E to green the building industry are strongly linked to performance metrics such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Yet, despite the importance of climate impact as a driver of green building choices, such standards typically address a basket of poorly quantified “green” attributes and, when they do address energy, they focus on conservation rather than carbon emissions so...

We have measured the structure and chemical composition of ultrathin Pd films on Cu 001 using lowenergy electron microscopy. We determine their local stoichiometry and structure, with 8.5 nm lateral spatial resolution, by quantitatively analyzing the scattered electron intensity and comparing it to dynamical scattering calculations, as in a conventional low-energy electron diffraction LEED -IV ...

A structural study has been performed on the polar ZnO(0001̄)-(1×1) surface using ab initio calculations and low-energy electron diffraction (LEED). The experiment was performed with a delay line detector LEED system to minimize electron damage of the surface. The top O-Zn interlayer spacing was found to be 0.51 ± 0.04 Å, a 16% ± 6% contraction from the bulk spacing. The second and third interla...

Protecting and conserving environmental resources is a global concern. Over the past decade, a number of certification processes have emerged to help designers and operators of buildings assess the potential impact of a building on the environment. Certifications such as the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) consider the environmental impact through the lifecycle of a buildin...

The structure, formation and decomposition pathways of 2-butoxide species formed on a Pd(111) surface following the adsorption of 2-butanol is studied by a combination of density functional theory (DFT), analysis of the low-energy electron intensity versus beam energy curves (LEED I/E) and temperature-programmed desorption (TPD). Both DFT calculations and LEED I/E measurements reveal that 2-but...

Mahalleler, kentlerin en önemli yapıtaşlarından biridir. Kentlerin gelişmesi, mahallelerin gelişip değişmesiyle mümkün olacaktır. Ayrıca sürdürülebilir planlama anlayışının büyük önem kazandığı bugünün kentleri için geliştirilecek stratejilerin bütüncül, yerele özgü ve ekolojik olarak geliştirilmesi de oldukça önemlidir. Bu bağlamda dünyada geliştirilen sertifikasyon sistemleri mahalle ölçeğind...

We present a study of the rubidium adsorption on Si(111)-(7x7) surface and related Rb-induced reconstructions as function deposition temperature Rb-coverage via scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) low-energy electron diffraction (LEED). Sample analysis LEED allowed to observe for first time Rb/Si(111)-(6x1) reconstruction. The STM image obtain real space characterization Rb/Si(111)-(3x1) surfac...

We present a study of the rubidium adsorption on Si(111)-(7x7) surface and related Rb-induced reconstructions as function deposition temperature Rb-coverage via scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) low-energy electron diffraction (LEED). Sample analysis LEED allowed to observe for first time Rb/Si(111)-(6x1) reconstruction. The STM image obtain real space characterization Rb/Si(111)-(3x1) surfac...

This study aimed to identify different certification strategies for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Commercial Interior version 4 (LEED-CI v4) gold-certified office projects California’s cities explore these using life-cycle assessments (LCAs). The LEED-CI v4 data were divided into two groups: high- low-achievement groups the Location Transportation (LT) category. author identifie...