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Development of Concrete Façade Sandwich Panels Incorporating Phase Change Materials by Niall, Dervilla, West, Roger

“…Using the mass of a building to store or dissipate heat can reduce the demand on auxiliary heating and/or cooling systems. There is a scarcity of full-scale…”
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Thermal energy storage in building integrated thermal systems: A review. Part 2. Integration as passive system by Navarro, Lidia, de Gracia, Alvaro, Niall, Dervilla, Castell, Albert, Browne, Maria, McCormack, Sarah J., Griffiths, Philip, Cabeza, Luisa F.

“…Energy consumption trends in residential and commercial buildings show a significant increase in recent decades. One of the key points for reducing energy…”
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Problem-based learning: student perceptions of its value in developing professional skills for engineering practice by Beagon, Úna, Niall, Dervilla, Ní Fhloinn, Eabhnat

“…This study explores students' perceptions of the effectiveness of a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) design project, taken as part of a first-year engineering…”
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Engineering Students' Perceptions of their Development of Professional Skills by Caitriona dePaor, Una Beagon, Aimee Byrne, Darren Carthy, Patrick Crean, Louise Lynch, Dervilla Niall

“…Engineers play a central role in addressing the challenges which face society. However, the influence of globalisation, disruptive technological change and…”
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Mechanical and thermal evaluation of different types of PCM-concrete composite panels by Niall, Dervilla, Kinnane, Oliver, West, Roger P., McCormack, Sarah

“…The thermal mass of construction materials can be used to reduce the energy required for heating and cooling buildings. The heat storage capacity of concrete…”
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Students’ Experiences Of Reflecting On Their Development Of Professional Skills In An Engineering Programme by Una Beagon, Louise Lynch, Aimee Byrne, Darren Carthy, Patrick Crean, Caitriona dePaor, Dervilla Niall

“…Engineers play a central role in addressing the challenges which face society, and recent literature highlights the need for emphasis on the development of…”
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Composite behaviour of wide sandwich panels with thin high performance recycled aggregate concrete wythes with fibre reinforced polymer shear connectors by Lipczynska, Jagoda, West, Roger P., Grimes, Michael, Niall, Dervilla, Kinnane, Oliver, O'Hegarty, Richard

“…The traditional means of using precast concrete sandwich panels are restrictive in terms of applications, where thick wythes result in heavy panels which are…”
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Assessment of Two Methods of Enhancing Thermal Mass Performance of Concrete Through the Incorporation of Phase-Change Materials by Dervilla Niall, Roger P. West, Sarah McCormack

“…According to the IEA Technology Roadmap on Energy Efficient Building Envelopes, buildings are responsible for more than one third of global energy consumption,…”
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