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Civil designer try to reach energy efficiency by applying specific constructive decisions, such as supplementary thermal insulation of enclosure structures [6, 7], decentralized ventilation systems with heat recovery [8], suspended ventilated facade systems [9] and also through the use of renewable energy sources [10,11,12].
Features of energy efficient upgrade of historic buildings (illustrated with the example of Saint-Petersburg) (2014) Journal of Applied Engineering Science, 12 (1), pp. 1-10
Solar Energy systems in the reconstruction of heritage historical buildings of the northern towns (for example Saint-Petersburg) (2014) Journal of Applied Engineering Science, 12 (2), pp. 121-128

Impact Behaviour of Hybrid Carbon Fibre Composites Reinforced with Silica Micro- and Functionalized Nanoparticles Júlio Cesar dos Santos1, Luciano Machado Gomes Vieira1, Túlio Hallak Panzera1*, Rodrigo Teixeira Santos Freire1,2, André Luis Christoforo1,3, Fabrizio Scarpa4 1Centre for Innovation and Technology in Composite Materials – CITeC, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of São João del Rei - UFSJ, São João del Rei, Minas Gerais 2Department of Natural Sciences, Federal University of São João del Rei - UFSJ, São João del Rei, Minas Gerais 3Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar, São Carlos, São Paulo 4Advanced Composites Centre for Innovation and Science - ACCIS, University of Bristol, UK *Corresponding author: panzera@ufsj.edu.br Keywords: hybrid composite, silica, nanoparticles, microparticles, PDDA.

To address the problematic of this counterproductive system, architects and engineers are starting to rethink the composition and materiality of the building’s envelope in combination with (the absence of) technology.
Jones, Embodied energy and carbon in construction materials, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Energy 161 (2008), pp. 87-98.

Experimental study of porous concrete material thermal insulation material lightweight polystyrene particles Hongzhen Wang 1, a,Donggeng Fu 2,b 1 School of Civil Engineering,Northwest University for Nationalities,Lanzhou 730124,china 2 Qingdao WEIMAGUDI new Materials Technology Ltd alzhfkjwhz@126.com, bwm83958129@163.com Keywords: Polystyrene foam particles, porous concrete, thermal conductivity, thermal insulation material, match ratio.
Wuhan: School of materials science and engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, 2001 [5] Zhou Guangsheng spent PS cement mortar performance and application of [J]. architecture technology, 1999, 30 (10):705706

Climatic Parameter Influence on Environmental Pollution in Drobeta Turnu Severin Ionela-Gabriela BUCȘEa*, Mariana CIOBANUb, Marius CRIVEANUc University of Craiova, Faculty of Mechanics, Department of Engineering and Management of Technological Systems, Drobeta Turnu Severin, Romania aionela.bucse@edu.ucv.ro, bmariana.ciobanu@edu.ucv.ro, cmarius.criveanu@edu.ucv.ro Keywords: air temperature, rainfall, evolution, trends.
Ali, Meteorological and seasonal influences in ambient air quality parameters of Dhaka city, Journal of Civil Engineering (IEB), 43 (1), 2015, 67-77

Although throughout history, various techniques for the rehabilitation of buildings have been developed, in recent years the introduction of composite materials in civil engineering applications has been a turning point in the rehabilitation of structures.
Acknowledgements The experimental work presented in this paper was conducted in the laboratory of structural and geotechnical engineering (LISG) at the University of Bologna.

Study on Multi-Objective Reconstruction of Random Media POSP´I ˇSILOV ´A Ad´ela1,a,∗, LEP ˇS Matˇej1,b Department of Mechanics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Th´akurova 7, 166 29 Praha 6, Czech Republic aadela.pospisilova@fsv.cvut.cz, bleps@cml.fsv.cvut.cz Keywords: Image Reconstruction; Multi-Objective Optimization; Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II; Cross-Over Operator; Mutation Operator; Two-Point Probability Function; Lineal Path Function.
ˇSejnoha, From random microstructures to representative volume elements, Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering 15 (2007) 325-335

On-chip tensile testing of the mechanical and electro-mechanical properties of nano-scale silicon free-standing beams Umesh Bhaskar2,3,a, Vikram Passi2,3, Azeem Zulfiqar2,3, Ulf Sodervall4, Bengt Nilsson4, Goran Petersson4, Mats Hagberg4, Thomas Pardoen1,2, Jean-Pierre Raskin2,3 1 Institute of mechanics, materials and civil engineering 2 Research center in micro and nanoscopic materials and electronic devices 3 Institute of information and communication technologies, electronics and applied mathematics Université catholique de Louvain, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium 4 Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience - MC2, Nanofabrication Laboratory, SE-41296 Göteborg, Sweden aumesh.bhaskar@uclouvain.be Key words: Fracture strength of silicon, piezoresistivity, on-chip tensile testing, mechanical and electro-mechanical properties of silicon, silicon nanowires, thin film testing, nano-mechanical testing, fracture, surface states, MEMS/NEMS, environmental
Nano-engineering offers by virtue of the possibility to create defect-free materials a rich playground and ideal test-bed for explorations, for verifying existing models and for a concise understanding of the electronic basis of the strength of materials.

Sunami3 1 Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura C Campus, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan 2 Meijo University, Shiogamaguchi, Tenpaku-ku, Nagoya, Japan 3 Nikken Sekkei Co.
[5] Japan Institute of Construction Engineering (2002): Guide for structure investigations of river embankments (in Japanese)..

Experimental Study of Greenhouse Solar Energy Combined with Coal-fired Boiler Heating System Xiaolin Luo1, a, Huashan Chen1, b, Bing Chen2, c and Huachen Fu3, d 1Faculty of Modern Agricultural Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China 2Hydrochina Kunming Engineering Corporation, Kunming 650051, China 3Henan Province Electric Power Survey Design Institute, Zhengzhou 450052, China aluoxiaolin6211@yahoo.com.cn, bbinzhou2008@126.com, ccbyxrs@126.com, dchuiting@126.com Keywords: Greenhouse; Solar energy; Coal-fired boiler; Heating system Abstract.
According to GB / 50364-2005 requirements of Civil Solar Water Heating System Technical Specifications and the solar radiation intensity of Songming County, the capacity of the tank is configured to 100 m3.