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architecture, climate responsive design, desert, energy conservation, green construction, hot arid, Indor Environment Quality (IEQ), Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE), sustainability, vernacular

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Employment (2)

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev: Beer-Sheva, Southern, IL

1994-03-01 to present (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Faculty of Engineering Sciences: Negev, IL

1986-02 to present | Professor (Structural Engineering)
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Isaac A. Meir

Education and qualifications (3)

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev: Beer-Sheva, Southern, IL

1994 to 2002 | Ph.D. (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Archaeology Division)
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Isaac A. Meir

Technion Israel Institute of Technology: Haifa, Haifa, IL

1982 to 1984 | M.Sc. (Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning)
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Isaac A. Meir

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology: Haifa, IL

1975 to 1981 | B.Arch.T.Pl. (Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning)
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Isaac A. Meir

Professional activities (1)

Israel Green Building Council (ILGBC): Tel Aviv, IL

2016 | ILGBC Award for Leadership in Green Building
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Isaac A. Meir

Works (49)

Integration of Historical and Contemporary Data Sources in Understanding the Extent and Types of Disruptions in the Syrdarya Delta Land Use/Land Cover

Land
2025-03-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/land14030639
Contributors: Zohar Zofnat; Leah Orlovsky; Isaac A. Meir
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Characteristics of the built environment in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East and related energy and climate policies

Energy Efficiency
2024-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-024-10217-w
Contributors: Salvatore Carlucci; Manfred A. Lange; Georgios Artopoulos; Hanan M. Albuflasa; Margarita-Niki Assimakopoulos; Shady Attia; Elie Azar; Erdem Cuce; Ali Hajiah; Isaac A. Meir et al.
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Lime Hempcrete Composites Based on Unfired Binders. A Review

Circular Economy and Sustainability
2024-06-13 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s43615-024-00382-6
Contributors: Rotem Haik; Alva Peled; Isaac A. Meir
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A systematic approach for assessing buildings with natural materials in the Mediterranean climate

Energy and Buildings
2024-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.113916
Contributors: Isaac Meir; Georgia – Zeta Chrysafaki; Apostolos Mousourakis; Konstantinos Gobakis; Dionysia – Denia Kolokotsa
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Novel insulating construction blocks of crop residue (straw) and natural binders

MRS Energy & Sustainability
2023-12-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1557/s43581-023-00075-x
Contributors: Alex Cicelsky; Isaac A. Meir; Alva Peled
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Conclusions, or a more critical rethinking of the project

2023-11-02 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1201/9781003267171-17
Contributors: Isaac Meir; Shabtai Isaac; Gloria Pignatta
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Net-Zero and Positive Energy Communities

2023-11-02 | Book
DOI: 10.1201/9781003267171
Contributors: Shabtai Isaac; Isaac Meir; Gloria Pignatta
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Post-occupancy evaluation: the missing link

2023-11-02 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1201/9781003267171-16
Contributors: Isaac Meir
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Climatic Variability in Altitude: Architecture, Thermal Comfort, and Safety along the Facade of a Residential Tower in the Mediterranean Climate

Buildings
2023-08-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/buildings13081979
Contributors: Soultana (Tanya) Saroglou; Hofit Itzhak-Ben-Shalom; Isaac A. Meir
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Lime Hemp Concrete with Unfired Binders vs. Conventional Building Materials: A Comparative Assessment of Energy Requirements and CO2 Emissions

Energies
2023-01-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/en16020708
Contributors: Rotem Haik; Isaac A. Meir; Alva Peled
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Pedestrian thermal perception: studies around two high-rise buildings in the Mediterranean climate

Building Research & Information
2022-02-17 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2021.2007751
Contributors: Tanya Saroglou; Hofit Itzhak-Ben-Shalom; Isaac A. Meir
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DSF studies towards energy efficiency for a tall building design in the Mediterranean climate

iCRBE Procedia
2020-09-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.32438/iCRBE.202026
Contributors: T Saroglou; T Theodosiou; I. A. Meir
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Object-Based Image Procedures for Assessing the Solar Energy Photovoltaic Potential of Heterogeneous Rooftops Using Airborne LiDAR and Orthophoto

Remote Sensing
2020-01-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/rs12020223
Contributors: Arti Tiwari; Isaac A. Meir; Arnon Karnieli
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A window of one’s own: a public office post-occupancy evaluation

Building Research and Information
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2018.1434366
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2-s2.0-85042122192
Contributors: Meir, I.A.; Schwartz, M.; Davara, Y.; Garb, Y.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Comparing the energy implications of FRP and concrete residential construction in a hot arid climate

Energy and Buildings
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.01.003
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2-s2.0-85060338321
Contributors: Reider, R.; Meir, I.A.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Building green schools in Israel. Costs, economic benefits and teacher satisfaction

Energy and Buildings
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.07.044
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2-s2.0-85028475035
Contributors: Meron, N.; Meir, I.A.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Towards energy efficient skyscrapers

Energy and Buildings
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.05.057
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2-s2.0-85020279908
Contributors: Saroglou, T.; Meir, I.A.; Theodosiou, T.; Givoni, B.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Constraints to assets, waste to resources: integrating green technologies in a novel pilot project for drylands

International Journal of Sustainable Energy
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/14786451.2013.858160
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2-s2.0-84914686962
Contributors: Meir, I.A.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Legacy effects in linked ecological-soil-geomorphic systems of drylands

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1890/140269
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2-s2.0-84961288648
Contributors: Monger, C.; Sala, O.E.; Duniway, M.C.; Goldfus, H.; Meir, I.A.; Poch, R.M.; Throop, H.L.; Vivoni, E.R.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Optimizing structural roof form for life-cycle energy efficiency

Energy and Buildings
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2015.07.008
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2-s2.0-84939540650
Contributors: Huberman, N.; Pearlmutter, D.; Gal, E.; Meir, I.A.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Cost-benefit analysis of green buildings: An Israeli office buildings case study

Energy and Buildings
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.02.027
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2-s2.0-84898071077
Contributors: Gabay, H.; Meir, I.A.; Schwartz, M.; Werzberger, E.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Parametric analysis of environmentally responsive strategies for building envelopes specific for hot hyperarid regions

Sustainable Cities and Society
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2014.02.003
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2-s2.0-84904395903
Contributors: Cicelsky, A.; Meir, I.A.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

A disaster waiting to happen-On the dynamic relations between geological processes and development in a desert environment

Landscape and Urban Planning
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2013.01.012
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2-s2.0-84875577667
Contributors: Meir, I.A.; Avni, Y.; Peeters, A.; Meir, S.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

An assessment of regional constraints, needs and trends

Advances in Building Energy Research
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/17512549.2012.740209
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2-s2.0-84871059816
Contributors: Meir, I.A.; Peeters, A.; Pearlmutter, D.; Halasah, S.; Garb, Y.; Davis, J.-M.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Physical development in an ecologically sensitive area: The planning of the Dead Sea Region

Geography Research Forum
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84873662211
Contributors: Sztankeler, V.; Meir, I.A.; Schwartz, M.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Evolution of the 'modern' transitory shelter and unrecognized settlements of the Negev Bedouin

Nomadic Peoples
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3167/np.2011.150204
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2-s2.0-84856934147
Contributors: Meir, I.A.; Stavi, I.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Building for climate change: Planning and design considerations in time of climatic uncertainty

Corrosion Engineering Science and Technology
2010 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1179/147842209X12476568584548
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2-s2.0-77749310891
Contributors: Meir, I.A.; Pearlmutter, D.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

The Unbearable Lightness of "The Paradigm" on energy waste and discomfort in a hot arid climate

Proceedings of Conference: Adapting to Change: New Thinking on Comfort, WINDSOR 2010
2010 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84876246617
Contributors: Meir, I.A.; Golding, J.Y.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Post-occupancy evaluation: An inevitable step toward sustainability

Advances in Building Energy Research
2009 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3763/aber.2009.0307
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2-s2.0-70449412599
Contributors: Meir, I.A.; Garb, Y.; Jiao, D.; Cicelsky, A.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Urban water consumption in Israel: convergence or divergence?

Environmental Science and Policy
2008 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2007.10.001
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2-s2.0-44149116223
Contributors: Portnov, B.A.; Meir, I.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Architectural design and IEQ in an office complex on research, politics and their dynamics

HB 2006 - Healthy Buildings: Creating a Healthy Indoor Environment for People, Proceedings
2006 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84871578691
Contributors: Davara, Y.; Meir, I.A.; Schwartz, M.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Post-occupancy evaluation of a scientists village complex in the desert - Towards a comprehensive methodology

PLEA 2006 - 23rd International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Conference Proceedings
2006 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-70449349299
Contributors: Frenkel, L.; Fundaminsky, S.; Meir, I.; Morhayim, L.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Thermal performance of non air-conditioned buildings with vaulted roofs in comparison with flat roofs

Building and Environment
2006 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.01.008
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2-s2.0-26944432252
Contributors: Tang, R.; Meir, I.A.; Wu, T.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Analysis of Byzantine mortars from the Negev Desert, Israel, and subsequent environmental and economic implications

Journal of Archaeological Science
2005 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2004.12.009
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2-s2.0-15344343571
Contributors: Meir, I.A.; Freidin, C.; Gilead, I.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Byzantine mortars of the Negev Desert

Construction and Building Materials
2005 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2004.05.001
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2-s2.0-6344294743
Contributors: Freidin, C.; Meir, I.A.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

The future of the vernacular: Towards new methodologies for the understanding and optimization of the performance of vernacular buildings

Vernacular Architecture in the 21st Century: Theory, Education and Practice
2005 | Book chapter
Part of DOI: 10.4324/9780203003862
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2-s2.0-77749246961
Contributors: Meir, I.A.; Roaf, S.C.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Estimates of clear night sky emissivity in the Negev Highlands, Israel

Energy Conversion and Management
2004 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2003.09.033
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2-s2.0-1642282140
Contributors: Tang, R.; Etzion, Y.; Meir, I.A.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

An analysis of absorbed radiation by domed and vaulted roofs as compared with flat roofs

Energy and Buildings
2003 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-7788(02)00165-2
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2-s2.0-0037738899
Contributors: Runsheng, T.; Meir, I.A.; Etzion, Y.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Thermal behavior of buildings with curved roofs as compared with flat roofs

Solar Energy
2003 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-092X(03)00193-2
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2-s2.0-0042926675
Contributors: Tang, R.; Meir, I.A.; Etzion, Y.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

An open GIS framework for recording and analysing post-occupancy changes in residential buildings - A climate-related case study

Building and Environment
2001 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(00)00080-9
EID:

2-s2.0-0035576032
Contributors: Etzion, Y.; Portnov, B.A.; Erell, E.; Meir, I.; Pearlmutter, D.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

A novel thermal simulation model and its application on naturally ventilated desert buildings

Building and Environment
1997 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(97)00006-1
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2-s2.0-0031226933
Contributors: Mathews, E.H.; Etzion, Y.; Van Heerden, E.; Weggelaar, S.; Erell, E.; Pearlmutter, D.; Meir, I.A.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Adaptive architecture: Integrating low-energy technologies for climate control in the desert

Automation in Construction
1997 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-5805(97)00020-4
EID:

2-s2.0-0031221837
Contributors: Etzion, Y.; Pearlmutter, D.; Erell, E.; Meir, I.A.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Are design ideas competitions hitting the target? Comments on the international design ideas competition for a resort hotel by the Dead Sea, Israel

Energy and Buildings
1996 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/0378-7788(95)00955-8
EID:

2-s2.0-0030100934
Contributors: Meir, I.A.; Erell, E.; Etzion, Y.; Pearlmutter, D.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Refining the use of evaporation in an experimental down-draft cool tower

Energy and Buildings
1996 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/0378-7788(95)00944-2
EID:

2-s2.0-0030100756
Contributors: Pearlmutter, D.; Erell, E.; Etzion, Y.; Meir, I.A.; Di, H.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Assessing the climatic implications of lightweight housing in a peripheral arid region

Building and Environment
1995 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/0360-1323(94)00054-V
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2-s2.0-0042817602
Contributors: Pearlmutter, D.; Meir, I.A.
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On the microclimatic behavior of two semi-enclosed attached courtyards in a hot dry region

Building and Environment
1995 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/0360-1323(95)00018-2
EID:

2-s2.0-0042630221
Contributors: Meir, I.A.; Pearlmutter, D.; Etzion, Y.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Urban space evolution in the desert-the case of Beer-Sheva

Building and Environment
1992 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/0360-1323(92)90002-7
EID:

2-s2.0-0026763591
Contributors: Meir, I.A.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Monitoring two kibbutz houses in the Negev desert

Building and Environment
1990 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/0360-1323(90)90032-M
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2-s2.0-0025591901
Contributors: Meir, I.A.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

Climatic sub-regions and design contextualism

Building and Environment
1989 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/0360-1323(89)90038-3
EID:

2-s2.0-0024878230
Contributors: Meir, I.A.
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Isaac A. Meir via Scopus - Elsevier

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