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Amin Habibi and Nafise Kahe
This study investigates how permeable and cool pavements, green roofs, and living walls affect microclimatic conditions and buildings? energy consumption in an arid urban setting: Shiraz. The study aims to evaluate the role of green infrastructure in mit...
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Junmo Park and Deokseok Seo
Disputes due to defects in newly built houses are increasing worldwide. A house builder is responsible for repairing any defects in a newly built house. However, since house builders? risk of closure and bankruptcy are increasing due to aggravated disput...
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Jianyi Zhang, Jingchun Feng, Ke Zhang and Xun Han
In Public?Private Partnership (PPP) projects, the structure of the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) significantly impacts the value enhancement of projects. This study conducted a quantitative analysis of value enhancement in green PPP projects under single...
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Najeeba Kutty, Dua Barakat and Maatouk Khoukhi
Cities are paying more attention to building energy use and carbon footprint for attaining sustainability. Within this building sector, there is a growing attention toward development and adoption of energy efficient retrofit strategies. Plagued by the l...
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Caitlin Mcdonough-Margison, Graham Hinchliffe and Michael G. Petterson
Approximately 70% of global tsunamis are generated within the pan Pacific Ocean region. This paper reports on detailed analysis of civilian video footage from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, Japan. Comprehensive scientific analysis of tsunami video footage c...
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Jeremy Holloway, Owais Sayeed and Donald Jurivich
Emerging research demonstrates that social isolation and loneliness are linked to significant physical and mental health conditions. To address these concerns, the Tellegacy program was developed as an intergenerational health-promoting intervention to a...
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Mohamed A. E. AbdelRahman, Ahmed A. Afifi and Antonio Scopa
In the current study the processes of soil deterioration over the past five decades was evaluated. Land degradation risk, status, and rate were assessed in Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt, in 2016 using OLI and ETM (2002) remote sensing data, and soil ...
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Kurt R. Lamm, Justin D. Delorit, Michael N. Grussing and Steven J. Schuldt
Organizations with large facility and infrastructure portfolios have used asset management databases for over ten years to collect and standardize asset condition data. Decision makers use these data to predict asset degradation and expected service life...
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Robert Lopez, Heap-Yih Chong and Conrad Pereira
Limited empirical and qualitative studies focus on the detailed processes and obstacles for coordinating off-site prefabrication between builders and suppliers. This research aims to identify and address the obstacles that currently prevent the further e...
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Junmo Park and Deokseok Seo
Defects in the home cause inconvenience to homeowners and loss to the developer or builder due to cost and damage to reputation. A home warranty deposit exists to protect consumers from home defects. However, it is unclear how much it costs to repair a d...
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