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Determination of the mixing layer height from regular lidar measurements in the Barcelona area
(International Society for Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 2003)
Conference report
Open AccessRegular aerosol backscatter measurements using an elastic-backscatter lidar were performed between May 2000 and November 2002 in Barcelona (Spain), in the frame of EARLINET (European Aerosol Research Lidar Network). The ... -
Use of Grey-Box Modeling to Determine the Air Ventilation Flows in a Room
(Springer, 2021)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyTo determine the air ventilation flows in a room deterministic approaches based on the CO2 tracer-gas mass balance equation are usually used. Those equations do not enable to introduce to the system uncertainties such as ... -
Paradoxes Between Energy Labeling and Efficiency in Buildings
(Springer, 2021)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyBuildings are responsible for 40% of the energy consumption and around 36% of CO2 emissions in the European Union. Administrations are funding projects enhancing energy efficiency to achieve a zero-emission building. As a ... -
Distributed Optical Fiber for laboratory and field testing in concrete structures
(World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 2020)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper outlines the principal results of laboratory and field testing in concrete structures to show the capabilities of distributed optical fiber sensors (DOFS) in their application to monitoring concrete structures. ... -
Economía circular en el sector de los residuos de construcción y demolición: análisis de iniciativas en España
(Asociación Española de Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO), 2020)
Conference report
Open AccessLa Economía Circular (EC) es un concepto recientemente desarrollado que ha ganado un importante reconocimiento en el ámbito político, de negocios y academia, debido a que es considerada una alternativa innovadora aplicable ... -
Evaluation of thermal comfort in elderly care centres (ECC)
(2020)
Conference report
Open AccessThe demand for elderly care centres (ECCs) is increasing as the population ages. This paper presents a field investigation on the thermal comfort of elderly in ECC and compares the outputs of existing thermal comfort ... -
Improving urban metabolism: bi-directional energy and environmental benefits of rooftop greenhouse and building integration
(International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA), 2019)
Conference report
Open AccessRapid global urbanisation in 21st century results in cities consuming vast resources but also offering unique opportunities for more integrated and circular resource management. This work investigates potential benefits ... -
Sustainable business model archetypes for the electric vehicle battery second use industry: towards a conceptual framework
(ESCP Europe (École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris), 2019)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis study examines the necessity and contributes towards the development of a sustainable business model (SBM) for the emerging battery second use (B2U) market within the electric vehicle (EV) industry. Previous work ... -
BIM LOD for facility management tasks
(European Council on Computing in Construction (EC3), 2019)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyBuilding information modeling (BIM) widely adopted in design and construction phase of the buildings, holds undeveloped possibilities for supporting Facility Management (FM) tasks in Operation & Maintenance (O&M) phase. ... -
Individualized sustainable and cost optimal energy retrofitting solutions for the existing office building stock
(Instituto de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico para a Construção, Energia, Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, 2019)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyFormulating cost-effective and environmentally friendly energy retrofitting strategies for the existing building stock is a complex task due to the heterogeneity of this sector. The aim of this paper is to present an ongoing ... -
Adaptación de las titulaciones técnicas al EEES. El caso de arquitectura técnica en la EPSEB - UPC
(2014)
Conference report
Open AccessLa armonización de los diferentes estudios universitarios en Europa y la creación del EEES ha supuesto un cambio de mentalidad en el diseño los nuevos planes de estudios y en la forma de contabilizar el proceso ¿enseñanza ... -
First forecasts of airborne platanus and pinus pollen in Catalonia, NE Spain: use of a ground-based LiDar to estimate the model score
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyPollen allergenicity plays an important role on human health and wellness. It is thus of large public interest to increase our knowledge of pollen grain behavior in the atmosphere (source, emission, processes involved ...
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