sustainable building design problems. A summary of common heuristic optimisation algorithms is given, covering direct search … these methods to different fields of sustainable building design. Key fields are reviewed in detail: envelope design …

Lifesciences Ltd.; a pharmaceutical company with a worldwide presence; with an aim to contribute to developing a sustainable campus. …

gas emissions, energy consumption trends and future prospects of sustainable development in Greece. The study described …

sustainable development. This implementation was originally targeted to start in 2009 but had to be postponed due to several …

Weighting and selection of criteria for the sustainable performance assessment of building envelope are onerous process … for building designers, since the process needs to be carefully undertaken in order to adequately assess the sustainable … criteria for the assessment of the building envelope sustainable performance is both challenging and technically complex. A lot …

The need to develop and improve sustainable energy resources is eminent due to the finite nature of our fossil fuels …

and sustainable fuel supply for power plants. Cereals (rice, wheat, maize and barley) have major contribution (74.67%) in …

the continuously increasing waste sludge generation effectively in order to meet stringent environmental quality standards … resource of energy instead of a waste. It may be an important move towards the development of a sustainable energy solution to …

smart grids to operate smoothly, technology standards are essential. In Europe, a multitude of different standards have been …, we identify 17 wired and wireless communication standards for smart metering in Europe. Secondly, we develop and describe … standards against these criteria. We find that none of the standards is superior in all aspects, resulting in major trade …