AS-BUILT PERFORMANCE OF NET-ZERO ENERGY, EMISSIONS, AND COST BUILDINGS: A REAL-LIFE CASE STUDY IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

This research investigated the real-world operational performance of five purposely designed and built net-zero-energy houses in Melbourne, Australia.The embodied energy and carbon emissions of these houses were calculated based on their architectural and engineering drawings, as well as the relevant databases of embodied energy and emission factor

Introduction The nine-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine could prevent an estimated 92% of the cancers attributable to HPV types targeted by the vaccine.However, uptake of the HPV vaccine among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adolescents has been low.AI/ANs also bear a disproportionate burden of cervical and other HPV-associated ca