Search Results - "Meir, Isaac A."

Object-Based Image Procedures for Assessing the Solar Energy Photovoltaic Potential of Heterogeneous Rooftops Using Airborne LiDAR and Orthophoto by Tiwari, Arti, Meir, Isaac A., Karnieli, Arnon

“…Available renewable energy resources play a vital role in fulfilling the energy demands of the increasing global population. To create a sustainable urban…”
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Lime Hemp Concrete with Unfired Binders vs. Conventional Building Materials: A Comparative Assessment of Energy Requirements and CO2 Emissions by Haik, Rotem, Meir, Isaac A., Peled, Alva

“…This work assesses the energy requirements and CO2 emissions of a building made of Lime Hemp Concrete (LHC) with alternative unfired binders as lime…”
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Climatic Variability in Altitude: Architecture, Thermal Comfort, and Safety along the Facade of a Residential Tower in the Mediterranean Climate by Saroglou, Soultana (Tanya), Itzhak-Ben-Shalom, Hofit, Meir, Isaac A.

“…This research is part of a wider study on the sustainability of high-rise buildings within the urban environment. The focus here is on wind and temperature…”
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Post-Occupancy Evaluation: An Inevitable Step Toward Sustainability by Meir, Isaac A., Garb, Yaakov, Jiao, Dixin, Cicelsky, Alex

“…Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) is a platform for the systematic study of buildings once occupied, so that lessons may be learned that will improve their…”
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Studies on the optimum double-skin curtain wall design for high-rise buildings in the Mediterranean climate by Saroglou, Tanya, Theodosiou, Theodoros, Givoni, Baruch, Meir, Isaac A.

“…The fast growing numbers of high-rise buildings around the world, a product of expanding urbanization and population growth, dictate the implementation of…”
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A study of different envelope scenarios towards low carbon high-rise buildings in the Mediterranean climate - can DSF be part of the solution? by Saroglou, Tanya, Theodosiou, Theodoros, Givoni, Baruch, Meir, Isaac A.

“…The numbers of high-rise buildings around the world increase rapidly. However, this fast pace is not in tandem with the expertise gained on how to design this…”
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Building green schools in Israel. Costs, economic benefits and teacher satisfaction by Meron, Nurit, Meir, Isaac A.

“…Green construction is gaining foothold among professionals, decision makers and the broader public. However, its success depends on a clear minded analysis of…”
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Cost-benefit analysis of green buildings: An Israeli office buildings case study by Gabay, Hadas, Meir, Isaac A., Schwartz, Moshe, Werzberger, Elia

“…•This is the first Israeli cost-benefit model of the Green Building Standard.•The optimum alternative lead to maximum savings in resources use.•The economical…”
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Comparing the energy implications of FRP and concrete residential construction in a hot arid climate by Reider, Roman, Meir, Isaac A.

“…Housing prices in Israel have become exceptionally prohibitive, and this includes single family housing. Conventional construction is mainly cement and…”
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Towards energy efficient skyscrapers by Saroglou, Tanya, Meir, Isaac A., Theodosiou, Theodoros, Givoni, Baruch

“…As of 2007 more than half of the world’s population is living in urban areas (a figure expected to rise to 60% by 2030). Thus, the liveability of the…”
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Pedestrian thermal perception: studies around two high-rise buildings in the Mediterranean climate by Saroglou, Tanya, Itzhak-Ben-Shalom, Hofit, Meir, Isaac A.

“…High-rise buildings affect the microclimate around them at ground level and, as a result, also affect the pedestrian activities that take place there. The…”
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A window of one's own: a public office post-occupancy evaluation by Meir, Isaac A., Schwartz, Moshe, Davara, Yosefa, Garb, Yaakov

“…The prevalence of mechanical climatization in office buildings, alongside the dictate to conserve energy, has misguidedly promoted the construction of…”
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Legacy effects in linked ecological-soil-geomorphic systems of drylands by Monger, Curtis, Sala, Osvaldo E, Duniway, Michael C, Goldfus, Haim, Meir, Isaac A, Poch, Rosa M, Throop, Heather L, Vivoni, Enrique R

“…A legacy effect refers to the impacts that previous conditions have on current processes or properties. Legacies have been recognized by many disciplines, from…”
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Characteristics of the built environment in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East and related energy and climate policies by Carlucci, Salvatore, Lange, Manfred A., Artopoulos, Georgios, Albuflasa, Hanan M., Assimakopoulos, Margarita-Niki, Attia, Shady, Azar, Elie, Cuce, Erdem, Hajiah, Ali, Meir, Isaac A., Neophytou, Marina, Nicolaides, Melina, Serghides, Despina, Sprecher, Aaron, Tawalbeh, Muhieddin, Thravalou, Stavroula, Kyprianou, Ioanna

“…The Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME) region hosts some of the world’s most influential and troubled cities. It is also a hotspot of climate change…”
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A disaster waiting to happen—On the dynamic relations between geological processes and development in a desert environment by Meir, Isaac A., Avni, Yoav, Peeters, Aviva, Meir, Shaked

“…► We present the first comprehensive analysis of the specific site and complexities. ► Combined analysis of aerial photos, photogrammetric data, GIS, ground…”
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Skyscrapers and the city: How tall buildings interact with their users and urban environment by Saroglou, Tanya, Theodosiou, Theodoros, Itzhak-Ben-Shalom, Hofit, Vanunu, Asaf Yupiter, Multanen, Victor, Isaac, Shabtai, Karnieli, Arnon, Davidovitch, Nadav, Katoshevski, David, Meir, Isaac A.

“…Tall buildings have become a prevalent typology around the world. They carry benefits for the entrepreneur (profits) and the local authority (municipal taxes),…”
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An assessment of regional constraints, needs and trends by Meir, Isaac A., Peeters, Aviva, Pearlmutter, David, Halasah, Suleiman, Garb, Yaakov, Davis, John-Michael

“…This article briefly reviews regional constraints and trends, among them environmental climatic and social ones, existing and developing in the regions of the…”
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Evolution of the 'Modern' Transitory Shelter and Unrecognized Settlements of the Negev Bedouin by Meir, Isaac A., Stavi, Ilan

“…This study reviews the factors involved in the transition from the traditional Bedouin 1 black tent to the tin shack. 2 Many economic, social, and…”
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Professor Emeritus Baruch Givoni (16.02.1920, Jerusalem - 24.12.2019, Tel Aviv) - In Memoriam

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Parametric analysis of environmentally responsive strategies for building envelopes specific for hot hyperarid regions by Cicelsky, Alex, Meir, Isaac A.

“…•We investigated suitability of building systems in a hot hyper-arid environment.•The focus was energy conserving free-running buildings.•The research was…”
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