of novel window systems towards low carbon buildings." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2012. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/12839/.

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Buildings are responsible for over 70% of the average city’s greenhouse gas emissions. As the key component of buildings, window serves very important role in architecture. In current energy efficient building practice, windows are considerably less well insulating component than other parts of the building envelope. Therefore improving windows thermal performance is an important issue to develop energy efficiency building design. This research is carried out from the case studies of zero/low carbon buildings, in which windows were found the weakest part of building envelope. Within this work state-of-the-art window glazing types, latest best performing fenestration products in the market and advanced window technologies are reviewed. Vacuum window technology using evacauted tube pannels will be presented in this research work, as well as Thermoelectric (TEC) window system and Thermoelectric power generation window system. The objectives of the development of novel window systems are: (1) to develop the first-of-its-kind window technology using evacuated tube panels, its thermal transmittance (U-value) will be studied; (2) In order to compare U-values data with high performance windows, thermal performance of novel designed Aerogel and argon window system will be investigated; (3) to develop novel window system by combining evacuated tube panels and thermoelectric modules, which is functioned as a heat pump device; (4) to develop window system as a power generation device by interating thermoelectric generator. Novel windows technologies would meet the requirements of the Code for Sustainable Homes and those of commercial buildings. The study on development of novel window systems is carried on from the current window technologies and includes: (1) Computer modelling results show U-values about 0.59 W/m2K for double wall vacuum tube window, 0.61 W/m2K for single wall vacuum tube window. Laboratory measurements are carried out to validate theoretical results. The test results show that 1.0 W/m2K and 1.1 W/m2K for double and single wall vacuum tube window respectively. Economic and environmental assessments are also analysed. (2) Numerical model and laboratory tests have illustrated the U-values of different thickness of aerogel, argon and combination of both filled window. Comparing to standard double glazed window unit with 20mm air gap (U-value of 2.8 W/m2K), the U-value result of 6mm Aerogel-Argon window can be improved by 45% in theory and 30% according to the laboratory measurement results. (3) Advanced glazing will become “Energy Suppliers” as well as “Energy Managers”. Novel design of thermoelectric window system may function as “a heat pump” contributing buildings’ heating load in winter. Laboratory and outdoor tests investigate the amount of heat supply under various voltage regimes and weather conditions. (4) The electric power output of thermoelectric generator device combined with vacuum tube is examined under different experimental thermal conditions. The use of TEM has advantages of its maintainance free and can operate from any heat source. Window unit (sized1m×1m) installed such device can generate electricity approximately 70~180W.
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Marshall, Erica Clare. "Modelling the delivery of low carbon energy service in residential buildings." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2016. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/15392/.

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The UK is facing a retrofit challenge due to its legacy of old homes which are poorly suited to modern expectations of indoor thermal comfort. The housing stock accounts for almost a third of total energy use and is responsible for significant CO2 emissions. There is global recognition that the current rate of greenhouse gas emissions is causing long term damage and that changes are required in all sectors in order to limit the impacts of our generation on the global climate. The energy service concept offers an alternative perspective on the energy system. It reframes our demand for energy as a desire for the service which it can provide, such as comfortable homes, illuminated spaces, warm meals and security. This thesis is an investigation of how energy efficiency technologies and measures can deliver energy services with a lower energy input and uses building modelling software as a tool to do so. Four approaches to improving energy service efficiency are compared, and these are high efficiency conversion device, improved passive system, more accurate service control and a reduced service level. These energy efficiency measures are compared based on energy savings attainable and the efficacy of energy service delivery, using the example service of heating thermal comfort. In recognition of the large influence that household occupants have on energy consumption, household behaviours are included in the analysis. Household occupancy pattern is used to define the service demanded and thus energy efficiency measures are compared for a working family, working couple and daytime-present couple occupancy pattern. The suitability of measures for different households is addressed according to elements of motivation for energy efficiency improvement and technical skills of the occupants. The results of this work show that improved passive system performed best in both energy savings and heating thermal comfort delivery for all occupancy patterns. However, combinations of lower cost measures of control and service level demonstrate an ability to deliver comparable energy savings for occupancy patterns of working couple and daytime-present couple. The findings of this thesis confirm the importance of improving the thermal performance of the housing stock, but also that increased adoption of heating controls and a readdressing of expectations of service level can deliver significant energy savings. The modelling of the delivery of thermal comfort requires an enhanced modelling approach, but offers the ability for energy efficiency recommendations to be made based on suitability for the household, which will lead to greater energy savings within the domestic sector.
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Hedayati, Mahsa. "Low Carbon Architecture: New Approach Toward Sustainability in Relation to Existing Buildings." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/99968.

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The built environment puts the greatest pressure on the natural environment out of all human activities, so it has a fundamental obligation to be environmentally sustainable. Carbon dioxide (CO2) or carbon emissions is a significant greenhouse gas that is inevitably associated with energy use when energy is produced via the combustion of fuels. Total life cycle energy, embodied and operational energy over a building's lifetime, creates significant environmental impacts through the production of CO2. By keeping and reusing existing and historic buildings rather than discarding them and building new, the embodied energy, or the energy that is locked up, can help to mitigate future damage. These buildings already exist, which indicates that the energy consumed to build them has been applied and the carbon associated with their construction has been released. The greenest buildings are ones that are already built. They are inherently more sustainable than any new buildings even with green and zero net energy systems and can be retrofitted to become more energy efficient. To demonstrate this thesis specifically, a design project engages with an abandoned late nineteenth-century bank building in Philadelphia and transforms it into a high-performance building that is prepared for long-term use. For the immediate next use, the project creates a work environment and a new vertical expansion of residential units. The preservation field always confronts the challenge of bridging the gap between embodied energy and operational energy. In the abandoned bank, there are some aspects of this building that are near permanent and define its character, such as brick walls with masonry ornament, two bank vaults, Wissahickon Schist foundation wall, and ceiling trusses. This thesis explores new approaches to leverage the embodied energy of the permanent parts of the abandoned bank and transform it into a high-performance building. A lot of energy of the abandoned bank, the building's material, and thermal mass is still actively performing. The building's envelope, the thick masonry wall, provides a moderately good insulating effect that will temper the indoor air that also preserves its historical character both inside and outside. The embodied energy of the building's envelope is leveraged by pairing it with localized heating and cooling using a radiation and conduction system. Other approaches that increase energy performance in the existing building, include the use of phase-change material for cooling the process water, solar hot water, creating drinking water via a solar still in the skylight, and distilled water from radiant cooling surfaces. In the new construction, a thermal switch facade and double-skin facade for the residential units are proposed, along with providing flexible space with thick mobile interior wall units.
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Global warming as a problem of the twenty-first-century increase concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere due to human actions like burning fossil fuels. The built environment puts the greatest pressure on the natural environment of all industrial parts, and it has a fundamental role to manage the environment sustainably. Total life cycle energy, embodied and operational energy over the lifetime of the buildings, creates significant environmental impacts through the production of CO2. Embodied energy is the whole amount of energy applied to extract the raw materials, manufacture, transport, install, and use the product across its life cycle. Assessments of the embodied energy of historic and existing buildings are helping to mitigate future damage to resources. These buildings already exist, which indicates that the energy consumed to build them has been applied and the carbon associated with their construction has been released. The greenest buildings are ones that are already built. They are inherently sustainable and can be retrofitted to become more energy efficient. Specifically, this design engages with an abandoned late nineteenth-century bank building in Philadelphia and transforms it into a high-performance building that is prepared for long-term use. For the immediate next use, the project creates a work environment and in a new vertical expansion, residential units. In the abandoned bank, there are some aspects of this building that are near-permanent and define its characters, such as brick walls with masonry ornament, two bank vaults, Wissahickon Schist wall, and ceiling trusses. This thesis explores the new approaches to leverage the embodied energy of the permanent parts of the abandoned bank and transform it into a high-performance building. This is achieved through various means such as providing localized heating and cooling by using a radiation and conduction system, the use of phase-change material for cooling the process water, solar hot water, creating drinking water via a solar still in the skylight and distilled water from radiant cooling surfaces. In the new construction, a thermal switch facade and double-skin facade for the residential units are proposed, along with providing flexible space with thick mobile interior wall units.
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Castleton, Holly. "Assessment of design stage energy prediction models for low carbon office buildings." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2014. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/6676/.

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Sparks, David G. "Exploring public procurement as a mechanism for transitioning to low-carbon buildings." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2018. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/117196/1/David_Sparks_Thesis.pdf.

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Public procurement has the potential to be used as a mechanism to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stimulate action on low-carbon development; however a variety of barriers are preventing widespread uptake. This thesis explores how public procurement can be further harnessed to transition public buildings towards low-carbon operations. The thesis presents a suite of strategies found to be conducive to successful low-carbon outcomes. It provides a basis for considering the development of low-carbon public procurement initiatives and a context for discussing opportunities for improvement of existing programs, with important implications for government agencies beginning the transition towards low-carbon practices.
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Watson, Natasha. "Developing material selection strategies to improve the embodied impacts of buildings." Thesis, University of Bath, 2016. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.707565.

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The embodied environmental and socioeconomic impacts of building construction are rarely considered within industry. Renewable and certified resources will continue to provide a viable low impact supply chain for construction, yet the use of such low impact building materials (LIBM) remains a small proportion of the current market. Structural engineers should be encouraged to use LIBM and consider the impacts of building construction, and so the research aim was to create an informed and responsible approach for structural engineers to reduce the embodied impacts of their projects. The limited amount of academic literature on the consideration of embodied impacts within construction and the use of LIBM prompted a two-phase research methodology. The first Problem Exploration phase developed a rich understanding of the current context of embodied impacts within construction through an analysis of data gathered from an online questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The findings identified three key aspects to consider when developing an Embodied Impact Reduction Approach (EIRA); the alignment of the project-life cycle with influence, the limitation of time and costs, and the importance of support and education within the approach created. The second Action phase developed EIRA using the findings and supplementary data gathered from focus groups, which highlighted that EIRA should be flexible so as to be relevant to the breadth of projects that BuroHappold Engineering, who partially sponsored the research, work on. EIRA runs parallel to the RIBA Plan of Work, adapting to the different objectives, level of detail and information available at each project stage. Three components were developed; the Material Design Sheets, Carbon Calculator, and the Option Appraisal Support Technique (tOAST). tOAST was implemented on five projects to test its applicability, which identified that greater understanding of embodied impacts plus their relative importance to each other is required. Another key issue was the availability of appropriate embodied environmental data.
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Girard, Aymeric. "Modelling the energy resource for buildings and the use of appropriate low carbon technologies." Thesis, Edinburgh Napier University, 2011. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/6695.

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This thesis investigates the feasibility of the use of Low or Zero Carbon Energy Sources (LZCES) in the built environment and the development of an innovative Integrated Renewable Energy Planner (IREP) tool. It can be divided into four main research areas; an investigation into the on-site renewable energy resource, an analysis in the building energy usage profile, a development of a decision-making tool for the rapid identification of the most appropriate LZCES option and a post occupancy monitoring and modelling of a building. This research work details the following considerations of LZCES: passive solar space heating modelling (PSSH); performance of building integrated including solar water collector (SWH); solar photovoltaic (SPV); wind technology (WT); ground source heat pump (GSHP); tri-generation (TriG); biomass (BioH) and rainwater harvesting (RWH). Recorded Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineer (CIBSE) data from fourteen cities around the UK were used to assess the wind, solar electric, solar passive thermal, solar water thermal, ground source and rain resource. As part of this project, an unoccupied solar house was monitored for one summer and one winter month in East Whitburn, Scotland. A detailed investigation into the effect of external temperature, irradiance and thermal mass was conducted on building perFormance and indoor temperature. It was found that the estimated internal temperature simulation was between 2% to 10% different from the monitored temperature. It could be improved if the thermal mass and ventilation rate were estimated more accurately. A collection of manufacturers' data from 10 WTs, 10 SWHs, 3 SPVs, 2 GSHPs, 2 BioHs, 3 Tries and 2 RWHs was carried out in order to test the performance of the IREP tool. Energy, economy and CO2 saving simulations were done on a number of LZCES systems. A final assessment of the number of different options and their impact on the cost, energy and CO2 saving was performed in order to assess the best combination possible. Future development of the IREP tool may aim to assess more accurately the output of each technologies, develop a more user-friendly facade and integrate more technologies such as light pipes, earth duct, solar wall, concentrated solar power, energy storage, UTES, waste-to-energy plant, fuel cells and to extend potentially to recycled materials. Other weather data from rest of the world could make IREP usable for other project scales and countries.
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Books on the topic "Low carbon buildings"

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Howlett, Robert J., John R. Littlewood, and Lakhmi C. Jain, eds. Emerging Research in Sustainable Energy and Buildings for a Low-Carbon Future. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8775-7.

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Biodiversity for low and zero carbon buildings: A technical guide for new build. London: RIBA Pub., 2010.

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Di tan cheng shi de qu yu jian zhu neng yuan gui hua: Community energy planning for built environment in low carbon cities. Beijing: Zhongguo jian zhu gong ye chu ban she, 2011.

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Zhang, Xin, Can Cui, Wen-Jian Cai, Hui Cai, and Gang Jing. Principle, Design and Optimization of Air Balancing Methods for the Multi-zone Ventilation Systems in Low Carbon Green Buildings. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7091-7.

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Confederation of Indian Industry. Energy Department. Building a low-carbon Indian economy: Discussion paper. New Delhi: Energy Department, Confederation of Indian Industry, 2008.

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Zhongguo lü se di tan jian zhu chuang xin cheng guo hui bian: China low carbon building green innovation results compilation. Nanjing: Jiangsu ren min chu ban she, 2012.

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Desideri, Umberto, Giampaolo Manfrida, and Enrico Sciubba, eds. ECOS 2012. Florence: Firenze University Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/978-88-6655-322-9.

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The 8-volume set contains the Proceedings of the 25th ECOS 2012 International Conference, Perugia, Italy, June 26th to June 29th, 2012. ECOS is an acronym for Efficiency, Cost, Optimization and Simulation (of energy conversion systems and processes), summarizing the topics covered in ECOS: Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Exergy and Second Law Analysis, Process Integration and Heat Exchanger Networks, Fluid Dynamics and Power Plant Components, Fuel Cells, Simulation of Energy Conversion Systems, Renewable Energies, Thermo-Economic Analysis and Optimisation, Combustion, Chemical Reactors, Carbon Capture and Sequestration, Building/Urban/Complex Energy Systems, Water Desalination and Use of Water Resources, Energy Systems- Environmental and Sustainability Issues, System Operation/ Control/Diagnosis and Prognosis, Industrial Ecology.
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droit, Universite de Montreal) Journees Maximilien-Caron (1999 Faculte de. L'edification du nouveau droit de la construction: Les Journees Maximilien-Caron, 1999. Montréal, Québec: Université de Montréal, Faculté de droit, 2000.

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FABRE, Guillaume. Low-Carbon Buildings Standard 2010. Lulu Press, Inc., 2009.

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FABRE, Guillaume. Low-Carbon Buildings Standard 2010, Application Example. Lulu Press, Inc., 2009.

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Wiik, Marianne Kjendseth, Selamawit Mamo Fufa, and Inger Andresen. "Design Strategies for Low Embodied Carbon in Building Materials." In Embodied Carbon in Buildings, 323–39. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72796-7_15.

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Tymkow, Paul, Savvas Tassou, Maria Kolokotroni, and Hussam Jouhara. "Generic design strategies for energy-efficient, low-carbon buildings." In Building Services Design for Energy-Efficient Buildings, 60–89. Second edition. | New York : Routledge, 2020.: Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781351261166-4.

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Tymkow, Paul, Savvas Tassou, Maria Kolokotroni, and Hussam Jouhara. "Background for an energy-efficient and low-carbon built environment." In Building Services Design for Energy-Efficient Buildings, 4–28. Second edition. | New York : Routledge, 2020.: Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781351261166-2.

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Lin, Alin, Jiankun Lou, and Ran Yue. "Study on Residents' Perception of Low-Carbon Policy and Its Influence on Low-Carbon Behavior Intention." In Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2022, 76–85. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8769-4_8.

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Brady, Laurence. "Low- and Zero-Carbon Technologies in Buildings." In The Sustainable Built Environment, 90–105. London: Macmillan Education UK, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-34418-2_6.

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Carmona-Andreu, Isabel, Fionn Stevenson, and Mary Hancock. "Low Carbon Housing: Understanding Occupant Guidance and Training." In Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, 545–54. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36645-1_51.

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Tucker, Simon, and Clarice Bleil de Souza. "Design Patterns for Low-Carbon Buildings: A Proposal." In Sustainability in Energy and Buildings 2021, 243–54. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6269-0_21.

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Zarrilli, Donato. "Demand Response Management in Smart Buildings." In Integration of Low Carbon Technologies in Smart Grids, 27–51. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98358-5_3.

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Clarke, Joanna. "Designing Active Buildings." In Emerging Research in Sustainable Energy and Buildings for a Low-Carbon Future, 11–24. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8775-7_2.

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Mei, Li, and P. N. Rowley. "Optimisation of Integrated Low-Carbon Energy Strategies: A Case Study for ‘Zero Carbon’ Social Housing in the UK." In Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, 265–76. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17387-5_27.

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Conference papers on the topic "Low carbon buildings"

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Oreszczyn, T., and R. Lowe. "Low carbon buildings: theory and practice." In IET Seminar on Zero Carbon Buildings: Emerging Technologies and Policy Implementation. IET, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/ic.2008.0737.

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Lin, Han, Hong Wang, and David Chin Shan Lee. "Strategizing Low Carbon and Low Energy Tall Buildings in China." In 7th International Conference on Tall Buildings. Singapore: Research Publishing Services, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.3850/9789628014194_0062.

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Khalil, Essam E., and Wan Ajami. "Energy Efficient Designs of Low Carbon Buildings." In 53rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting. Reston, Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2015-1443.

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Khalil, Essam E. "Energy Efficient Designs of Low Carbon Buildings." In 52nd Aerospace Sciences Meeting. Reston, Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2014-1065.

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Williams, Jennifer, Benjamin Lellouch, Sebastian Stein, Christina Vanderwel, and Stephanie Gauthier. "Low-Carbon Comfort Management for Smart Buildings." In 2022 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2). IEEE, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/isc255366.2022.9922474.

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Boardman, B. "Home truths: combining low carbon & equity." In IET Seminar on Zero Carbon Buildings: Emerging Technologies and Policy Implementation. IET, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/ic.2008.0735.

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Yan Meng and Xiaofei Yan. "Innovation of value engineering in low-carbon buildings." In 2011 International Conference on Remote Sensing, Environment and Transportation Engineering (RSETE). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/rsete.2011.5965227.

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Khalil, Essam E. "An International Outlook of Innovative Energy Efficient Designs of Low Carbon Buildings." In ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2013-62842.

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The Developing communities in their path for rapid development is endeavoring to make all necessary and appropriate measures to enhance the efficiency of energy utilization and increase the beneficiation of the energy resources. The energy production, transmission, distribution and utilization efficiency becomes a vital factor and measure of national development. Governmental organizations were established earlier to be responsible for energy planning and efficient utilization, information dissemination and capacity building as well as devising the necessary codes and standards. Throughout the Nation Energy resources are widely used and consumption rates are in general exceeding the International accepted values. Energy rationalization and audit exercises were developed and monitored by Governmental authorities, Universities and Research centers through the past two decades with a definitive positive energy reduction and beneficiation. The development of the relevant codes for Residential and Commercial Energy Efficiency in Building is underway through the governmental bodies responsible for the research and development in the building Technology sector and is the umbrella under which the National and Unified Arab Codes are developed and issued. A proposed new Energy Performance in Buildings Directive based on relevant ISO, ASHRAE and LEED would be beneficial to practitioners to meet the following targets of Energy Performance Directive: 1. “Legestilative authorities shall ensure that, when buildings are constructed, sold or rented out, an energy performance certificate should be made available to the owner. 2. The energy performance certificate for buildings shall include reference values such as currant legal standards and benchmarks in order to make it possible for consumers to compare and assess the energy performance of the building. The certificate shall be accompanied by recommendations for cost-effective improvement of the energy performance…”.Ultimately a unique energy standard is sought for Middle East region to harness the energy consumption. This can be achieved by developing methodologies for energy declaration of the buildings and to provide a labeling system and energy signature for selected buildings.
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Strong, D. "Low and zero carbon homes - delivering genuine sustainability and avoiding unintended consequences." In IET Seminar on Zero Carbon Buildings: Emerging Technologies and Policy Implementation. IET, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/ic.2008.0736.

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Li, Jiwei, and Tong Zhou. "The application of low-carbon energy integrated to buildings." In 2011 International Conference on Electrical and Control Engineering (ICECE). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iceceng.2011.6057062.

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Bailey, Jed, Paola Carvajal, Javier García Fernández, Christiaan Gischler, Carlos Henriquez, and Livia Minoja. Building a More Resilient and Low-Carbon Caribbean - Report 3: Impact of Subsidized Financing to Support Resilient Buildings in the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank, December 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003854.

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The Caribbean islands are among the 25 most-vulnerable nations in terms of disasters per-capita or land area, and climate change is only expected to intensify these vulnerabilities. The loss caused by climate events drags the ability of the Caribbean countries to invest in infrastructure and social programs, contributing to slower productivity growth, poorer health outcomes, and lower standards of living. Within this context, building resiliency should become a priority for the Caribbean countries. The series “Building a more resilient and low-carbon Caribbean”, focuses on improving the resiliency, sustainability and decarbonization of the construction industry in the Caribbean. The results show that increasing building resiliency is economically viable for the high-risk islands of the Caribbean, generating long term savings and increasing the infrastructure preparedness to the impacts of CC.
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Bailey, Jed, Christina Becker-Birck, Devindranauth Bissoon, Ashley Fox, Christiaan Gischler, Dave Hampton, Mathew Lee, Livia Minoja, and William Sloan. Building a more Resilient and Low-Carbon Caribbean: Report 4: Infrastructure Resilience in the Caribbean through Nature Based Solutions. Inter-American Development Bank, December 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004603.

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The Caribbean islands are among the 25 most-vulnerable nations in terms of disasters per-capita or land area, and climate change is only expected to intensify these vulnerabilities. The loss caused by climate events drags the ability of the Caribbean countries to invest in infrastructure and social programs, contributing to slower productivity growth, poorer health outcomes, and lower standards of living. Within this context, building resiliency should become a priority for the Caribbean countries. The series “Building a more resilient and low-carbon Caribbean”, focuses on improving the resiliency, sustainability and decarbonization of the construction industry in the Caribbean. The results show that increasing building resiliency is economically viable for the high-risk islands of the Caribbean, generating long term savings and increasing the infrastructure preparedness to the impacts of CC. The first three reports of the series analyze the economic losses caused by climate related events, the benefits of improving building resiliency to reduce those economic losses and the benefits of subsidized financing for resilient buildings in the Caribbean. The results show that increasing building resiliency is economically viable for the high-risk islands of the Caribbean, generating long term savings and increasing the infrastructure preparedness to the impacts of CC. This report Report 4: Infrastructure Resilience in the Caribbean through Nature Based Solutions - extends the previous analysis to examine the potential role for nature-based solutions (NBSs) in the region. The report first defines NBSs in the context of the Caribbean construction industry. It then considers specific NBS options that could be viable in the region. Next, the report reviews the status of NBS related projects in the Caribbean, including efforts supported by the IDB. This analysis also identifies several barriers to the development of NBSs in the region. Finally, the report suggests measures that can be taken to address these barriers and increase the use of NBSs in the Caribbean.
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Johnson, Karl, Vagelis Vossos, Margarita Kloss, Gerald Robinson, and Rich Brown. Direct Current as an Integrating Platform for ZNE Buildings with EVs and Storage: DC Direct Systems – A Bridge to a Low Carbon Future? Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), September 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1408478.

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Aldykiewicz Jr, Antonio, Joe Hagerman, Diana Hun, Melissa Lapsa, Mikael Salonvaara, and Denise Antunes da Silva. Sustainable Low-Carbon Building Materials Workshop Report. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), April 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1870210.

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Bailey, Jed, Paola Carvajal, Javier García Fernández, Christiaan Gischler, Carlos Henriquez, and Livia Minoja. Building a more Resilient and Low-Carbon Caribbean - Report 1: Climate Resiliency and Building Materials in the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank, December 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003842.

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The Caribbean islands are among the 25 most-vulnerable nations in terms of disasters per-capita or land area, and climate change is only expected to intensify these vulnerabilities. The loss caused by climate events drags the ability of the Caribbean countries to invest in infrastructure and social programs, contributing to slower productivity growth, poorer health outcomes, and lower standards of living. Within this context, building resiliency should become a priority for the Caribbean countries. The series “Building a more resilient and low-carbon Caribbean”, focuses on improving the resiliency, sustainability and decarbonization of the construction industry in the Caribbean. The results show that increasing building resiliency is economically viable for the high-risk islands of the Caribbean, generating long term savings and increasing the infrastructure preparedness to the impacts of CC. Report 1 - Climate Resiliency and Building Materials in the Caribbean, presents a quantification of the economic losses caused by climate impact events in the Caribbean Region and correlate these figures with the most common construction materials, typically used in each of the countries building typologies. The losses caused by hurricanes concentrate mostly in the residential infrastructure and are mainly caused by weaknesses in roofs and their connection to the walls. The analysis suggests that improving the resiliency of outer walls and roofs in the Caribbean could significantly reduce the regions vulnerability to hurricanes and other climate impacts.
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Bailey, Jed, Paola Carvajal, Javier García Fernández, Christiaan Gischler, Carlos Henriquez, and Livia Minoja. Building a More Resilient and Low-Carbon Caribbean - Report 2: Analysis of the Benefits from Resilient Building Materials and Construction Methods in the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank, December 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003855.

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The Caribbean islands are among the 25 most-vulnerable nations in terms of disasters per-capita or land area, and climate change is only expected to intensify these vulnerabilities. The loss caused by climate events drags the ability of the Caribbean countries to invest in infrastructure and social programs, contributing to slower productivity growth, poorer health outcomes, and lower standards of living. Within this context, building resiliency should become a priority for the Caribbean countries. The series “Building a more resilient and low-carbon Caribbean”, focuses on improving the resiliency, sustainability and decarbonization of the construction industry in the Caribbean.
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Kwon, Jaymin, Yushin Ahn, and Steve Chung. Spatio-Temporal Analysis of the Roadside Transportation Related Air Quality (STARTRAQ) and Neighborhood Characterization. Mineta Transportation Institute, August 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31979/mti.2021.2010.

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To promote active transportation modes (such as bike ride and walking), and to create safer communities for easier access to transit, it is essential to provide consolidated data-driven transportation information to the public. The relevant and timely information from data facilitates the improvement of decision-making processes for the establishment of public policy and urban planning for sustainable growth, and for promoting public health in the region. For the characterization of the spatial variation of transportation-emitted air pollution in the Fresno/Clovis neighborhood in California, various species of particulate matters emitted from traffic sources were measured using real-time monitors and GPS loggers at over 100 neighborhood walking routes within 58 census tracts from the previous research, Children’s Health to Air Pollution Study - San Joaquin Valley (CHAPS-SJV). Roadside air pollution data show that PM2.5, black carbon, and PAHs were significantly elevated in the neighborhood walking air samples compared to indoor air or the ambient monitoring station in the Central Fresno area due to the immediate source proximity. The simultaneous parallel measurements in two neighborhoods which are distinctively different areas (High diesel High poverty vs. Low diesel Low poverty) showed that the higher pollution levels were observed when more frequent vehicular activities were occurring around the neighborhoods. Elevated PM2.5 concentrations near the roadways were evident with a high volume of traffic and in regions with more unpaved areas. Neighborhood walking air samples were influenced by immediate roadway traffic conditions, such as encounters with diesel trucks, approaching in close proximity to freeways and/or busy roadways, passing cigarette smokers, and gardening activity. The elevated black carbon concentrations occur near the highway corridors and regions with high diesel traffic and high industry. This project provides consolidated data-driven transportation information to the public including: 1. Transportation-related particle pollution data 2. Spatial analyses of geocoded vehicle emissions 3. Neighborhood characterization for the built environment such as cities, buildings, roads, parks, walkways, etc.
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Hallstrom, Jason O., and Zheng Richard Ni. STTR Phase I: Low-Cost, High-Accuracy, Whole-Building Carbon Dioxide Monitoring for Demand Control Ventilation. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), May 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1437170.

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Harris, Chioke. Opaque Envelopes: Pathway to Building Energy Efficiency and Demand Flexibility: Key to a Low-Carbon, Sustainable Future. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), September 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1821413.

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Amanda Ormond and Merrisa Walker. Final Scientific/Technical Report for Building Transmission Capacity in the Western Interconnection to Support a Low Carbon Future. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), March 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1010437.

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