Template Paper PLEA 2011

ARCHITECTURE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, Proceedings of PLEA 2011, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium (July 2011) ISBN xxx-x-xxxx-xxxx-x @ Presses universitaires de Louvain 2011

Template and Instructions for Preparation of Full Paper for PLEA2011 [Use “Title 1 style” - arial18 bold + 12pts before and 0 pt after] Subtitle (if needed) [Use “Sub-title 1” style: Arial 16 – 6 pts before and 0 pt after]

Firstname SURNAME OF AUTHOR1, Firstname SURNAME OF CO-AUTHORS2 [USE “NAME OF AUTHORS” STYLE : ARIAL12, FIRSTNAME IN LOWER CASE LETTERS, SURNAME IN SMALL CAPITAL LETTERS, 18 PTS BEFORE – 12 PTS AFTER –]

1Institution, University, City, Country 2Other Institution, University, City, Country [use style “affiliation”: arial9 – 0 pts before and after]

ABSTRACT: Read these notes carefully all the way through and follow them as precisely as possible. This document explains how to prepare a paper for submission to the PLEA 2011 conference. It also includes the instruction for submission and some other information. This MS-Word document should be used as a template. Text in red gives some overview on layout and should absolutely be deleted in your paper version. [Use style abstract: arial9, italic, 18 pts before – 6 pts after] Keywords: energy, comfort [Use style “keywords” : arial 9 italic – 0 pt before - 12 pts after, maximum 5 keywords]

1. INTRODUCTION [ARIAL10 CAPITALS 2.2. Organisation of the paper BOLD – USE “TITLE 2” STYLE – 12 PTS The title should be informative and concise. BEFORE AND 6 PTS AFTER THE TITLE] Locate as indicated on this template. Avoid using These instructions apply for both oral and poster acronyms in the title. papers. Your paper has to be submitted electronically Precede the body of your paper with an abstract by 15 November 2010 for blind review. This is the of 100 to 200 words, giving a brief account of the absolute deadline since final papers will be due 28 most relevant aspects of your paper, then with a list of February 2011 for proceedings preparation and keywords that best apply to your paper. edition. Please note that no guarantees can be given Arabic numerals and decimal numbering are for oral presentation of a paper until the receipt of the requested for each heading. It will be done full version of the paper and its final approval by the automatically when using the pre-formatted styles. Technical Committee following any changes or 2.3. Tables corrections. All approved papers/posters will be published as softcopies in a CD-Rom inserted in the Tabular presentation of data is an easy way of Book of PLEA 2011 Conference Proceedings. Only condensing many items. oral papers will be published as hardcopies. Authors Tables must carry numbers in the text (Table 1) are fully responsible for their papers, which should not and caption. have been published elsewhere. They must have Table 1: Sky conditions probability in Santiago for clear sky taken the necessary steps to obtain permission for (ρcs), partly overcast sky (ρps), and fully overcast sky (ρos). using any material that might be protected by [Use style “legend table”: arial 8 – italic – 6 pts before - 3 pts copyright. Please note that on delivery of your after] manuscript you will be asked to transfer your Month ρcs(%) ρps(%) ρos(%) copyright to the publisher. JAN 5.88 36.88 57.24 2. PREPARING THE MANUSCRIPT FEB 6.79 45.65 47.57 2.1. Length of Paper [ARIAL 9 BOLD – MAR 5.48 40.40 54.12 use “TITLE 3” style – 6 pts before and after] APR 16.39 51.58 32.03 The final paper should not exceed six (6) A4 Size MAY 11.18 45.27 43.55 pages (210 mm x 297 mm), illustrations included...... Please prepare your paper in the light of the above considerations, as reviewers will be strict in enforcing ...... them. Papers exceeding this page limit will not be printed in the Book of PLEA 2011. The table and the following paragraph will be separated by one blank line.

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2.4. Illustration and Photographs Use the style “affiliation” for the name of your institution or company. Drawings and graphs should not exceed 50% of Abstract and keywords will be written following the the entire paper content and should be located close “abstract” and “keywords” predefined styles, to their corresponding citation. respectively. A legend must precede each table (use As for tables, figures and photographs must carry the “legend table” style) and follow each figure (use numbers in the text (Fig. 1) and caption. the “legend figure” style). Abstract should have no Captions should be complete enough to allow more than 200 words. Do not leave any blank lines appreciation of the illustration without referring to the between title and paragraphs: they will be done text. Lettering of the caption should be nearly as large automatically when using the proper styles. as the typeface used for the text. Make sure that illustrations are clear and easy to read. 3.2. Page size Image and graphics must be in black and white or greyscale for printing purpose. Page size must be A4 Size (210 mm x 297 mm). You must keep the text within the Frame shown in this example, i.e. 162 mm x 240 mm. Under no circumstances should text or figures be outside these Frame limits. The margins should be; top - 33 mm, bottom - 24 mm, left -24 mm and right - 24 mm. The width of the columns is 76 mm and there should be a 10-mm gutter between the columns. You must keep the text within the margins shown in this example. For environmental considerations, please make sure that you optimize your last page by avoiding to use it for a short paragraph. 3.3. Headings The section headings should be typed in capital letters, the subsections in upper and lower case. Do not underline.

4. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTION Please upload your paper on the PLEA2011 Figure 1: Clear line drawings are essential. [Use style website: www.plea2011.be, without author(s) details “legend figure”: arial 8 – italic – 3 pts before - 6 pts after] as the first stage of paper review is blind! The For example, use different fill patterns or line author’s name should be replaced by your ID number style/markers or contrasting shades, which can be that you have received when your abstract was more easily distinguished when printed (refer to fig. accepted. 1). On the first submission, all papers should end with v1. For example, Paper number 546 should be sent as 2.5. References paper546v1.doc. References should not appear as footnotes but You will be instructed to complete the author(s) should be gathered together at the end of the text. details in the paper when submitting your final When referring to them in the text, type the version. The submitted paper must be saved as a corresponding reference number in brackets [1]. Microsoft Word Document compatible with versions of References should be numbered and formatted Word up to and including Word 2008 on Macs and according the Harvard Referencing Standard. Word 2007 on PCs. File size must be under 2MB. If your paper has not met the requirements for 3. LAYOUT AND SPECIFICATIONS submission your file will not be processed for review and you will be requested to resubmit, if time allows. 3.1. Specifications Please note that Hard copy submission, email or email attachment cannot be accepted at the paper If you use the predefined styles, all the texts will review stage. be automatically adapted. Text will be written in “normal” style ; Arial 9 font, justified, on two columns. 5. SOME COMMON MISTAKES For the main title, use the “Title 1” style; Arial The word “data” is plural, not singular. A 18pts bold, centered. parenthetical statement at the end of a sentence is Use the “Sub-title” style if you have a subtitle; Arial punctuated outside of the closing parenthesis (like 16pts, centered. this). (A parenthetical sentence is punctuated within The author’s name will be presented using the the parentheses.) A graph within a graph is an “inset,” “Name of Authors” style. For each author, write, first, not an “insert.” The word alternatively is preferred to the first name of the author in lower case letters and the word “alternately” (unless you mean something then his surname in lower capital letters. When that alternates). Do not use the word “essentially” to several authors prepare a paper, the main author mean “approximately” or “effectively.” Be aware of the should be given first. different meanings of the homophones “affect” and “effect,” “complement” and “compliment,” “discreet”

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6. CONCLUSION This paper has shown how to prepare a paper for submission to PLEA2011 Conference. Good luck with your paper. Hope to see you soon in Louvain-la- Neuve!

7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This section, if included, appears right after the main body of the text and is headed “Acknowledgments” This section includes acknowledgments of help received from associates and colleagues, credits to sponsoring agencies, financial support, and permission to publish. Please try to limit acknowledgments to no more than three sentences. This document has been updated from previous PLEA Conferences.

8. REFERENCES [1] Use the “reference “ style : Arial 9 – 0 pt before – 3 pts after – automatic numbering. [2] www.mme.gov.br [3] NREL, TCAPP - Technology Cooperation Agreement Pilot Project - Technology Cooperation Framework - Brazil, Status Report, October 1998. [4] [R. Rüther and J. Livingstone, Proc. 31st ANZSES Solar Energy Conference, Perth - Australia (1993), 548. [5] D.L. Staebler and C.R. Wronski (1977) Reversible conductivity changes in discharge- produced amorphous Si. Appl. Phys. Lett. 31, 292–294. [6] M. Camani, D. Chianese and S. Rezzonico, Proc. 11th European PV Solar Energy Conference, Montreaux - Switzerland (1992), 1235.

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