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Natural ventilation potential of the Mediterranean coastal region of Catalonia
(2018-03-30)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyMost of the Catalonian population and urban areas are located along the Mediterranean coastal zone and for this analysis three largest Catalonia’s cities are chosen: Barcelona, Terrassa and Tarragona. Each city is a ... -
Ordering kinetics evaluation of FeAl powders
(2017-12-01)
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Open AccessIn this study, time resolved X-ray diffraction experiments using synchrotron X-ray radiation have been performed to get insight on the time and temperature dependent atomic ordering of an intermetallic Fe-40Al (at.%) ... -
Methodology for the study of the envelope airtightness of residential buildings in Spain: a case study
(2018)
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Open AccessAir leakage and its impact on the energy performance of dwellings has been broadly studied in countries with cold climates in Europe, US, and Canada. However, there is a lack of knowledge in this field in Mediterranean ... -
Esa escuela del Vallès
(2018-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyA través de un minucioso proceso de investigación y diseño, cada proyecto de Harquitectes busca la coherencia entre imagen y funcionamiento energético. Through a detailed process of research and design, each project by ... -
Effects of urban compactness on the building energy performance in Mediterranean climate
(2017-09)
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Open AccessThis work explores the double effect of urban compactness on building energy performance in a Mediterranean climate, namely the increase of urban heat island (UHI) intensity and the decrease of solar radiation availability ... -
Characterization of façade fenestration for energy studies within the “Eixample” urban tissue of Barcelona
(2017-09)
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Open AccessThis paper explores the possibility of characterising the degree of fenestration of a certain city by studying a limited building sample. For the case study of the Eixample district of Barcelona, window-to-wall ratio (WWR) ... -
De Construmat a Beyond Building Barcelona
(2017-07-31)
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Side-view atmospheres under outdoor midday high luminance
(2016-12-01)
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Open AccessThis work deals with daylighting for indoor quality atmospheres, considering building skins and side-views. We also tested the vision perception provided by highly glazed façades. Several Spanish restaurants were analyzed, ... -
Environmental assessment of 9 European public bus transportation systems
(Elsevier, 2016-08-29)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe transportation sector is one of the largest sources of EU’s greenhouse gas emissions. In 2011, transportation represented approximately 25 percent of total EU’s greenhouse gas emissions. Urban mobility accounts for 40% ... -
Assessing the urban heat island and its energy impact on residential buildings in Mediterranean climate: Barcelona case study
(2017-04-14)
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Open AccessThe Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is particularly concerning in Mediterranean zone, as climate changeand UHI scenarios foresee a fast growth of energy consumption for next years, due to the widespread ofair conditioning ... -
Application of the cost-optimal methodology to urban renewal projects at the territorial scale based on statistical data—A case study in Spain
(2017-06-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyAs tomorrow’s cities are already largely built, many strategies stress the importance of urban renewal processes to address current energy issues. This paper focuses on the Spanish residential building stock built until ... -
Energy renovation of buildings : the skin of a building 70's housing developments in Barcelona Montbau's housing developments renovation
(2017-02)
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Open AccessThis study, considering the current conditions of our planet, proposes to analyze how efficient is to renovate building skins to meet energy, economic, and CO2 emission criteria. A building envelope is the part of a ...
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