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Alternative Methods for Assessing Air Quality and Energy Strategies for Developing Countries: A Case Study on Cuba

The worldwide increasing energy consumption is mainly based on fossil fuel which leads to a large number of environmental problems. Indeed, the combustion of fossil fuels releases into the atmosphere different greenhouse gases and harmful pollutants which ...

EPFL2018

Le long du métro, logements pour personnes âgées à South Kensington (Londres, GB)

Florent Devaux, Mélissa Rissel

Notre projet d'habitat collectif pour personnes âgées s'implante dans le quartier de South Kensington, noeud de transports au coeur de Londres, qui se caractérise particulièrement par la tranchée à ciel ouvert du métro qui le traverse. Afin d'établir un di ...

2015

Calcined clayey soils as a potential replacement for cement in developing countries

Rodrigo Fernandez Lopez

Concrete is the building material with the greatest potential for meeting the increasing housing demand in developing countries. Locally available materials should be considered as cement replacement in order to lower the costs and the environmental impact ...

EPFL2009

Cuba, Best Practices: quel potentiel d'élargissement

The present article evaluates the knowledge that can be attributed to the application of « Best Practices » in the field of urban habitat. It especially aims at identifying the conditions of innovation in such a setting, as well as defining the necessary c ...

2007

Havana Lessons

Harry Gugger

This book outlines the urban and architectural analysis and synthesis work undertaken by the lapa and thier students as a collaboration betweden the EPFL and the Technical Univeristy of Havana (CUJAE) and the Center for Urban Studies of Havana (CEU-H). The ...

Laboratoire de la Production d'Architecture2007

Waste-resource flows of short-lived goods in households of Santiago de Cuba

Claudia Rebeca Binder Signer

In this paper, we apply the method of material flow analysis to analyze the consumption and waste mass flows of short-lived goods and we provide first insights into the waste management behavior of households in Santiago de Cuba. The goods analyzed are gla ...

2007

Os isotope heterogeneity of the upper mantle: Evidence from the Mayari-Baracoa ophiolite belt in eastern Cuba

Anders Meibom, Reto Frei

In an attempt to quantify the extent of geochemical heterogeneity within a restricted and well dated portion of the upper mantle, 27 chromite separates from the 90 My old chromite deposits in the Mayari-Baracoa ophiolite belt in eastern Cuba have been inve ...

2006

Dominicans in Switzerland : patterns, practices and impacts of transnational migration and remittances linking the Dominican Republic and Switzerland = Dominicanos en Suiza : pautas, practicas e impactos de la migracion transnacional y el envio de remesas que vinculan Republica Dominicana y Suiza

This paper presents the results of a one-year empirical study documenting the patterns, practices and impacts of transnational migration by people from the Dominican Republic (DR) to Switzerland during the years 1980 to 2005. Additionally, discussion of th ...

2005

Distribution of platinum-group elements and Os isotopes in chromite ores from Mayari-Baracoa Ophiolitic Belt (eastern Cuba)

Anders Meibom, Reto Frei

The Mayari-Baracoa ophiolitic belt in eastern Cuba hosts abundant chromite deposits of historical economic importance. Among these deposits, the chemistry of chromite ore is very variable, ranging from high Al (Cr#=0.43-0.55) to high Cr (Cr#=0.60-0.83) com ...

2005

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