A house is not primarily a solid building; it is a system of activities. It has to accommodate a broad range of diurnal and nocturnal activities throughout the entire year, and this can best be achieved by means of a flexible spatial configuration. Any changes in the house users and their needs affect the space requirements, but we cannot predict and control these processes. This (case s...

TO THE EDITOR—We read with interest the article by Kanamori et al [1] who reviewed fungal outbreaks linked to construction and renovation of healthcare settings. The authors selected 49 studies that reported cases of fungal outbreaks related to hospital construction, renovation, or demolition. The authors found that construction-related fungal cases seem to be in decline as only 3 published stu...

Abstract This article analyzes active strategies for dismantling religion and discusses their role in demise. The aim is to throw light on how the dramatic violent narratives of demolition stemming from different religious groups factor into processes understandings I focus change Hebrew Bible, analyzing aspects two that thematize an practices: (1) story competition Mount Carmel between prophet...

This article is based on the concept of material culture, which reveals role materialobjects in social world. It shows how urban environment changes relationship between neighbors who share a common yard but live housing different types—in khrushchevki (the Soviet-era housing) or new high-rise buildings. The depicts ahierarchical space formed because municipal renovationprogram involving gradua...

Construction and demolition (C&D) waste has become a research hotspot due to the need for environmental sustainability strength enhancement of cementitious materials. However, wider applications C&D are limited, as its non-homogeneous surface nature limits workability. This evaluated feasible utilization aggregates in polypropylene-fiber-reinforced cement-stabilized soil (CSS) under sul...