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Integration of solar latent heat storage towards optimal small-scale combined heat and power generation by Organic Rankine Cycle
(Elsevier, 2020-06)
Thermal energy and distributed electricity demand are continuously increased in areas poorly served by a centralized power grid. In many cases, the deployment of the electricity grid is not economically feasible. Small-scale ...
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Evaluating assumptions of scales for subjective assessment of thermal environments – Do laypersons perceive them the way, we researchers believe?
(Elsevier, 2020-03-15)
People's subjective response to any thermal environment is commonly investigated by using rating scales describing the degree of thermal sensation, comfort, and acceptability. Subsequent analyses of results collected in ...
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Use of Polycarbonate Waste as Aggregate in Recycled Gypsum Plasters
(2020)
The use of gypsum as an indoor coating material for buildings is very extensive. This means that huge amounts of gypsum waste are generated daily worldwide. Therefore, many researchers in the last years have been working ...
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Life cycle assessment of natural and recycled gypsum production in the Spanish context
(Elsevier, 2020)
Spain occupies a very prominent position as a world producer of gypsum. Consequently, the industrial processes are more refined, as the production volumes of the factories are much higher than in other countries. Therefore, ...
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Carbon Footprint of Dwelling Construction in Romania and Spain. A Comparative Analysis with the OERCO2 Tool
(2020)
CO2 emissions due to the construction sector represent 40% of the total, either directly by the use of the building or indirectly by the emissions incorporated in construction materials and products. It is important to ...
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Rehabilitación residencial para favorecer la implementación de políticas de envejecimiento activo: herramientas y estrategias para el diagnóstico, la toma de decisiones multicriterio y la gestión integral
(2020-02-07)
El continuo aumento de la población urbana mundial, la inversión de la pirámide demográfica y la progresiva obsolescencia del parque residencial edificado, con amplias necesidades de renovación arquitectónica, conforman ...
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Adaptive comfort criteria in transitional spaces: a proposal for outdoor comfort
(MDPI, 2020)
Urban Heat Island (UHI) as a combined consequence of global warming and the cities diameter increase, continues to be technological challenges today. Different passive strategies related to the ...
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Indoor environmental quality in social housing with elderly occupants in Spain: Measurement results and retrofit opportunities
(Elsevier, 2020-07)
Elderly people usually spend more than 80% of their daily lives in apartments that mostly belong to obsolete buildings with reduced spaces and inadequate indoor environmental quality, which may lead to tiredness and other ...
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Eco-efficient false ceiling plates made from plaster with wood and plastic residues
(IOP Publishing, 2020)
Large amounts of different types of waste are generated each day in the world. Most of them do not receive proper management at the end of its useful life. In that sense, and trying to apply eco-efficiency criteria, the ...
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Implications of using systematic decomposition structures to organize building LCA information: A comparative analysis of national standards and guidelines - IEA EBC ANNEX 72
(IOP Publishing, 2020)
The application of the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) technique to a building requires the collection and organization of a large amount of data over its life cycle. The systematic decomposition method can be used to classify ...