We study the Casimir force on a single surface immersed in an inhomoge-neous medium. Specifically we study the vacuum fluctuations of a scalar field with a spatially varying squared mass, m 2 + λ∆(x − a) + V (x), where V is a smooth potential and ∆(x) is a unit-area function sharply peaked around x = 0. ∆(x − a) represents a semi-penetrable thin plate placed at x = a. In the limits {∆(x−a) → δ(...

The pedestrian-level wind environment quality in street canyons formed by high-rise buildings and other low-level buildings could be affected by multiple factors, such as the height and geometry of the surrounding buildings, street width, wind direction, and wind speed. This study conducted wind tunnel experiments to determine the characteristics of the pedestrian-level wind environment in stre...

The current regulations on the energy certification of buildings represent for the real estate market and the building sector a real cultural revolution. In recent years, the focus on the energy efficiency of buildings has grown exponentially. It is therefore necessary that the property valuations and methodologies used for this purpose bear in mind the energy quality of buildings. This study a...

Now to ensure the quality of automatic extraction of buildings from aerial and space imagery is not comprehensively understood. Dedicated efforts are needed in examining both the theoretical and practical aspects of the problem. This paper first presents a review of building extraction research activities, with the focus on quality-related issues. Also addressed is recent progress in the use of...

well-designed lighting decreases accidents and diseases of eyes and can increase productivity and concentration. increase of energy price and a high proportion of electric lighting energy consumption in buildings due to defects in designing and maintenance led to desirable lighting to be reduced. one of our challenges in providing health and quality of lighting is lack of economic justification...

This paper offers a decision-making tool for politics in charge of the prevention of the seismic risk of a city. The multi-agents methodology is applied to an urban area as a spatial environment. The focus is on the question of the public buildings, their maintenance and the investments which allow reducing their vulnerability. The public buildings are viewed as agents whose attributes are the ...

Various methods have been developed to measure three-dimensional (3D) objects and obtain a highaccuracy Digital Surface Model (DSM). High-quality elevation data is essential to support urban planning and civil engineering, however, effective measuring of height information is still challenging. The aim of this paper is to present an accuracy assessment of laser scanned data and the enhancement ...

today, urbanization (living at apartments) phenomenon as the most common type of residence of cities has been changed so that mainly reflects the chaos in this area. too much attention paid to economic indicators compromised the balance in the housing sector and created a new type of buildings. the occurred changes indicate ignoring cultural characteristics, less attention paid to cultural conc...