Duarte Roa, Carlos Webster, Brett Hu, Xinxin Ackerly, Katie Merkel, GG Raftery, Paul
To decarbonize the buildings and electricity sectors at a pace consistent with state and national climate goals, buildings must become grid resources, capable of morphing load profiles to accommodate variable renewable generation, facilitate cost-effective grid decarbonization, and help ensure reliable power system operation. Simultaneously, the ch...
Nwachukwu, Lilian Njideka
Despite replacing the government’s direct provision of housing with an enabled private-driven approach for over three decades, the housing deficit in Nigeria has continued to increase to a figure estimated to be between 17 million and 22 million units. Abuja, the Federal Capital of Nigeria alone accounts for 10% of this deficit despite the signific...
Grander, Martin Westerdahl, Stig
The Swedish rental housing market has been in transition. The once dominating municipal public housing sector has been steadily decreasing. International firms have increasingly taken over rental housing in so-called socially deprived areas. This article analyzes the financialization of the former public housing stock. It traces activities in two h...
Keene, Danya E Blankenship, Kim M
Published in
Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
The US is facing a severe affordable rental housing crisis that contributes to multiple forms of housing insecurity including homelessness, crowded and poor quality housing conditions, unstable housing arrangements, and cost burdens. A considerable body of evidence finds that housing insecurity is an important determinant of health. However, the ex...
Caballero Navarrete, Álvaro
[CA] Amb aquest treball es busca analitzar el sistema estructural amb fusta d’entramat lleuger en el context actual, especialment des de la perspectiva del desenvolupament humà sostenible. Es començarà amb un estudi dels orígens en el “Balloon-Frame”, la seua ràpida expansió pel panora- ma americà i la seua posterior evolució al “Platform-Frame”, a...
Katsigianni, Polyxeni; 144759; Oubaidah, Rihab;
status: published
Alhamad, Alaa (author)
This project aims to transform an old vacant office former tax building in Leeuwarden into a healthy living community, enhancing the health and well-being of its residents. By creating a welcoming environment with green spaces and amenities, the project promotes physical and mental well-being, community engagement, and high quality of life. The imp...
Brooks, Matthew M
Published in
Social science research
Housing and residential outcomes in the United States are significantly stratified by ethnoracial group, but the extent to which disparities exist in affordable renting over time is less clear. In this study, I explore affordable housing disparities among White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian renters and test hypotheses regarding variation by education...
Gatoo Jimenez de Laiglesia, Ana
Engineered timber is the most ecological of the major construction materials acting as a carbon sink in our urban centres. After the pandemic, flexibility of interior spaces has become crucial with social, economic, and environmental benefits. With mass customization, the growth of digital factories for timber products and the possibilities of open...
Diaconu, Adriana
Social housing organisations are strategic partners in the EU’s strategy to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Improving energy efficiency is a complex task requiring financial resources, technical expertise and residents’ consensus. In this seminar organized by RE-DWELL MSCA-ITN, Greenflex and Housing Europe we bring together practitioners and re...