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Solar Decathlon Latin America and Caribbean: Comfort and the Balance between Passive and Active Design
(MDPI, 2019)
This article contains an overall analysis of the results obtained by the four highest scoring teams in the Solar Decathlon Latin America and Caribbean 2015 collegiate sustainable habitat competition. Considering that the ...
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“Methodology comparative analysis” in the solar decathlon competition: a proposed housing model based on a prefabricated structural system
(MDPI, 2020)
The construction sector, by direct or indirect actions, consumes more than 40% of the global energy produced and is responsible for 30% of CO2 emissions. It is a need of the construction industry to transform its practices ...
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Life cycle assessment as a decision-making tool for selecting building systems in heritage intervention: Case study of Roman Theatre in Itálica, Spain
(Elsevier, 2019-01-01)
This paper develops a method based on life cycle assessment (LCA) as a useful decisionmaking tool for analysing the most suitable building system for intervention in heritage sites. It focuses on a case study based on the ...
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Environmental comfort as a sustainable strategy for housing integration the AURA 1.0 prototype for social housing
(MDPI, 2020-10-31)
The AURA 1.0 prototype is a sustainable social housing proposal, designed by the University of Seville and built for the first Latin American edition of the prestigious Solar Decathlon competition. Different conditioning ...
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Lightweight and quickly assembled: the most eco-efficient model for architecture
(WIT Press, 2017)
For over 20 years, we have followed a line of research that seeks to propose models for architecture which minimize the environmental impact caused by both its construction as its use. We understand that, in order to ...
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El dominio del arquitecto: Caminos abiertos, enfoques precisos
(Universidad de Sevilla, 2020)
Transitar por el territorio de la arquitectura comienza por reconocer el soporte generado transversalmente por los arquitectos que han explorado su dominio durante siglos y, consecuentemente, han aportado su enfoque ...
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Health and habitability in the solar decathlon university competitions: statistical quantification and real influence on comfort conditions
(MDPI, 2020-08)
Medicine and architecture are disciplines with the main objectives of satisfying the fundamental needs of human beings: health, comfort, well-being, safety, and ensuring an acceptable quality of life in a sustainable ...