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Green Building Rating Systems and the New Framework Level(s): A Critical Review of Sustainability Certification within Europe by Sánchez Cordero, Antonio, Gómez Melgar, Sergio, Andújar Márquez, José Manuel

“…Increasing problems regarding pollution and climate change have long been demonstrated by scientific evidence. An important portion of carbon emissions are…”
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Ground Thermal Diffusivity Calculation by Direct Soil Temperature Measurement. Application to very Low Enthalpy Geothermal Energy Systems by Marquez, Jose Manuel Andujar, Bohorquez, Miguel angel Martinez, Melgar, Sergio Gomez

“…This paper presents a methodology and instrumentation system for the indirect measurement of the thermal diffusivity of a soil at a given depth from measuring…”
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Evaluation of aerial thermography for measuring the thermal transmittance (U-value) of a building façade by Videras Rodríguez, Marta, Gómez Melgar, Sergio, Andújar Márquez, José Manuel

“…In efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in the construction sector, policies promoting energy efficiency improvements in existing buildings are being…”
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A New Metre for Cheap, Quick, Reliable and Simple Thermal Transmittance (U-Value) Measurements in Buildings by Andújar Márquez, José Manuel, Martínez Bohórquez, Miguel Ángel, Gómez Melgar, Sergio

“…This paper deals with the thermal transmittance measurement focused on buildings and specifically in building energy retrofitting. Today, if many thermal…”
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uhuMEBr: Energy Refurbishment of Existing Buildings in Subtropical Climates to Become Minimum Energy Buildings by Gómez Melgar, Sergio, Martínez Bohórquez, Miguel Ángel, Andújar Márquez, José Manuel

“…Today, most countries in the world have mandatory regulations, more or less strict, regarding energy efficiency in buildings. However, a large percentage of…”
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A Critical Review of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Use in Architecture and Urbanism: Scientometric and Bibliometric Analysis by Videras Rodríguez, Marta, Melgar, Sergio Gómez, Cordero, Antonio Sánchez, Márquez, José Manuel Andújar

“…In recent years the use of UAVs (Unmanned aerial vehicles) have proliferated in the civil sector for purposes such as search and rescue, remote sensing or…”
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New Research Trends and Topics for Achieving Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Both New and Rehabilitated by Melgar, Sergio Gómez, Andújar Márquez, José Manuel

“…In the Special Issue of Energies entitled Energy Efficiency in Buildings Both New and Rehabilitated that was published in 2019, a broad spectrum of research…”
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Assessment of aerial thermography as a method of in situ measurement of radiant heat transfer in urban public spaces by Rodríguez, Marta Videras, Melgar, Sergio Gómez, Márquez, José Manuel Andújar

“…•Evaluation of the thermal radiation of a public space using remote sensing•Use of aerial thermography to measure surface temperatures of large urban…”
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Impact of Global Warming in Subtropical Climate Buildings: Future Trends and Mitigation Strategies by Videras Rodríguez, Marta, Sánchez Cordero, Antonio, Gómez Melgar, Sergio, Andújar Márquez, José Manuel

“…The growing concern about global climate change extends to different professional sectors. In the building industry, the energy consumption of buildings…”
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Matching Energy Consumption and Photovoltaic Production in a Retrofitted Dwelling in Subtropical Climate without a Backup System by Gómez Melgar, Sergio, Sánchez Cordero, Antonio, Videras Rodríguez, Marta, Andújar Márquez, José Manuel

“…The construction sector is a great contributor to global warming both in new and existing buildings. Minimum energy buildings (MEBs) demand as little energy as…”
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uhuMEB: Design, Construction, and Management Methodology of Minimum Energy Buildings in Subtropical Climates by Melgar, Sergio, Bohórquez, Miguel, Márquez, José

“…Knowledge of buildings′ energy efficiency has advanced thanks to research carried out in recent years. Many of the discoveries in this field have recently been…”
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Validation of Dynamic Natural Ventilation Protocols for Optimal Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Adaptive Comfort during the Winter Season in Subtropical-Climate School Buildings by Cordero, Antonio Sánchez, Melgar, Sergio Gómez, Márquez, José Manuel Andújar

“…The need for energy-efficient buildings must be based on strong effective passive-design techniques, which coordinate indoor air quality and thermal comfort…”
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Social criteria to develop an in use holistic urban sustainable assessment tool: UHU2SAT by Cordero, Antonio Sánchez, Rodríguez, Marta Videras, Melgar, Sergio Gómez, Márquez, José Manuel Andujar

“…Recently, several urban sustainability assessment tools (USAT) have appeared to reduce the human impact provided by the built environment. Few of them focus on…”
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Influence on indoor comfort due to the application of Covid-19 natural ventilation protocols for schools at subtropical climate during winter season by Melgar, Sergio Gómez, Cordero, Antonio Sánchez, Rodríguez, Marta Videras, Márquez, José M Andújar

“…Thermal comfort and energy performance of our buildings has been seriously improved during the last decades with the introduction of better envelope…”
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Two distinct Triatoma dimidiata (Latreille, 1811) taxa are found in sympatry in Guatemala and Mexico by Dorn, Patricia L, Calderon, Claudia, Melgar, Sergio, Moguel, Barbara, Solorzano, Elizabeth, Dumonteil, Eric, Rodas, Antonieta, de la Rua, Nick, Garnica, Roberto, Monroy, Carlota

“…Approximately 10 million people are infected with Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, which remains the most serious parasitic disease in…”
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Polimorfismos g-2548a en el gen de leptina y q223r en el gen del receptor de leptina: una revisión de su relación con el sobrepeso y la obesidad by Calderon Vega, Edna Ruth, Melgar, Sergio, Parra Rojas, Isela

“…La obesidad es una enfermedad compleja y multifactorial resultante de efectos combinados entre genes, ambiente y estilo de vida que influyen en la respuesta…”
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Diseño, estandarización e implementación de una nueva técnica en Guatemala, para el diagnóstico rápido de hemocultivos positivos, utilizando la tecnología Maldi-tof by Barrera-Toledo, Juan C., Melgar, Sergio, Oregon, Edith

“…LLas enfermedades infecciosas son un problema de salud que a pesar de los avances médicos siguen cobrando vidas en todo el mundo; como las septicemias. La…”
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Identificación molecular y diversidad genética de las especies de nematodos Globodera rostochiensis y G. pallida en regiones productoras de papa de Guatemala by Ruiz-Chutan, Jose A., Berdúo-Sandoval, Julio E., Melgar, Sergio, Kalousová, Marie, Lojka, Bohdan, Fernández, Eloy, Žiarovská, Jana, Sanchez, Amilcar

“…En Guatemala, la producción del cultivo de papa se ve afectada por los nematodos Globodera rostochiensis y Globodera pallida. La capacidad de ambas especies…”
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Design recommendations for the rehabilitation of an urban canyon in a subtropical climate region using aerial thermography and simulation tools by Rodriguez, Marta Videras, Melgar, Sergio Gomez, Marquez, Jose Manuel Andujar

“…Outdoor public space is the setting for everyday social interaction where activities take place in order to satisfy collective urban needs. It is important to…”
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The number of families of Triatoma dimidiata in a Guatemalan house by Melgar, Sergio, Chávez, Juan José, Landaverde, Patricia, Herrera, Franklin, Rodas, Antonieta, Enríquez, Eunice, Dorn, Patricia, Monroy, Carlota

“…Triatoma dimidiata is an important vector of Chagas disease in Guatemala. To help understand the biology and population dynamics of the insect, we estimated…”
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