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All issues Volume 9 (2026) Sust. Build., 9 (2026) 2 References
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Sust. Build.
Volume 9, 2026
Article Number 2
Number of page(s) 14
Section Green Retrofit
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/sbuild/2025011
Published online 26 January 2026
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