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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Government Buildings"”.
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Chicana /O Murals of California: Indigenist Aesthetics and the Politics of Space, 1970--2000
… did not grace the walls of major public and government buildings; rather, they decorated the walls along the streets of the barrios and urban neighborhoods through out the country.
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A state capitol building for Alaska
… suitable for the future needs of the State Government of Alaska; and to design a building which will be both adequate and appropriate for the state capitol. The writer, in order to produce a more meaningful thesis, made a personal investigation of the site. He spent a period of three months …
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The effect of reinforcement on loadbearing capacity of structural glass
… (PVB). Laminated glass is typically used for buildings in which human impact is vulnerable, such as hurricane prone areas or important government buildings. However, laminated glass still lacks the residual loadbearing capacity that one would find in reinforced steel, for instance. Residual …
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"Black, not grey : Ankara rocks!" : a creative practice-based investigation of the Ankara rock music scene of the 1980s and the 1990s through documentary filmmaking
… Due to its weather and the vast number of government buildings, Ankara is deemed to be 'grey' and considered as 'lifeless', 'soulless' and 'dull' by some people. Although labelled as a 'city of politics', a 'grey city' or a 'grey city of politics', Ankara has a substantial influence on the …
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Identifying and overcoming the barriers to sustainable construction
… over the last decade. All federal and most state government buildings are mandated to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification (at the silver level at a minimum). Although sustainable construction is increasingly more common, there are still barriers to the …
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Master lease & leaseback of government owned real estate : a model for a fixed income investment product
… tied up in the ownership of state and municipal government buildings. Today, multiple state and municipal governments face record budget deficits, and are struggling to find ways to raise revenues and decrease annual operating costs in order to close these budget gaps. At the same time, …
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Key performance indicators modeling for optimized microgrid configuration
… be operated in small levels such as hospitals, government buildings, hotels and airports. Microgrids need to be studied in details. Models must be developed and analyzed to see the effect of the microgrid on the overall grid system. Microgrids can play a significant role in reducing the …
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Redesain Lembaga Pemasyarakatan Kelas I Malang: Tema arsitektur perilaku
… points in this redesign. 1.) There are several buildings that just need to be renovated and there are some buildings are needed overall rejuvenation. The behavior of prisoners is also greatly affecting the process of redesign on this object,because of the primary point of redesign lies in the …
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The Paradox of Ramallah: An Investigation into Palestine’s Political and National Architecture and Urban Topography Since 1995
… and Israelis (1993–1995), the Palestinian government (PNA) has been continually denied a presence in Jerusalem, the city that Palestinians perceive as their historical home and national capital. As such, the PNA has gradually concentrated itself in the city of Ramallah, considering it a …
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Smart Solutions to Manage Peak Electricity Demand in Saudi Arabia
… the total electricity consumption of residential buildings in the summer months, leading to a situation where peak electricity demand occurs in early afternoon and lasts for about five hours. This thesis aims to tackle this challenge, using renewable energy technologies and smart grid management …
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Human identification using ear biometrics: A complete pipeline from detection to recognition
… could be used for highly secure areas such as government buildings, military bases, and banks, where the traditional form of authentication like password and PIN is not enough to protect sensitive information.
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Development of a Decision Making Model for the Assessment of Electricity Demand Side Management in the State of Kuwait
… demand- side management (DSM) technologies for buildings in the governmental sector (office, religious and school buildings) and to investigate the key factors in the evaluation process. To achieve the research objective, a model was proposed using multi-criteria decision-making techniques to …
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Passive Cooling Applications in Commercial Buildings in Hot Regions
… of the whole United Arab Emirates comes from the buildings and that 70% goes into cooling (Supreme Council of Energy, 2014). Secondly, many modern buildings in the region have glazed glass façades. In line with the emirate's vision for sustainability 2021, Dubai Municipality (DM) Building …