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| Preface | |
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| Policies | |
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| Planning in evolution | |
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| Planning scenaries | |
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| Planning paradigms | |
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| Integrating expert and common knowledge for sustainable housing management | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Sustainable building | |
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| Reframing housing problems | |
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| A new form of knowledge | |
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| The case study | |
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| The role of technicians | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Sustainable building policies: exploring the implementation gap | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The contested nature of sustainable building | |
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| Decision-making in a complex multi-actor setting | |
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| Barriers to the implementation of sustainable building measures | |
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| How can we make good decisions? | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Eco-labelling for buildings | |
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| Theoretical cornerstones | |
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| Examples | |
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| Attitudes and expectations of interest groups in the building sector | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Bio-climatic technologies in Mediterranean Countries | |
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| How climate affects traditional architecture. A comparison between different countries of the Mediterranean Region | |
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| The sector of construction and the economic situation | |
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| The energy regulation in the building sector | |
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| Methodology of research | |
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| The region of Puglia: results of the research | |
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| Conclusions: a brief look at Mediterranean Architecture | |
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| Actions towards professionals and the general public to overcome the barriers to the development of bioclimatic technologies | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Study of the barriers to the development of bioclimatics | |
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| Results of our study | |
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| The players' role | |
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| Action axis | |
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| Hierarchy of the axis | |
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| Before taking action | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Tools | |
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| Environmental impact assessment methods in the Netherlands | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Materials and products | |
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| Buildings and constructions | |
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| Spatial plans | |
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| Developing an environmental impact assessment method for spatial plans | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Environmental impact of Dutch dwellings: Priorities for reduction and benefits of sustainable construction | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Sustainable construction and renovation in "The Ecological City" | |
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| Environmental assessment method | |
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| Environmental analysis of Dutch traditional housing | |
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| Environmental benefits of Dutch sustainable housing | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Modelling environmental complexity for sustainable design practice | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The qualitative physical modelling approach | |
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| Complexity of natural ventilation problems in design | |
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| Modelling physical behaviour using Bayesian networks | |
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| Causal model of natural ventilation | |
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| Merging networks to deal with model interaction | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Epiqr-Tobus: a new generation of refurbishment decision aid methods | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Software modules | |
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| Building deterioration state | |
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| Building characteristics | |
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| Heating/cooling energy demand and energy saving potential | |
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| Occupants and indoor environment quality | |
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| Building a refurbishment scenario | |
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| Cost analysis | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Support measures for sustainable building | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Qualitative tools for designers | |
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| Guides and handbooks | |
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| Guidelines | |
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| Database | |
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| Software | |
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| Performance assessment tools | |
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| Labeling systems | |
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| Rating systems | |
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| Web-based tools | |
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| The challenge of sharing knowledge | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Challenges | |
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| Research in construction engineering and technology: the international context | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Sustainable Construction | |
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| Improvement of life quality, safety and value of the built-up environment | |
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| Re-engineering the construction process | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| The life cycle of building | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Life Cycle | |
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| Effects | |
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| Dutch contributions | |
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| Complexity | |
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| Rules of thumb | |
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| Innovations | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Sustainable construction: some economic challenges | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Sustainable development and construction | |
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| Review of recent literature on sustainable construction | |
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| Some economic challenges facing sustainable construction | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| On the way towards sustainable building | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Sustainable building | |
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| Methods and tools | |
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| Sustainable building indicators | |
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| Discussion | |