Abstract Dynamic simulation tools are widely used in the workflow of energy retrofitting historic buildings as they contribute to development an optimised, cost-effective renovation strategy. Additionally, Building Information Modelling (BIM) applied heritage can provide a holistic platform that improves collaboration between different stakeholders involved management, restoration and energy-re...

Black liquor evaporation is generally the most energy intensive unit operation in a pulp and paper manufacturing facility. The black evaporators can represent third or more of total mill steam usage, followed by machine digester. Evaporator economy defined as mass required to evaporate water from (i.e., lb/lb kg/kg.) determined number effects an evaporator train system configuration. Older syst...

Faultline theory proposes that when multiple attributes are aligned in groups they create homogeneous subgroups, characterized by within-group similarities and between-group differences. As homogeneity increases, these differences are increasingly likely to acquire meaning to subgroup members and thus to influence behavior. While the face validity of faultlines is theoretically appealing, empir...

In accordance with the mission of Suistainebale Development Goals 2030, that by 2030 new building will have a green concept 100% and an excising 60%. With Value Engineering Life Cycle Cost Analysis methods, application to Main Building Flour Mill Plant is used for analysis using Structural Equation Modelling – Part Least Square (SEM-PLS). The result this study there are "10 factors affect cost ...

Municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) could become valuable contributors to a circular economy by implementing the 3R principles (reduce, reuse, and recycle). While reducing pollution load of sewage is primary objective WWTP, this process generates several potentially byproducts including treated effluent, biogas, sludge. The effluent can be reused in various end use applications biogas...

Research background: The increasing water demand together with an unceasing production of wastewater worldwide has resulted in a situation where the scarcity and pollution resources are jeopardizing depleting such vital asset. Purpose article: In this context, Nature Based Solutions (NBS) as Vertical Flow Constructed Wetlands (VFCWs) key because their capacity channelling waste into resource. H...

The objective is to evaluate carotid arterial elasticity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) by two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (2D-STI).Sixty-two hospitalized patients with OSAHS and 20 healthy subjects were studied. The OSAHS patients were divided into 3 subgroups: a mild group, a moderate group, and severe group. All subjects underwent complete left co...

Complex technical systems such as packaging lines, computer networks, material handling systems, are crucial for the operations at the companies (or institutions) where they are installed. Companies require high availability because their primary processes may halt when these systems are down. High availability implies a high level of support and service activities, and, thus high support and s...

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has emerged as a promising therapeutic alternative to conventional open aortic replacement but it requires suitable proximal and distal landing zones for stent-graft anchoring. Many aortic pathologies affect in the immediate proximity of the left subclavian artery (LSA) limiting the proximal landing zone site without proximal vessel coverage. In patie...

Clays encountered during road construction are mostly weak and result in major pavement failures due to their low California bearing ratio (CBR) high swelling potential. In this study, sustainable eco-friendly waste materials including brick dust (BDW), ground granulated blastfurnance slag (GGBS), recycled plastic (RP) glass (RG) at varying proportions of 11.75% 23.5% were used as partial repla...