The objectives of the Building Envelope Life Cycle Asset Management (BELCAM) project is to assist asset managers by developing methods to predict the remaining service life of building envelope components, and by providing tools to optimize maintenance expenditures. The project concentrates on roofing systems, as a “proof of concept”, but will apply the tools, procedures and methods to other bu...

The Neolithic temples of Malta are large megalithic structures built between 3700 BC and 2400 BC. Around 30 have survived to present day, providing extensive evidence culture in the Maltese islands. However, while temple walls generally well preserved, there is a longstanding debate regarding nature temples’ roofing, which scarce indication remains. With material existing both for wooden stone ...

The European LIFE Project, Repolyuse – “REcovery of POLYurethane for reUSE in eco-efficient materials” seeks to solve the environmental challenge resource scarcity and waste management order mitigate effects climate change. material is a prefabricated gypsum mortar form removable roofing plate which residues rigid polyurethane foam have been added. That system reduces weight plates about 30%. i...

In addition to the known uses of natural clays, less publication attention has been paid clays returned production process. Industrially recovered such as bricks, tiles, sanitary ceramics, ceramic roofing etc., are applicable in building materials based on concrete an artificial recycled aggregate or a pozzolanic type II addition. this way, products with higher added value obtained from origina...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is providing the technology for large-scale, cost-effective and current asbestos-containing material (ACM) roofing detection. AI models can provide additional data to monitor, manage plan ACM in situ its safe removal disposal, compared with traditional approaches alone. Advances are being made algorithms imagery applied This study applies mask region-based convoluti...

Despite these challenges, we have certainly come a long way. We have learned to rely on "natural experiments" something like studying the resilience of a roofing structure by investigating the aftermath of a hurricane to compensate for the unavailability of controlled experimentation. The rational expectations revolution and recent developments on bounded rationality and experimental economics ...

AIM To identify the suitable roofing pattern for dairy cattle in North East Zone of Tamil Nadu, India, based on micro climatic conditions. MATERIALS AND METHODS Initially, survey was conducted to identify and categorize the major housing patterns existing in the region for further detailed investigation. In total, 30 farmers/farms consisting of five housing types with six replicates were sele...

Sinus venosus atrial septal defect (ASD) is usually associated with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) of the right pulmonary veins to the superior vena cava (SVC), or to the SVC-right atrial junction. Standard procedure for repair of this defect is a patch roofing of the sinus venosus ASD and rerouting of pulmonary veins. However, the presence of SVC stenosis is a complication o...

impairments and respiratory symptoms have been mostly reported in epidemiological studies. The causal associations between cement dust exposure and pulmonary diseases have been studied by epidemiologic and animal studies. The influenced mechanisms of dust deposition are impaction, sedimentation, and diffusion through the respiratory system. Dust greater than 10 μm in aerodynamic diameter are ge...

Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) offer an aesthetical, economical and technical solution to integrate solar cells harvesting solar radiation to produce electricity within the climate envelopes of buildings. Photovoltaic (PV) cells may be mounted above or onto the existing or traditional roofing or wall systems. However, BIPV systems replace the outer building envelope skin, i.e., the cl...