Socio-environmental sustainability in traditional courtyard houses of Iran and China

F Soflaei, M Shokouhian, W Zhu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Sustainable development that conceptually can be divided into the following parts:
environmental, social and economic, is a pattern of resource use, which aims to meet human …

Recent advances in surfactant-enhanced In-Situ Chemical Oxidation for the remediation of non-aqueous phase liquid contaminated soils and aquifers

AT Besha, DN Bekele, R Naidu… - … Technology & Innovation, 2018 - Elsevier
Protecting soils and groundwater from contaminants is a global challenge and remediating
contaminated sites may require decades and many resources. Non-aqueous phase liquids …

The impact of courtyard design variants on shading performance in hot-arid climates of Iran

F Soflaei, M Shokouhian, H Abraveshdar, A Alipour - Energy and Buildings, 2017 - Elsevier
This article focuses on the impact of courtyard design variants on shading performance of
traditional courtyard houses in hot-arid climate of Iran. The aim is to identify the best design …

The study of climate-responsive solutions in traditional dwellings of Bushehr City in Southern Iran

A Mohammadi, MR Saghafi, M Tahbaz… - Journal of Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
The present study aims to identify climate-responsive solutions used in traditional dwellings
of Bushehr, a city in south west of Iran, and analyze the effects of these solutions in thermal …

Red and white clover provide food resources for honeybees and wild bees in urban environments

L Kanduth, M Chartier, J Schönenberger… - Nordic Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Pollination is a key ecological process both in wild plant species and in economically
important crops. Global land use change and urbanization are known to alter plant …

[HTML][HTML] Soil flushing pilot test in a landfill polluted with liquid organic wastes from lindane production

A Santos, CM Domínguez, D Lorenzo… - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Abstract Sites contaminated by Dense Non-Aqueous Liquid Phases (DNAPLs) containing
chlorinated compounds are a ubiquitous problem caused by spills or the dumping of wastes …

Analysing air pollution and its management through the lens of the UN sustainable development goals: A review and assessment

J Longhurst, J Barnes, T Chatterton… - WIT Trans. Ecol …, 2018 - books.google.com
This paper provides a high-level assessment of the causes and impacts of air pollution and
its management through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals …

Vertical greenery systems (VGS) in urban tropics

C Wang, AM Rahim, SC Loo, N Miswan - Open House International, 2014 - emerald.com
Numerous researchers proved Vertical Greenery System VGS beneficial to buildings and
surroundings. However, it is still not widely applied in the tropics like Malaysia. This paper …

Development of a triple bottom line stakeholder satisfaction model

B Amarah, C Langston - Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a model for producing an objective and
holistic assessment of organisational decision-making to measure the procurement success …

[HTML][HTML] The Design of a Wellbeing Center with an Advanced Parametric Roof in Jabel Hafeet Mountain Located in Al Ain City, United Arab Emirates

M Alsuwaidi, N Almahri, L Alazeezi, T Alkhzaimi… - Buildings, 2024 - mdpi.com
Building construction in the UAE is a growing industry. While Abu Dhabi and Dubai have a
majority of mid-rise and high-rise buildings, AL Ain has mostly low-rise and mid-rise …