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Showing 1 to 20 of 80 for “"Building Technologies"”.
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Sustainability and residential development : a guide to cost-efficient green building technologies
… savings and costs of different sustainable technologies. Focusing on the commonwealth of Massachusetts, this thesis has compiled costs and energy savings for four different sustainable technologies- geothermal heating, heat recovery ventilation, triple-pane windows and a range of insulation …
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Green building technologies : should a developer implement photovoltaics, underfloor air distribution, and natural ventilation?
… commercial real estate industry. Developers, as building owners, will respond to ideas that can improve their profits, not necessarily to an environmental call to arms. The ability to lease up a development quickly is a competitive advantage that a developer can realize as increased net operating …
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Prioritizing Residential High-Performance Resilient Building Technologies for Immediate and Future Climate Induced Natural Disaster Risks
… damaging impacts will vary. At the local building level within the built environment, private residences are crucial shelter systems to protect against natural disasters, and are a central component in the greater effort of creating comprehensive disaster resilient environments. In light …
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Public acceptance of alternative building technologies for rural housing development in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa
… that it was necessary to introduce alternative building technologies in order to speed up housing delivery in rural South Africa. Alternative building technology was introduced in the Eastern Cape Province asa pilot human settlement project aiming to speed up housing delivery. However, the …
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Knowledge modelling of emerging technologies for sustainable building development
In the quest for improved performance of buildings and mitigation of climate change, governments are encouraging the use of innovative sustainable building technologies. Consequently, there is now a large amount of information and knowledge on sustainable building technologies over the web. …
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An assessment methodology for enviro-economic justification of low and zero carbon technologies
The imperative to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings will inevitably require adopting higher levels of insulation and on-site low and zero carbon technologies. This will significantly increase the embodied carbon of materials and products that have been used in the building. With buildings …
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Training architectural computational critics by example
New building technologies and materials coupled with a modular construction system offer consumers an unprecedented chance to customize their living spaces. At the center of this customization process is a computational tool that guides consumers through the process of designing a home or …
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Kvalitetsmärkningens betydelse för upplevelsen av innemiljön i småhus
… hypothesis in a case study: “Occupants of buildings with a quality labeled indoor Environment experience a better indoor environment than occupants of buildings with normal planning and construction.” The aim of the case study is to compare the outcome of using a quality system for indoor …
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Determining the Economic Effects of using Building Physics tools during the Building Process
Since the basic concepts in the area of building physics are usually ignored, preventable failures are continuing to occur in modern buildings. The aim of this project is to evaluate the economic effects of different building physics aspects during the different stages in the building process and …
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Moisture safety in wood frame walls : blind evaluation of the hygrothermal calculation tool WUFI 5.0 using field measurements and determination of factors affecting the moisture safety
… change and higher energy costs, well‐insulated buildings have become more common. Furthermore, the interests of using wood in building to produce more carbon dioxide‐efficient houses have increased. However, thicker thermal insulation in walls increases the risk of high relative humidity levels …
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Responding to Canadian Wildfires: Tinderbox Wildfire Shelter Kits
… Tinderbox. Tinderbox challenges existing building technologies by exploring methods of modularity, assembly, construction, and prototyping, with a final objective of designing an effective shelter for wildfire evacuees.
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Maa-Bara : catalyzing change in Nigeria's Niger delta
… which is a careful splicing of aquaculture technologies, local building technologies and capacity-focused development strategies with design thinking, innovation of great economic potential is born.
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The indirect architect : linking design services and mass-production to improve workforce housing
… their role in the development of prefabricated building technologies and workforce housing for the last century. Historically, the architectural profession has witnessed limited participation and a narrow impact on this building type. As mass-production increasingly becomes a viable means of …
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Spatial design thinking in the age of multimedia
… in the wake of invention of new materials, building technologies, and users' functional needs. Designers need to collect and reorganize a new spectrum of information in order to conduct design. Designer's thinking power plays an important role in creating space. Base on the research results …
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New venture commercialization of clean energy technologies
Clean energy technologies lower harmful emissions associated with the generation and use of power (e.g. CO2) and many of these technologies have been shown to be cost effective and to provide significant benefits to adopters. Examples of clean energy technologies include renewable and/or efficient …
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The City, The Body and The Mind: Interwoven Symbiosis of Nature, People and Architecture
… an impression on identity, architecture and buildings share a symbiotic relationship in form of providing shelter to the human body. This thesis explores enhancing social fabric through the exploration of the interwoven symbiotic tectonics of the community's culture, their identity and …
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The impact of introducing artificial intelligence technology to architecture and its leverage on the concept of design automation
… is understanding the nature evolving and new technologies into the domain of architectural design and building technology. This thesis, essentially, is an exploration of the ways that "Artificial Intelligence" techniques may support systematic and rational architectural design and, by …
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The Relationship of Structure and Material Through the Lens of Three Catholic Chapels
… practice has long held several ideas about how a building should present itself relative to its structure. With modern building technologies and building codes, the structure of a building and the facade can often be very different. Modernist architects theoretically felt very strongly about the …
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Decision Making in Fire Risk Management
Various normative decision theories are discussed in the context of fire risk management. A method suitable for practical decision making in respect to fire safety investments is presented and exemplified. The method involves the use of second-order probabilities to represent uncertainty regarding …
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