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A Review of Psychological Literature on the Health and Wellbeing Benefits of Biophilic Design Open
Biophilic design has received increasing attention as a design philosophy in recent years. This review paper focused on the three Biophilic design categories as proposed by Stephen Kellert and Elizabeth Calabrese in “The Practice of Biophi…
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Biophilic design in architecture and its contributions to health, well-being, and sustainability: A critical review Open
In the last ten years, ‘nature’ and biophilic design have received widespread attention in architecture, especially in response to growing environmental challenges. However, open questions and controversies remain regarding conceptualizing…
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A review of nature-based solutions for greywater treatment: Applications, hydraulic design, and environmental benefits Open
Recognizing greywater as a relevant secondary source of water and nutrients represents an important chance for the sustainable management of water resource. In the last two decades, many studies analysed the environmental, economic, and en…
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Smart materials and technologies for sustainable concrete construction Open
This paper presents a comprehensive review of current trends and opportunities for sustainable concrete construction, emphasizing the importance of adopting eco-friendly practices to mitigate the industry's environmental impact. Green conc…
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Green Architecture: A Concept of Sustainability Open
In recent years, sustainability concept has become the common interest of numerous disciplines. The reason for this popularity is to perform the sustainable development. The Concept of Green Architecture, also known as "sustainable archite…
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Green Roof Design: State of the Art on Technology and Materials Open
In order to consider green roofs as an environmentally friendly technology, the selection of efficient and sustainable components is extremely important. Previous review papers have mainly focused on the performance and advantages of green…
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Circular Product Design. A Multiple Loops Life Cycle Design Approach for the Circular Economy Open
The circular economy is a high priority subject of discussion in the current political and academic contexts; however, practical approaches in relevant disciplines like design are in need of development. This article proposes a conceptual …
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Natural Fiber Reinforced Composite Material for Product Design: A Short Review Open
Natural fibers have attracted great attention from industrial players and researchers for the exploitation of polymer composites because of their “greener” nature and contribution to sustainable practice. Various industries have shifted to…
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A Review of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods Applied to the Sustainable Bridge Design Open
The construction of bridges has been necessary for societies since ancient times, when the communication between and within towns, cities or communities was established. Until recently, the economic factor has been the only one considered …
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Sustainable Design: Circular Economy in Fashion and Textiles Open
Fashion is widely considered the second most destructive industry after oil, to the environment. An EU initiative called the European Clothing Action Plan has been launched to significantly improve by 2019 the sustainability of textiles ac…
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Product line design and quality differentiation for green and non-green products in a supply chain Open
Motivated by the real practices in the circular economy, this paper aims to identify optimal product line design for green and non-green products in terms of quality differentiation. We develop a price and quality driven consumer choice mo…
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Design for Additive Manufacturing: A Systematic Review Open
The last few decades have seen rapid growth in additive manufacturing (AM) technologies. AM has implemented a novel method of production in design, manufacture, and delivery to end-users. Accordingly, AM technologies have given great flexi…
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Toward Sustainable Wearable Electronic Textiles Open
Smart wearable electronic textiles (e-textiles) that can detect and differentiate multiple stimuli, while also collecting and storing the diverse array of data signals using highly innovative, multifunctional, and intelligent garments, are…
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Design, Operation and Optimization of Constructed Wetland for Removal of Pollutant Open
Constructed wetlands (CWs) are affordable and reliable green technologies for the treatment of various types of wastewater. Compared to conventional treatment systems, CWs offer an environmentally friendly approach, are low cost, have fewe…
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Barriers to Implementing the Circular Economy in the Construction Industry: A Critical Review Open
To facilitate the adoption of the circular economy (CE) in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector, some authors have demonstrated the potential of recent designs that take into account the sustainable management of an …
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Design for Sustainable Manufacturing: Approach, Implementation, and Assessment Open
The implementation of sustainable systems is an essential requirement in modern manufacturing, in order to minimize the environmental and health concerns, and conserves energy and natural resources. The sustainable manufacturing approach i…
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Biomimetic and Evolutionary Design Driven Innovation in Sustainable Products Development Open
An innovative, design-driven, sustainable approach in conceiving, developing, producing, using new materials can be effective in strengthening the competiveness and success of creative industries linked to manufacturing (e.g., biomedical, …
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The Multifunctional Benefits of Green Infrastructure in Community Development: An Analytical Review Based on 447 Cases Open
This article describes the relationship between the design features of green infrastructure and the benefits of multifunctionality. To do so, it examines the descriptive linkages between 12 design features and nine benefits using 447 proje…
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New promises AI brings into circular economy accelerated product design: a review on supporting literature Open
Promoting and applying circular strategies in the product planning stage by industrial designers have significant environmental impacts. Product design has an enormous influence on sustainable ecology. Huge amounts of data analysis in desi…
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Innovation in Green Building Sector for Sustainable Future Open
Recent advancements in green building technologies (GBTs) have grown substantially, as an outcome of the environmental, economic and societal benefits. It has the potential to move toward sustainable development, specifically related to cl…
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Augmented Reality Gaming in Sustainable Design Education Open
It is important for students in academic disciplines related to building design and construction to gain an understanding of the different sustainable design considerations that will affect a building's performance. Additionally, it is imp…
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Sustainable Paper-Based Packaging: A Consumer’s Perspective Open
Over the last two decades, there has been growing interest from all stakeholders (government, manufacturers, and consumers) to make packaging more sustainable. Paper is considered one of the most environmentally friendly materials availabl…
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Intelligent building, definitions, factors and evaluation criteria of selection Open
Intelligent building design is the future of building industries. Most modern public and residential buildings are planned with the objective of decreasing expenses by reducing energy consumption. Enhancing energy preservation strategies a…
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BIM-embedded life cycle carbon assessment of RC buildings using optimised structural design alternatives Open
The implications of optimised structural designs in the life cycle carbon performance of buildings have been systematically overlooked in previous studies. The paper addresses this common limitation offering an integrated sustainable struc…
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Tourists’ perceptions of green building design and their intention of staying in green hotel Open
Hotel developers incorporate green building design to save on capital and operation cost. Hotel operators adopt green practice to affect tourists’ intention of staying (IoS). This paper recognises the important contribution of green buildi…
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Water Sensitive Urban Design – Principles and Inspiration for Sustainable Stormwater Management in the City of the Future Open
One of the essential challenges of contemporarysustainable design is to allow humans andnature to coexist in mutual respect, combining thebest aspects of the built landscape with the dynamismand beauty of the environment. Integrating thefu…
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Sustainable and Renewable Bio-Based Natural Fibres and Its Application for 3D Printed Concrete: A Review Open
The concept of sustainability and the utilization of renewable bio-based sources have gained prominent attention in the construction industry. Material selection in construction plays a significant role in design and manufacturing process …
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Integrating design thinking with sustainability science: a Research through Design approach Open
Design disciplines have a long history of creating well-integrated solutions to challenges which are complex, uncertain and contested by multiple stakeholders. Society faces similar challenges in implementing the Sustainable Development Go…
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A Life Cycle Engineering Perspective on Biocomposites as a Solution for a Sustainable Recovery Open
Composite materials, such as carbon fibre reinforced epoxies, provide more efficient structures than conventional materials through light-weighting, but the associated high energy demand during production can be extremely detrimental to th…
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Zero Waste Fashion Design Open
Zero Waste Fashion Design combines research and practice to introduce a crucial sustainable fashion design approach. Written by two industry leading pioneers, Timo Rissanen and Holly McQuillan, the book offers flexible strategies and easy-…