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Sharing a home under lockdown in London 在伦敦被封锁的情况下住在一起

Buildings & cities Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5334/bc.182

F. Blanc, K. Scanlon

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引用次数: 3

Speculation beyond technology: building scenarios through storytelling 超越技术的猜测:通过讲故事构建场景

Buildings & cities Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5334/bc.213

R. Dowsett, M. Green, C. Harty

引用次数: 1

The gendering of energy household labour 能源家务劳动的性别化

Buildings & cities Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5334/bc.224

A. Aggeli, T. H. Christensen, Simon Peter Aslak Kondrup Larsen

引用次数: 3

Overcoming the incumbency and barriers to sustainable cooling 克服现有的和可持续冷却的障碍

Buildings & cities Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5334/bc.255

J. Lizana, Nicole D. Miranda, Larisa Gross, A. Mazzone, Francois Cohen, Giovani Palafox-Alcantar, P. Fahr, A. Jani, Renaldi Renaldi, M. McCulloch, Radhika Khosla

引用次数: 5

Meeting urban GHG reduction goals with waste diversion: multi-residential buildings 通过废物转移实现城市温室气体减排目标:多住宅建筑

Buildings & cities Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5334/bc.277

V. Maclaren, Ece Ikiz, E. Alfred

引用次数: 0

Inclusive Living: ageing, adaptations and future-proofing homes 包容性生活:老龄化，适应和未来的住宅

Buildings & cities Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5334/bc.173

Vikki McCall

引用次数: 3

Understanding air-conditioned lives: qualitative insights from Doha 理解空调生活:来自多哈的定性见解

Buildings & cities Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5334/bc.155

R. Hitchings

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引用次数: 4

Integrating low energy cooling and ventilation strategies in Indian residences 在印度住宅中整合低能耗冷却和通风策略

Buildings & cities Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5334/bc.197

M. Cook, Yash Shukla, Rajan Rawal, Charalampos Angelopoulos, Luciano Caruggi-De-Faria, D. Loveday, Eftychia Spentzou, Jayamin Patel

引用次数: 2

Transformational climate action at the city scale: comparative South–North perspectives 城市尺度的转型气候行动:南北比较视角

Buildings & cities Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5334/bc.244

D. Simon, Ryan Bellinson, W. Smit

引用次数: 1

Air-conditioning in New Zealand: power and policy 新西兰的空调:电力与政策

Buildings & cities Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.5334/bc.143

H. Byrd, Steve Matthewman, E. Rasheed

引用次数: 0