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  Communication key performance indicators for selecting construction project bidders 

  Forcada Matheu, Núria; Serrat Piè, Carles; Rodríguez Puente, Sonia; Bortolini, Rafaela (2017-11)
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  It is vital to select the right project bidders, as this affects the success of a project. Although there are numerous methods for assessing bidders, communication is rarely taken into account. This paper discusses the ...
• Light pollution offshore: Zenithal sky glow measurements in the mediterranean coastal waters 

  Ges Cros, Xavier; Bará Viñas, Salvador; García Gil, Manuel; Zamorano, J; Ribas, Salvador; Masana, Eduard (2018-05)
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  Light pollution is a worldwide phenomenon whose consequences for the natural environment and the human health are being intensively studied nowadays. Most published studies address issues related to light pollution inland. ...
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  Multi-criteria decision analysis to assess the environmental and economic performance of using recycled gypsum cement and recycled aggregate to produce concrete: the case of Catalonia (Spain) 

  Suárez, Sindy; Calderón Valdiviezo, Lucrecia Janneth; Gassó Domingo, Santiago; Roca Ramon, Xavier (2018-06-01)
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  The production of virgin raw materials used in construction and the generation of construction and demolition waste (CDW) are key environmental issues in the construction industry. Portland cement and concrete are used ...
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  Embedded distributed optical fiber sensors in reinforced concrete structures: a case study 

  Barrias, Antonio Jose de Sousa; Casas Rius, Joan Ramon; Villalba Herrero, Sergi (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2018-04)
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  When using distributed optical fiber sensors (DOFS) on reinforced concrete structures, a compromise must be achieved between the protection requirements and robustness of the sensor deployment and the accuracy of the ...
• Reduced-order modeling for energy performance contracting 

  Giretti, Alberto; Vaccarini, M.; Casals Casanova, Miquel; Macarulla Martí, Marcel; Fuertes Casals, Alba; Jones, Rory (2018-05-15)
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  Buildings subject to Energy Performance Contracts (EPCs) are usually quite complex public buildings, sometimes relatively old and usually barely documented from the technical standpoint. Gathering comprehensive and reliable ...
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  Rooftop greenhouses in educational centers: a sustainability assessment of urban agriculture in compact cities 

  Nadal, Ana; Pons Valladares, Oriol; Cuerva Contreras, Eva; Rieradevall Pons, Joan; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (Elsevier, 2018)
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  Today, urban agriculture is one of the most widely used sustainability strategies to improve the metabolism of a city. Schools can play an important role in the implementation of sustainability master plans, due their ...
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  Contaminació lumínica: fenomen, efectes i abast 

  García Gil, Manuel (2017)
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  Aquest article té com a objectiu posar de manifest la problemàtica i l’abast de la contaminació lumínica en els ecosistemes més sensibles. El desenvolupament del fenomen és relativament recent (des de la industrialització ...
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  Gamification in education: Designing course for game designers Gamificación en educación: Diseñando un curso para diseñadores de juegos 

  Contreras Espinoza, Ruth Sofia; Eguía Gómez, Jose Luis (2017-07-01)
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  This article explores how gamification can be applied to education to improve student motivation. An experience developed in a game design course, in which experience points, levels, badges and challenges were included, ...
• LCA of different energy sources for a water purification plant in Burkina Fasso 

  Amante García, Beatriz; López Grimau, Víctor; Canals Casals, Lluc (2017-05)
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  This article presents a natural coagulant obtained from Moringa oleifera seeds used to reduce water turbidity. The residue generated by an oil extraction plant from M. oleifera seeds is valuated as coagulant in an automatized ...
• Decision-making tool for the assessment and selection of construction processes based on environmental criteria: Application to precast and cast-in-situ alternatives 

  Casanovas Rubio, Maria del Mar; Ramos Schneider, Gonzalo (2017-11)
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  This paper presents a quantitative environmental impact assessment tool for the decision making of construction processes including structures, infrastructures and buildings by means of an Environmental Impact Index (EII) ...
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  Adaptation and validation of the motivated strategies for learning questionnaire-mslq-in engineering students in Colombia 

  Ramírez Echeverry, Jhon Jairo; García Carrillo, Àgueda; Olarte Dussan, Fredy Andres (Tempus Publications, 2016-08)
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  With the aim of characterizing self-regulated learning of engineering students in a Colombian university, students were asked to answer a Spanish version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ); this ...
• Urban planning and agriculture. Methodology for assessing rooftop greenhouse potential of non-residential areas using airborne sensors 

  Nadal, Ana; Alamús, Ramón; Pipia, Luca; Ruiz García, Antonio; Corbera, Jordi; Cuerva Contreras, Eva; Rieradevall Pons, Joan; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (Elsevier, 2017-12-01)
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  The integration of rooftop greenhouses (RTGs) in urban buildings is a practice that is becoming increasingly important in the world for their contribution to food security and sustainable development. However, the supply ...

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