The Home Depot, Inc. is the world’s largest home improvement retailer and thesecond largest retailer in the United States. The company made its debut in 1979 and hasgrown to 1,984 stores throughout the United States (including Puerto Rico and the VirginIslands) as well as Canada and Mexico....

The purpose of this article is to keep trace of the economic evolution of building materials suppliers from Ramnicu Sarat between 2010 and 2012. More specifically, through this article it was analyzed the financial-economic situation and the future perspectives of the company Noua Tei Com S.R.L....

Low- and moderate-income (LMI) homeowners in New England often find it difficult to repair their homes due to the high cost of building materials. Kathleen Gill highlights how the emerging building materials cooperatives work to offer LMI homeowners discounted building materials, appliances, and...

During the last decades, the photovoltaic (PV) modules and their associated architectural materials are increasingly being incorporated into the construction of the building envelope such as façade, roof and skylights in the urban centers.

This study aims to develop a Building materials Embodied GHG Assessment Criteria and System (BEGAS) in the newly revised Korea Green Building Certification System (G-SEED). For this purpose, green building certification systems and supporting assessment systems were analyzed in order to grasp...

The energy demand by the private sector for buildings HVAC systems has increased significantly, driving the scientific community to find different alternatives to reduce this high energy demand. Phase change materials (PCMs) are presented as materials with high thermal energy storage (TES)...

Thermal properties of materials used in building envelopes must be analysed in order to evaluate the thermal response of the constructive system. This thermal characterisation is a key point during the design phase of a building. However, thermal characterisation of constructive systems at...