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A historical and geometrical analysis of the Sansalvador villa by SfM-MVS photogrammetry
(Elsevier, 2024-09)
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Open AccessDelving into the essence of the Sansalvador villa requires a meticulous juxtaposition of its original architectural blueprints with a newly formulated planimetry. Conceived by Josep Maria Jujol, this architectural work in ... -
Discovering the Sansalvador Villa through the superposition of photogrammetric point cloud surveys and original Jujol Plans
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2024-06-05)
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Open AccessThe Sansalvador villa, the first project exclusively designed by Josep Maria Jujol in Barcelona, is a unique architectural complex that piques curiosity about its origins and conception. Its incomplete state, limited ... -
Reducing residential cooling demand in a sprawling desert city through vertical urban densification
(Elsevier, 2024-06-29)
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Open AccessTraditional desert cities used a compact urban form since it provides benefits in terms of thermal comfort both in urban and interior spaces. However, many current desert cities have shifted to a sprawling model with ... -
Typical and extreme weather datasets for studying the resilience of buildings to climate change and heatwaves
(Nature, 2024-05-23)
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Open AccessWe present unprecedented datasets of current and future projected weather files for building simulations in 15 major cities distributed across 10 climate zones worldwide. The datasets include ambient air temperature, ... -
Opaque ventilated façades: energy performance for different main walls and claddings
(Elsevier, 2024-07)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyVentilated façades can reduce heat gains through the opaque envelope of buildings, and consequently help to lower the cooling energy demand and the relative greenhouse gas emissions. However, the influence of the design ... -
Hybrid approach to representative building archetypes development for urban models: a case study in Andorra
(Elsevier, 2022-05)
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Open AccessBuilding archetypes development has been the focus of numerous research works over the past decades and are considered one of the biggest challenges, as well as one of the main sources of inaccuracies in Urban Buildings ... -
What is the net PV energy production in Switzerland and how can we maximize it?
(Institute of Physics (IOP), 2023-11-01)
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Open AccessMaximizing solar energy production in Switzerland is key to meet energy transition goals. Understanding in detail the current situation, and the potential for expansion is important to develop effective strategies. With ... -
The resilience of buildings to climate change: the role of mobile passive systems
(Institute of Physics (IOP), 2023-11-01)
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Open AccessClimate change indicates that we are heading towards higher temperatures worldwide and greater temperature variations. To face this challenge, we need to adapt to coming conditions and minimize negative impacts on people ... -
Energy performance of ventilated façades; the influence of the colour and the air channel dimension
(Institute of Physics (IOP), 2023-11-01)
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Open AccessDue to the current climate crisis, there is an urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Improving façades’ energy performance can significantly reduce the cooling and heating demand of a building. More and more, in ... -
Thermal performance of a new low-cost ventilated load bearing masonry with wood-cement blocks
(Elsevier, 2023-08-08)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe present paper regards the proposal of an innovative low-cost ventilated load-bearing masonry using a new prefabricated dry-laid formwork wood-cement block with external interconnected holes forming a ventilated cavity. ... -
Reutilización y reciclaje de los residuos del sector de la construcción
(2007-05)
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Maritime accidents in fishing craft in Spain. A Peltzman effect?
(Universidad de Cantabria, 2022-01-29)
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Open AccessFishing has always been a basic activity in different societies, being one of the most dangerous jobs. Facing the problem of the high number of accidents and casualties in the Spanish fishing sector, we present an observational ...
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