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Browsing Research Articles (Architecture) by UP Author "Du Plessis, Chrisna"
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Peres, Edna; Barker, Arthur Adrian Johnson; Du Plessis, Chrisna
(South African Institute of Architects, 2015-01)
As built environment theory evolves, so does the awareness that built environments form an integral part of natural systems. Living systems are capable of renewal and regeneration, resiliently adapting to pressures and ...
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Du Plessis, Chrisna; Sherratt, Fred
(ICE Publishing, 2020-11)
Construction 4.0 makes many promises. The use of technologies will not only improve productivity in the construction of future built environments but will also enhance their operation and maintenance as they become smart ...
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Thuvander, L.; Green, Cameron; Adelfio, M.; Brandao, E.; Combrinck, Carin; Billger, M.; Rautenbach, Victoria; Coetzee, Serena Martha; Du Plessis, Chrisna
(IOP Publishing, 2020)
This study discusses the establishment and pilot of a collaborative data library
(CDL) for educational purposes, based on a transdisciplinary collaboration between the
architecture departments at Chalmers University of ...
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Hugo, Jan Marais; Du Plessis, Chrisna
(Taylor and Francis, 2020)
Globally urbanization is accelerating, especially within developing countries. This often results in vulnerable urban conditions with limited adaptive capacity to respond to climate change-induced hazards. In response, ...
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Hugo, Jan Marais; Du Plessis, Chrisna; Masenge, Andries
(Elsevier, 2021-08)
In response to the burgeoning building integrated agriculture (BIA) discourse and industry, and assumptions of this land use form as a climate change adaptation strategy, this study considers the impact of rooftop greenhouses ...
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Peres, Edna; Du Plessis, Chrisna; Landman, Karina
(Elsevier, 2017)
This paper examines the important yet largely misunderstood relationship between resilience and sustainability and the gap
between these theoretical constructs and the practice of urban development. It explores how these ...