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Environmental performance assessment of the built environment tends to focus mostly on operational final energy consumption of buildings located within a specific context. Such a limited scope prevents broader usability of findings in practice. In Switzerl ...

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Analysis and Visualisation of Decision Paths towards Reaching Environmental Impact Targets at Early-Design Stage

Environmental impact assessment of Swiss residential archetypes: a comparison of construction and mobility scenarios

Designing Energy-Efficient Façades to Meet Energy Transition Targets

Architectural Design Strategies for Building-Integrated Photovoltaics in residential building renovation processes

Active façades : life cycle environmental impacts and savings of photovoltaic power plants integrated into the building envelope

The ancient Chinese opera spiral wooden domes

Photon detecting 3d imaging sensor device

Built-in, exposed or concealed comfort services. Attempts (incomplete) to industrialise collective housing after 1945

An integrative approach for embodied energy: Towards an LCA-based data-driven design method

Findings from a survey on the current use of life-cycle assessment in building design

Reconsidering traditional timber joinery for sustainable structures

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Findings from a survey on the current use of life-cycle assessment in building design

An integrative approach for embodied energy: Towards an LCA-based data-driven design method

Built-in, exposed or concealed comfort services. Attempts (incomplete) to industrialise collective housing after 1945

Photon detecting 3d imaging sensor device

The ancient Chinese opera spiral wooden domes

Active façades : life cycle environmental impacts and savings of photovoltaic power plants integrated into the building envelope

Designing Energy-Efficient Façades to Meet Energy Transition Targets

Environmental impact assessment of Swiss residential archetypes: a comparison of construction and mobility scenarios

Reconsidering traditional timber joinery for sustainable structures

Architectural Design Strategies for Building-Integrated Photovoltaics in residential building renovation processes