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APA: Imran, A., Alhwayzee, M., Rashid, F & Beigzadeh, B. (2025). Experimental investigation of insulated mortar for building envelope systems. Engineering Solid Mechanics, 13(3), 267-276.
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Ozel, M. (2011). Effect of wall orientation on the optimum insulation thickness by using a dynamic method. Applied Energy, 88(7), 2429–2435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.01.049
Ozel, M. (2012). Cost analysis for optimum thicknesses and environmental impacts of different insulation materials. Energy and Buildings, 49, 552–559. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.03.002
Ozel, M. (2014). Effect of insulation location on dynamic heat-transfer characteristics of building external walls and optimization of insulation thickness. Energy and Buildings, 72, 288–295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.11.015
Paraschiv, L. S., Acomi, N., Serban, A., & Paraschiv, S. (2020). A web application for analysis of heat transfer through building walls and calculation of optimal insulation thickness. Energy Reports, 6(April), 343–353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2020.08.055
Paraschiv, S., & Paraschiv, L. S. (2019). Analysis of traffic and industrial source contributions to ambient air pollution with nitrogen dioxide in two urban areas in Romania. Energy Procedia, 157(2018), 1553–1560. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2018.11.321
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Santamouris, M., & Vasilakopoulou, K. (2021). Present and future energy consumption of buildings: Challenges and opportunities towards decarbonisation. E-Prime - Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy, 1(October), 100002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prime.2021.100002
Schackow, A., Effting, C., Folgueras, M. V., Güths, S., & Mendes, G. A. (2014). Mechanical and thermal properties of lightweight concretes with vermiculite and EPS using air-entraining agent. Construction and Building Materials. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.02.009
Steiner, A., Kohler, C., Metzinger, I., Braun, A., Zirkelbach, M., Ernst, D., … Ritter, B. (2017). Critical weather situations for renewable energies - Part A: Cyclone detection for wind power. Renewable Energy, 101, 41–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2016.08.013
Zhang, L., Liu, Z., Hou, C., Hou, J., Wei, D., & Hou, Y. (2019). Optimization analysis of thermal insulation layer attributes of building envelope exterior wall based on DeST and life cycle economic evaluation. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 14(January), 100410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2019.100410
Zhou, H., & Brooks, A. L. (2019). Evaluation of thermal conductivity, mechanical and transport properties of lightweight aggregate foamed geopolymer concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 198, 512–526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.11.074