Building damage in the Reefton area

Optimization of Building Energy Consumption by Optimizing the Transparency Area of Outer Shell in Urban Block Scale: Case of Hemmatabad Worn-Out Area in Isfahan

Addressing the issue of energy in contemporary Iranian architecture is very important at all stages of planning, design, construction and operation, and the effort to coordinate and interact with the environment is always one of the foundations of sustainable construction. On the other hand, much of the citychr('39')s surface is composed of worn-out areas with high levels of energy consumption....

Thrust Area 1—Building Systems

the u.s. policy in central asia and its impact on the colored revolutions in the region (the case study of tulip revolution in kyrgyzstan)

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Study of Optimal Area of Atrium for Daylight Utilization (Case Study: Administrative Building in Qazvin, Iran)

Atrium is a popular architectural feature utilized widely by building designers and owners to bring various benefits such as adequate daylight, circulation spaces and surfaces for landscape applications. But atrium problems in tropical climates such as excessive daylight, glare and high temperature, which lead to increase building energy demand, have been reported. Atrium has been used with var...

Building Damage Detection from Post-earthquake

The collapsed buildings due to earthquake were detected from post-event aerial images using watershed segmentation algorithm. The objective was to detect the collapsed buildings based on the analysis of the cast shadows. The building boundaries were available and stored in a GIS as vector polygons. The building polygons were utilized to perform assessments in a building specific manner. The app...