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Orientation: Brand awareness (BAW) and brand association (BASS) are important aspects in driving brand resonance (BR) to improve loyalty. Research purpose: This study examines how BR fosters customer loyalty (CL) among...

Abstract Building energy consumption is dominated by lighting and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, whose operation is often inefficient due to inadequate control strategies and unreliable occupa...

Options trading is a type of financial trading that can offer significant profit opportunities depending on market conditions, but its profit and loss structure is complex. Traditional trading decisions are often made ba...

The increase in energy consumption in buildings, particularly in the government sector, poses a serious challenge in the effort to mitigate climate change. This research aims to analyze and optimize the facade design of ...

The choice of building façade materiality and composition plays a significant role in indoor and outdoor thermal comfort as well as energy efficiency. However, the carbon footprint of most construction materials contrib...

In a time where sustainability is paramount, evaluating and optimizing energy retrofit projects in historic buildings is essential. This study introduces Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as part of a new Life Cycle Asse...

Abstract Employee sustainable performance (ESP) has emerged as a fragmented construct at the intersection of employee performance and sustainability. This review synthesizes and evaluates the ESP literature to clarify it...

This study evaluates the cost implications of green building practices in low-rise residential housing by analyzing three sample houses in Kayseri, Türkiye. It compares traditional construction systems with green altern...

The rapidly evolving global marketplace demands a systematic understanding of the impact of cross-cultural competence on workforce effectiveness. This comprehensive bibliometric investigation examines intellectual struct...

The shift toward sustainable and intelligent buildings has accelerated the demand for advanced maintenance strategies that reduce energy waste, downtime, and improve reliability. Traditional maintenance approaches (react...

Office buildings have frequently changed from the past to the present due to historical factors (the collapse of empires, colonialism and expansionist policies, the industrial revolution, wars, the development of technol...

Abstract Artificial Intelligence (AI) has introduced a fundamental transformation in EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learning and demonstrated considerable potential to improve educational outcomes. However, its appl...

The Comprehensive Environmental Design and Evaluation System (CEDES) is based on a general taxonomic and conceptual framework that allows it to function both as a building sustainability assessment system and as a flexib...

Ensuring a decent and high-quality standard of living for the population constitutes a central objective of national socioeconomic development — one that cannot be achieved without a coherent, systemic strategy for bui...

In this work, a novel system for managing air pollution produced during steam sterilization is presented. Steam sterilization technique is used to manage infectious medical waste into municipal waste under the Ministeria...

Abstract Air-conditioning load forecasting is important for building energy scheduling and control. The task is difficult because load data show clear periodic patterns, and sudden changes caused by events such as holida...

A crucial objective for mitigating the global environmental footprint of the construction sector is the imperative to develop sustainable and ecological concrete alternatives. This investigation presents a novel strategy...

The “Findings in…” section in this issue of VLC arquitectura is devoted to Architectural Construction, a field whose recent evolution highlights its capacity to open up new lines of reflection and research on the b...

Background: Sustainable procurement is a crucial pillar of corporate governance and competitiveness, particularly in resource-constrained environments such as Namibia. Regardless of the rising interest in sustainability...

Low-resolution images often lack fine detail and are prone to blurring, noise, and distortions, making accurate assessment challenging. This issue becomes even more challenging for applications, such as land mapping, env...

Abstract Learning to program is not just about writing code. It is a complex process involving trial and error, hesitation, corrections, and sometimes silence. And each student experiences it in their own way. Understand...

Abstract Background Optimization of biotechnological processes is traditionally limited by time-consuming trial-and-error approaches and the complexity of simultaneously optimizing multiple, often conflicting objectives....

The opening phase of a lesson can strongly influence students’ readiness to learn, yet teachers often receive limited, delayed feedback on the quality of this phase. This study examines which opening-lesson features ar...

Objective: ‘Values’ of Health Service Managers (HSMs) can be identified by a central organising concept of leadership, which is underpinned by emotional intelligence. Values, whether conscious or not, serve as guidi...