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Effects of Evocative Audio-Visual Installations on the Restorativeness in Urban Parks Open
Road traffic noise is responsible for several negative health effects for citizens in modern cities. Inside urban parks, which citizens use for social inclusion and cohesion, psychological and physical restoration, and physical activities,…
Assessment of the impacts of building materials on the reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions from high-rise commercial buildings in Hong Kong Open
Based on data collected in 20 A-level high-rise commercial concrete buildings in Hong Kong, the research successfully established a probability density function model, which is used to describe the carbon emissions profile of a commercial …
View article: Assessing the relative importance of sustainability indicators for smart campuses: A case of higher education institutions in Nigeria
Assessing the relative importance of sustainability indicators for smart campuses: A case of higher education institutions in Nigeria Open
The appraisal of educational institution campuses’ sustainability performance has been on the rise within the past decades. This appraisal is primarily due to the importance of establishing and executing planning policies targeted at desig…
View article: Modifiable Campus-Wide Appraisal Model (MOCAM) for Sustainability in Higher Education Institutions
Modifiable Campus-Wide Appraisal Model (MOCAM) for Sustainability in Higher Education Institutions Open
Institutions of higher education across the globe have commenced the appraisal of their sustainability performance via the utilization of various existing campus sustainability assessment tools. A comprehensive review of these existing too…
Comparison of the environmental assessment of an identical office building with national methods Open
The IEA EBC Annex 72 focuses on the assessment of the primary energy demand, greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impacts of buildings during production, construction, use (including repair and replacement) and end of life (dismantli…
Modelling noise annoyance responses to combined sound sources and views of sea, road traffic, and mountain greenery Open
This paper studies the effect of human perception of visual and audio settings in an urban environment on annoyance. Video clips were projected onto a window panel of a living room to simulate neighborhood views containing different percen…
Costs and Benefits of Implementing Green Building Economic Incentives: Case Study of a Gross Floor Area Concession Scheme in Hong Kong Open
Economic incentives are widely used to promote green buildings (GB) and consume social resources. However, few studies evaluate the costs and benefits of implementing economic incentives, including hidden costs and benefits. This paper app…
The effects of neighborhood views containing multiple environmental features on road traffic noise perception at dwellings Open
The importance of non-acoustical factors including the type of visual environment on human noise perception becomes increasingly recognized. In order to reveal the relationships between long-term noise annoyance and different types of neig…