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Meeting sustainability requirements in the refurbishment of hospitals. (2011)
Conference Proceeding
WILSON, G. and KISHK, M. 2011. Meeting sustainability requirements in the refurbishment of hospitals. In Egbu, C. and Lou, E.C.W. (eds.) Proceedings of the 27th Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM) annual conference, 5-7 September 2011, Bristol, UK. Reading: ARCOM [online], pages 1095-1104. Available from: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/ar2011-1095-1104_Wilson_Kishk.pdf

Public spending across the United Kingdom is facing unprecedented challenges as a result of the economic downturn. Nowhere is this more keenly felt than the interface between the National Health Service (NHS) and the construction industry. Limited go... Read More about Meeting sustainability requirements in the refurbishment of hospitals..

From targets to occupied low carbon homes: assessing the challenges of delivering low carbon affordable housing. (2011)
Conference Proceeding
MUSAU, F. and DEVECI, G. 2011. From targets to occupied low carbon homes: assessing the challenges of delivering low carbon affordable housing. In Bodart, M. and Evrard, A. (eds.) Architecture and sustainable development: proceedings of the 27th International conference on passive and low energy architecture (PLEA2011), 13-15 July 2011, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Louvain-la-Neuve: Presses universitaires de Louvain [online], volume 2, pages 261-266. Available from: http://www.plea2011.be/

This paper investigates the challenges of achieving affordable low carbon housing in the context of the Scottish, UK, and Passivhaus Standards. It also investigates the potential for bridging the gaps between set targets and what is happening in real... Read More about From targets to occupied low carbon homes: assessing the challenges of delivering low carbon affordable housing..

Colours in office buildings under a clear sunny sky: the occupants' point of view. (2011)
Conference Proceeding
BELAKEHAL, A., TABET AOUL, K. and BENNADJI, A. 2011. Colours in office buildings under a clear sunny sky: the occupants' point of view. In Erkin, E., Kamuran, A. (eds.) Proceedings of 8th National lighting congress of the Turkish National Lighting Committee 2011 (ATMK 8), 14-15 April 2011, Istanbul, Turkey, pages 115-122. Instanbul: Aydınlatma Türk Milli Komitesi (ATMK).

This paper presents the results of a Daylight P.O.E. research undertaken in an office building in the city of Biskra, Algeria. The field work took place during summer in the building of La Caisse Nationale de l’Assurance Sociale (a major state insura... Read More about Colours in office buildings under a clear sunny sky: the occupants' point of view..