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Paper · Semantic Scholar
Thermal performance evaluation of vertical greening systems for residential buildings in hot arid climatesPersistent thermal discomfort and elevated cooling loads challenge residential buildings in hot arid climates due to excessive solar heat gain through building envelopes. This study aims to evaluates and compares the thermal performance of direct and indirect green wall systems for reducing indoor air temperatures in a mid-rise residential building with 12 cm red brick façade during peak summer conditions in Aswan, …
Reference · Wikidata
fireplacedevice for firing solid fuels in residential buildings
Encyclopedia · Wikipedia
FireplaceA fireplace or hearth is a structure made of brick, stone or metal designed to contain a fire. Fireplaces are used for the relaxing ambiance they create and for heating a room. Modern fireplaces vary in heat efficiency, depending on the design.
Image · Europeana
Mittweida, Steinweg. Wohnhäuser 11/15Book · DOAB
Before GrenfellOn 14 June 2017, flames engulfed a residential block of flats in West London. 72 people lost their lives and many hundreds more were traumatised as a national 'cladding crisis' unfolded. Yet the Grenfell Tower fire was a disaster foretold - the culmination of successive decades of deregulation, corporate greed and institutional failure to learn from the lessons of past multiple-fatality fires. By advocating a histor…
Image · DPLA
Georgetown Residential Architecture--Northwest, Northwest Washington, District of Columbia: Historic American Buildings Survey Selections, no.5