Al-Najjar, Ahmad Malmqvist, Tove
Reusing the building elements is the highest possible level of circularity for buildings that must be demolished, potentially slowing down climate change. This study explores the embodied carbon reduction of construction of a pilot building with structural elements of reused concrete. The assessment focuses on applying different methodological appr...
Dervishaj, Arlind Gudmundsson, Kjartan
This study proposes a concept and workflow for solar, context-adaptive and reusable facades. Integrating solar control with parametric facade design, the workflow uses solar radiation to inform facade modules with variable openness or properties (e.g. frit cover), enabling envelopes to adapt to urban context changes while promoting circularity. The...
Dervishaj, Arlind Gudmundsson, Kjartan
Due to urbanization and growing density in cities in the past century, metrics were introduced to assess daylight performance such as minimum sunlight hours and the daylight factor. The paper initially explores the shortcomings of early-stage daylight and sunlight evaluation methods. A novel methodology called Sunlight Autonomy (SA) is proposed for...
Schroderus, S. Lähteenmäki, V. -M Barbero-López, A. Haapala, Antti Fedorik, F.
Climate change, energy consumption, and carbon footprint goals pose challenges for the hygrothermal performance of Nordic building structures. Residential buildings in Finland, designed to last up to 100 years, must perform well under not only the current but also future climate conditions. Realized carbon emissions align with the RCP8.5 scenario p...
najar, karim nylander, ola woxnerud, william
William H. Whyte took on the challenge of assessing the amount of public space in a city based on its carrying capacity, pointing out that popular public spaces offer more room for social activities. However, the absence of qualitative characteristics makes this assessment even more challenging to implement. This study aims to find a method to gaug...
Waqar, Ahsan Khan, Muhammad Basit Najeh, Taoufik Almujibah, Hamad R. Benjeddou, Omrane
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Frontiers in Materials
Construction using eco-friendly materials reduces environmental impact and promotes sustainable practices. This research uses sawdust and steel fibers to design sustainable concrete. The main goal is to improve mechanical properties and reduce embodied carbon emissions. This study examines the mechanical properties of concrete with different sawdus...
riantini, leni sagita machfudiyanto, rossy armyn nurul rachmawati, titi sari alfiansyah rachman, mochamad daffa fachrizal, reza shadram, farshid
The development of high-rise buildings worldwide has given rise to significant concerns regarding their excessive electricity consumption. Among the various categories of high-rise structures, hotels used for business and conferences stand out as particularly extravagant in their energy use. The consequence arising from excessive energy usage is an...
petrović, bojana eriksson, ola zhang, xingxing wallhagen, marita
Previous research has shown a lack of studies with comparisons between primary (virgin) and secondary (re-used) building materials, and their embodied emissions. The creation of different scenarios comparing the environmental impact of virgin vs. re-used materials is also motivated by the scarcity of raw materials in the world and the emergency of ...
khadra, alaa akander, jan myhren, jonn are
The European Union (EU) has implemented several policies to enhance energy efficiency. Among these policies is the objective of achieving energy-efficient renovations in at least 3% of EU buildings annually. The primary aim of this study was to offer a precise environmental comparison among four similar district-heated multifamily buildings that ha...
Hassan, Osama
This study is aimed at investigating those parameters related to timber fooring that can afect the acceptability of vibration behaviour of a timber foor in a residential building in view of the criteria stated in Eurocode EC5. The timber foor investigated is made of OSB/3 foorboards and timber joists. The parameters that are investigated in this st...
