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    Series series Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes
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    Courtyards have been used for thousands of years in different climates in the world. In hot climates they provide shading, in humid climates they cause a stack effect helping ventilation, in cold climates they break cold winds and protect their microclimate. In temperate climates (such as of the Netherlands), the thermal behaviour of courtyards has been studied less. In this dissertation, low-rise ... Leer más

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  • Material Architecture

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  • Advances in Passive Cooling

    Edición de Mat Santamouris ...
    Series series BEST (Buildings Energy and Solar Technology)
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    Series series Routledge Environment and Sustainability Handbooks
    More than half the world's population now lives in cities. Creating sustainable, healthy and aesthetic urban environments is therefore a major policy goal and research agenda. This comprehensive handbook provides a global overview of the state of the art and science of urban forestry.It describes the multiple roles and benefits of urban green areas in general and the specific role of trees, ... Leer más

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  • Care of Collections

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    Series series Leicester Readers in Museum Studies
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  • Handbook of Recycled Concrete and Demolition Waste

    Edición de Yining Ding, F. Pacheco-Torgal ...
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    The civil engineering sector accounts for a significant percentage of global material and energy consumption and is a major contributor of waste material. The ability to recycle and reuse concrete and demolition waste is critical to reducing environmental impacts in meeting national, regional and global environmental targets. Handbook of recycled concrete and demolition waste summarises key recent ... Leer más

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  • Urban Climate Mitigation Techniques

    Edición de Mat Santamouris, Denia Kolokotsa ...
    The urban climate is continuously deteriorating. Urban heat lowers the quality of urban life, increases energy needs, and affects the urban socio-economy. Urban Climate Mitigation Techniques presents steps that can be taken to mitigate this situation through a series of innovative technologies and examples of best practices for the improvement of the urban climate.Including tools for evaluation ... Leer más

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  • Waterproof and Water Repellent Textiles and Clothing

    Edición de John T Williams ...
    Series series The Textile Institute Book Series
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  • Heat Islands

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  • Counteracting Urban Heat Island Effects in a Global Climate Change Scenario

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    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Urban heat islands are a new type of microclimatic phenomenon that causes a significant increase in the temperature of cities compared to surrounding areas. The phenomenon has been enforced by the current trend towards climate change. Although experts consider urban heat islands an urgent European Union public health concern, there are too few policies that address it. The EU carried out a project ... Leer más

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