RELATIVE COMPARISON OF BENEFITS OF FLOOR SLAB INSULATION METHODS, USING POLYISO AND EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE MATERIALS IN SOUTH AFRICA, SUBJECT TO THE NEW NATIONAL BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS

This article aims to assess the benefits of floor slab insulation measures using extruded polystyrene (XPS) Apparel and polyisocyanurate (also referred to as polyiso or PIR) insulation materials at various levels of insulation thicknesses for a detached residential building.An EnergyPlus simulation analysis was carried out within the seven energy z

While differences in witness narratives due to different interviewers may have implications for their credibility in court, this study considers how investigative interviews by different parties to the proceedings, as well as the gender and nationality of interviewers, can influence the testimony of witnesses in court who share comparable traumatic

Abstract: This study aimed to estimate household pesticide exposure in adult individuals in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and to verify the accessibility of these products in local and online businesses.The data were collected by an online questionnaire (1,015 responses) and a shelf survey in physical and online stores.Among th

Context.Apart from causing tragic loss of lives and valuable natural and individual properties including thousands of hectares of forest and hundreds of houses, forest fires are a great menace to ecologically healthy grown forests and protection of the environment.Every year, thousands of forest fires across the globe cause disasters beyond measure