Abstract: The long-term behaviour of geosynthetics is one of the most important topics in the researchabout these materials. this work studies the effect of some liquids (water, sulphuric acid 0.1mol.L-1 and sodium hydroxide 0.1 mol.L-1) on the resistance of a polypropylenegeotextile against thermo-oxidation. For that purpose, the geotextile was (1) exposed inisolation to the liquids (immersion tests) and to thermo-oxidation (oven-ageing tests) and... More

Abstract: Indoor air quality is a major contributor to the quality of people’s lives. Notwithstanding pollutants that are becoming increasingly prevalent from new building materials, furnishings and consumer products, CO2 density in educational buildings has been identified as a significant issue affecting students’ performance. This paper presents the results of monitored CO2 levels in differing educational facilities in north-east China during the... More

Abstract: The Best Value Approach (BVA) is a new project delivery method that has been documented to increase performance and value. It does this by changing the traditional project delivery characteristics of managing the expert and focusing on the technical side of the project, to utilizing the expertise of the experts and using performance information and risk mitigation to manage the project. Large organizations have had difficulty in sustaining the... More

Abstract: This study performs the energy analysis of a real industrial building, located near Naples (South Italy). The used approach includes three phases: development of the energy model, model calibration based on monitored data and optimization of photovoltaic (PV) integration. Monitored data provide the monthly overall electricity demands of the facility for different years, while the load factors of industrial devices are not available. Thus, the... More

Abstract: Amongst all types of construction accidents, industrial practitioners tend to pay less attention to the prevention of fires at construction sites. Although fires may not occur frequently on construction sites, statistics show that when they do, the consequences are very serious; involving fatalities, injuries, serious project delays and financial loss. There are many reasons why fires occur on sites, but a simple lack of awareness of the risks... More