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Study of using cork powder as an adjuvant bio-flame retardant in acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene flame retardant formulations
(Elsevier, 2024-07-01)
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Open AccessBy having a challenging prospect of developing more environmentally friendly flame-retardant (FR) acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) formulations, an initial study related to the effect of combining ammonium polyphosphate ... -
Revitalizing heritage: the role of urban morphology in creating public value in China’s historic districts
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-11-15)
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Open AccessIn the context of historical districts becoming a key to the urban transformation and high-quality development of Chinese cities, this paper investigates the regeneration of historic environments in China, emphasizing the ... -
The guidance of public value in China’s historic environment: research on regeneration strategies using Taiyuan’s Bell Tower Street as an example
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-08-01)
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Open AccessWhen profit-driven renewal is difficult to implement, many historic districts in China become “frozen” under protection. In the recent social context of “building cities for the people”, public value-oriented renewal of ... -
Digital revolution: emerging technologies for enhancing citizen engagement in urban and environmental management
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-11-15)
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Open AccessCitizen participation is key in urban planning, but traditional methods are often limited in terms of accessibility and inclusion. This study investigates how the use of emerging technologies such as Virtual and Augmented ... -
Sustainability impact unveiled: validating a multi-criteria tool for assessing citizen initiatives
(2024-09-25)
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Open AccessNumerous studies highlight the pivotal role of Citizen Initiatives (CIs) in urban sustainability, yet existing methodologies often fall short in capturing their comprehensive neighborhood impact. This article ... -
Methodological framework for impact evaluation of building-integrated greenery (BIG-impact)
(Springer, 2024-12-01)
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Open AccessBuilding-Integrated Greenery systems, i.e., green roofs, walls, and facades, are Nature-based Solutions that make possible the renaturing of cities when there is no room for traditional greenery solutions. These green ... -
Life cycle assessment in net zero energy building scenarios in a tropical country
(Springer, 2024-06-04)
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Open AccessThe recent IPCC 2023 report reiterates that humans are responsible for global warming over the past 200 years, causing a rise in temperature of 1.1 °C above pre-industrial levels, urging the implementation of mitigation ... -
Feasibility and application of local closed-loop materials to produce compressed and stabilized earth blocks
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-07-07)
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Open AccessThe validation of a feasible application for the production of sustainable bricks with local materials in humid and hot climates, which would allow the current housing needs of a constantly growing population with scarce ... -
Bibliometric analysis of research on thermal, acoustic, and/or fire behaviour characteristics in bio-based building materials
(2024-06-21)
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Open AccessThe use of bio-based building materials is a sustainable opportunity to reduce the environmental footprint associated with the construction sector. The achievement of this objective is primely achieved through the valorisation ... -
Assessment of elaboration and performance of rice husk-based thermal insulation material for building applications
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-06-01)
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Open AccessDeveloping environmentally friendly building materials with low environmental impacts is receiving more attention nowadays to face the global challenges of climate change; building insulation materials made from agricultural ... -
Phosphorus-based flame-retardant acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer with enhanced mechanical properties by combining ultrahigh molecular weight silicone rubber and ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-03-27)
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Open AccessThe present work proposes to investigate the effect of an ultrahigh molecular weight silicone rubber (UHMW-SR) and two ethylene methyl acrylate copolymers (EMA) with different methyl acrylate (MA) content on the mechanical ... -
Integrated sustainability assessment of construction waste-based shading devices for the refurbishment of obsolete educational public building stock
(Elsevier, 2024-06)
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Open AccessBuildings and the construction sector are responsible for a considerable share of human environmental impacts, and have high economic and social costs. This project aims to contribute to advancing towards circular economy-based ...
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