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BeiDou-Enabled Personal Rescue Equipment for Urban Disaster Response: Functions, Scenarios and Technical Constraints

Xun Liu, Xinqiao Wei, Xiaohui Tang, Farid Wajdi Akashah

2026, 2(4): 8. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100030

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Standardization in the Global Bamboo Industry: A Trade-Standard Nexus Approach

Kewei Liu, Yiming Sun, Anna Caterina Rossi, Changhua Fang, Pablo Jacome Estrella, Yongjiu Shi, Rene Kaam, Yuechu Shi, Durai Jayaraman

2026, 2(4): 6. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100028

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Governing Fair Building Electrification in Australia and California

Glen T. Currie

2026, 2(4): 5. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100027

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An Adaptive Radiative Cooling Roof Panel Approach for Balancing Building Cooling Benefits and Heating Penalties

Yang Hu, Baoshuang Zhu, Yujie Zhang, Weixian Mu

2026, 2(4): 3. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100025

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Passive Shading Optimization for University Buildings in Southwest China: A Simulation-Based Transferability Assessment with Heatwave Stress Testing

Rui Yuan, Xiaojie Long, Chengxiang Yan, Guozheng Zhao, Weizheng Zhang, Intan Bayani Zakaria

2026, 2(3): 8. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100022

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An Experimental Study on the Flow Characteristics of Electric Control Ball Valves and the Energy Saving Effects of Variable-Frequency Water Pumps in Building Central Heating Systems

Xiyao Li, Xunjie Gan, Changhong Zhan, Yongjie Wang, Yunhai Li, Wenbin Zhang, Yimeng Feng

2026, 2(3): 6. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100020

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Delineating the Impact of Three-Dimensional Morphological Parameters of Street Trees on Air Pollution: A Numerical Investigation of CO Concentration in Xi’an, China

Zongzhou Zhu, Dan Wang, Dixuan Ma, Chaoyi Ma, Dongliang Wang, Yimeng Feng, Yue Xia, Weili Yang

2026, 2(3): 5. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100019

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Sustainability Indicators of ISO 37120 in the Municipality of Hortolândia, São Paulo, Brazil

Fernando Tadeu da Silva dos Santos, Daniele Cristina Coradini, Samuel Carvalho De Benedicto, Regina Marcia Longo, Diego de Melo Conti, Cândido Ferreira da Silva Filho

2026, 2(3): 4. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100018

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A Climate-Responsive, Performance-Informed Passive Design Workflow for Primary Schools in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia

Zihao Su, Zihao Chen, Zhaofeng Chen, Xi Deng, Giuliana Iannaccone

2026, 2(3): 3. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100017

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Towards Dynamic Carbon Management: A Structured Analytical Review and Multi-Scale Framework for Urban Carbon Accounting

Akram A. N. Alabsi, Auwalu Faisal Koko, Khaled Mohammed Alshareem, Ahmed Abdurabu Ali Al-Nehmi

2026, 2(3): 2. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100016

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Toward Personalized Thermal Comfort: A Spatiotemporal Dynamic Heating Strategy for the Catalytic Combustion Local Heater

Hongyue Fang, Junlong Jiang, Mingyuan Qin, Xiaofei Han, Yindong Yuan, Sijia Sun

2026, 2(3): 1. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100015

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Critical Success Factors for PPP Projects: A Systematic Literature Review

Yin Chen, Mei Ye Kho, Othman Mohamed, Yuting Zhang, Yicheng Shen

2026, 2(2): 8. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100014

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Multi-Source Data-Driven Brownfield Identification: Methodology and Spatial Characteristics of Third Line Construction Cities

Ding Ding, Huairu Zhang, Yi Cao, Di Wang, Sijia Sun

2026, 2(2): 5. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100011

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Advancing Circularity in Stone Slurry Waste: Opportunities for Reuse as a Sustainable Filler in Cement-Based Materials

Zhaofeng Chen, Changjun Zhong, Alberto Speroni, Mingyuan Qin

2026, 2(2): 4. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100010

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Assessment of Public Safety Standards in Commercial High-Rise Buildings of the Central Business District of Peshawar, Pakistan

Muhammad Ibrahim, Waqas Ahmed Mahar, Muhammad Jawad Khan, Muhammad Jamal Nasir, Aman Ullah

2026, 2(2): 3. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100009

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Wind-Driven Triboelectric Nanogenerators: A Critical Review of Research Trends, Structural Principles, and Prospects for the Built Environment

Yanan Liu, Hongyuan Peng, Yixian Zhang, Xiaohong Lai, Xianyun Cai, Shen Wei, Sergio Altomonte

2026, 2(2): 2. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100008

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Mitigation of Airborne Disease Transmission and Particle Capture by Ceiling Fan Ventilation in Street Stores

Xiaofei Han, Mingyuan Qin, Jiayu Li, Haoxiang Zhan, Xiaolei Yuan, Norhayati Mahyuddin

2026, 2(2): 1. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100007

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Uncovering the Air Quality Benefits of Urban Forests Using UAV Surveys

Lihua Huang, Sohail Ahmad, Chunping Miao, Fengxian Chen, Leila Mohaghegh, Ali Cheshmehzangi

2026, 2(1): 5. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100005

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Age-Friendly Space Design in Continuing Care Retirement Communities: A Scoping Review

Zeqin Wu, Jiaqi Liu, Weijie Zhong, Jiaqi Yu, Chuan Ma

2026, 2(1): 4. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100004

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Knowledge Mapping and Research Trends of New Media Technology Applications in Exhibition Spaces

Jiaqi Liu, Zeqin Wu, Haoyuan Xu, Yuxuan Wan

2026, 2(1): 3. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100003

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A Lean-Integrated Conceptual Framework for Value Optimisation of Construction Project Briefing by Enhancing the Client Needlessness

Yicheng Shen, Jie Li, Xintian Zhang, Jiayi Liu, Xi Deng

2026, 2(1): 2. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2026.100002

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Identifying the Design Indicators of Sustainable Urban Parks: Applying to Urban Parks in Tehran and Tabriz, Iran

Davood Vafadari Komarolya, Kojiro Sho

2025, 1(1): 7. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2025.100007

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Co-Benefits and Synergies between Food Security and Eight Positive Peace Pillars

Tong Zou, Ali Cheshmehzangi

2025, 1(1): 6. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2025.100006

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Unregulated Dust: The Impact of Excavation on Urban Air Quality and Vulnerable Communities in the Global South

Maryam Al Sheebani, Rima J. Isaifan

2025, 1(1): 5. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2025.100005

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Design and Optimization of an Integrated Bathhouse Wastewater-Solar Heat Pump System

Yongji Wang, Xiaolei Yuan, Cheong Peng Au-Yong, Bee Teng Chew, Mingyuan Qin

2025, 1(1): 3. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2025.100003

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Hidden Impacts of Elevator Addition on Community Microclimate: A Simulation-Based Case Study

Ding Ding, Meng Xian, Hao Wang

2025, 1(1): 2. doi: 10.53941/ubs.2025.100002

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