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Renew. Energy Environ. Sustain.
Volume 10, 2025
Buildings Proposed Design to Combat Climate Change
Article Number 2
Number of page(s) 9
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/rees/2025001
Published online 17 September 2025
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