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Jonathon Taylor, Phil Symonds, Paul Wilkinson, Clare Heaviside, Helen Macintyre, Michael Davies, Anna Mavrogianni and Emma Hutchinson
Mortality rates rise during hot weather in England, and projected future increases in heatwave frequency and intensity require the development of heat protection measures such as the adaptation of housing to reduce indoor overheating. We apply a combined...
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Austin Becker, Ariel Hippe and Elizabeth L. Mclean
Climate changes projected for 2100 and beyond could result in a worldwide race for adaptation resources on a scale never seen before. This paper describes a model for estimating the cost and materials of elevating coastal seaport infrastructure in the Un...
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Eliseo Bustamante, Fernando-Juan García-Diego, Salvador Calvet, Antonio G. Torres and Antonio Hospitaler
A building needs to be designed for the whole period of its useful life according to its requirements. However, future climate predictions involve some uncertainty. Thus, several sustainable strategies of adaptation need to be incorporated after the init...
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Claudia Cennamo, Marco Di Fiore
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Existing masonry buildings are often the result of constructions, changes and alterations that have developed over the centuries. Therefore, the adaptation and improvement of existing masonry buildings must be accompanied by an adequate level of knowledg...
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Jesper Ole Jensen, Susanne Balslev Nielsen and Jesper Rohr Hansen
This paper presents current research on Danish municipalities? use of Energy Service Companies (ESCO) as a way to improve the standard of public buildings and to increase energy efficiency. In recent years more and more municipalities have used ESCO-con...
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