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Towards Sustainable Development and Green Buildings

Ass. Prof. Athraa Mohammed Jawad Al-hassani University of Kufa / Engineering Faculty e-mail: athraam.alhasani@uokufa.edu.iq Abstract: The world’s interest at the present time in preserving the environment and the lives of human societies on Earth represents the most important scientific, philosophical, and applied trends towards which most studies and research are …

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The Health Effects of Climate Change

(Harvard University online course) Marwah Abdullah Shlash,  Department of Structures and Water Resources, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kufa  Najaf, Iraq. Email: marwaha.shlash@uokufa.edu.iq As a person who wants to take advantage from Harvard University online courses, you should be aware the strategies of such courses. Therefore, I should mention the …

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The Importance of Physics to Civil Engineering

Imad Ali Al-Helaly Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering Introduction: Physics is one of the broadest, deepest and most closely related human sciences to nature. It has accompanied human thinking since ancient civilizations, where intellectuals have tried to explain natural phenomena seen and try to know their causes and …

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Eco-friendly concretes: Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC)

Rana Hamid Shabbar Sustainability is a method which is used to develop the human life using natural resources. The essential aspects of the sustainability are environmental, social and economic. Consequently many researchers tried to use suitable materials with new technics to expand the sustainability concept. In addition, decrease the carbonation …

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Electronic Pollution And Its Harmful Effects On The Environment

م. رسل علي عبد الواحد Introduction             The issue of pollution of the environment how to reduce it has become more concerned for humanity today, The deterioration caused by irresponsible human behavior began effects manifested through climatic, environmental and health problems that began to appear from the global warming to …

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