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Italo-Australian Transnational Houses: Critical Review of a Qualitative Research Study
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OMICS International
, 2015 , Article Review)
The research study aimed to understand how first generation Italian migrants in Brisbane have influenced the form of a specific typology of dwelling, the archetypal ‘house on a quarter-acre block’, in the post WWII period.
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Next-generation energy systems for sustainable smart cities: Roles of transfer learning
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article Review)
Smart cities attempt to reach net-zero emissions goals by reducing wasted energy while improving grid stability and meeting service demand. This is possible by adopting next-generation energy systems, which leverage ...
'Excavating' pruitt-igoe using space syntax
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Cambridge University Press
, 2021 , Article Review)
Pruitt-Igoe, in St Louis, Missouri, United States, was one of the most notorious social housing projects of the twentieth century. Charles Jencks argued opening his book The Language of Post-Modern Architecture, ‘Modern ...
Natural ventilation by windcatcher (Badgir): A review on the impacts of geometry, microclimate and macroclimate
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article Review)
The significant energy use and increasing requirement for good indoor environment quality in the built environment have led to a renewed interest in natural ventilation strategies such as windcatchers. Windcatcher is a ...
Methods for adaptive behaviors satisfaction assessment with energy efficient building design
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2016 , Article Review)
Efficient and accurate methods and models are ever-demanding to determining the user satisfaction in energy efficient buildings. Thus, several techniques are developed based on sustainable building assessment tools and ...