Recently there has been a surge in the number of green roofs and façades (vegetation on the roofs & walls of a building) installed in the UK, with advocation of their use by policy-makers and claims that they are aesthetically pleasing and promote restoration. But these claims rely on generalisations from different landscapes, raising concerns about validity. The present study examined whether ...

Within the paper, a novel approach for the reconstruction of geometric details of building façades is presented. It is based on 3D point clouds from terrestrial laser scanning. By a segmentation process, the approximate boundaries of the windows are detected and a cell decomposition of the façade is created. A classification of the cells determines a symmetric window arrangement of maximum like...

We agree with Branigan & Pickering (B&P) that structural priming experiments should supplant grammaticality judgments for testing linguistic representation. However, B&P overlook a vast (corpus-)linguistic literature that converges with - but extends - the experimental findings. B&P conclude that syntax is functionally independent of the lexicon. We argue that a broader approach to priming reve...

The present study investigates the impact of building façade geometrical details on pollutant transport mechanism in long street canyons. Large-eddy simulations (LES), extensively validated with experiments, are performed for four cases: (i) canyon without balconies, (ii) balconies at both windward and leeward façades, only (iv) façade. results show that can strongly affect wind flow field disp...

The influence of nature on occupant well-being and performance has been proved in office, hospital, educational settings. There is evidence that plants green colors affect creative psychological responses. microalgae facade the study integrated spirulina, blue-green microalgae, which were cultivated using natural daylight room air. While a good body research explores nature’s impact people, sys...

Abstract CO 2 emissions are known as carbon and they increasing globally, so measures must be taken to reduce their find solutions that mitigate the effects of high rates emissions. currently increasing, construction sector is largest source these emissions, accounting for 39% total emissions; therefore, reduced much possible. The research aim study effect applying vegetated façades, in multist...

Abstract This article analyses the most recent studies on urban traffic noise. About 67 relevant articles road noise and its mitigation strategies were preferred for a critical review. Only 5.97% of items describe how to monitor record measurement roads, while 7.46% enumerated pollution exposure. 29.85% proposed model evaluate reduction effects predict level. Also, many reported map generation ...

Abstract This study investigates whether timber surfaces that are initially exposed to fire or partially protected components can lead a more critical exposure on the façade. Five full-scale tests were carried out. Three with square compartment (4.5 × 4.5 m 2 ) and two double-width 9 ). The conducted high load density (1085 MJ/m While first test was out in non-combustible compartment, subsequen...