Residential Buildings in Hiroshima City

Energy Consumption Modeling in Residential Buildings

In recent years, the issue of energy consumption modeling techniques in the building sector has been widely considered by researchers and managers. Researches indicate that energy consumption in residential sector is one of the main parts of the total consumption. Moreover, the urban residence is supposed as a significant consumer of energy in every country and therefore a focus for energy cons...

Tetrachloroethylene (PCE, Perc) Levels in Residential Dry Cleaner Buildings in Diverse Communities in New York City

Fugitive tetrachloroethylene (PCE, perc) emissions from dry cleaners operating in apartment buildings can contaminate residential indoor air. In 1997, New York State and New York City adopted regulations to reduce and contain perc emissions from dry cleaners located in residential and other buildings. As part of a New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) study, indoor air perc levels were d...

Smart Control of Residential Buildings

Investigation of species composition and prevalence rate of cockroaches in residential buildings of Ahvaz city in 2016-2017

Introduction and objective Cockroaches, are one of the most important health problems due to the transmission of human pathogens and the development of allergic reactions The aim of this study was to determine the species composition, prevalence of cockroach and the most infested areas in Ahvaz city during 2016-2017.   Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in 520 residential bui...

Increasing Energy Efficiency in Residential Buildings: System Dynamics Approach

Iran is considered as one of the most energy-consuming countries in the world, and because of the abundant resources in Iran, energy is so cheap. In this study, by focusing on the residential sector as the most consumable sector, and electricity as the most consumable energy in this sector, it has been tried to investigate, and simulate related approved methods in the world, and the results of ...