Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"House Construction"”.
-
A building system for additions to row house construction using standard building materials and self-help techniques
Thesis. 1977. M.Arch.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.
-
Housing Finance: The Case of Kawe Women Development Trust -Nyumba Ni Mama Self-Help Housing Group
… other actors' roles, initiatives and efforts to house low-income earner in Tanzania are also reviewed. 'Nyumba ni Mama' members housing needs, characteristics, ability to pay a housing loan, and contribution towards house construction are determined by research as shown in chapter three. The …
-
ACCOMMODATING CONSERVATION: REGULATING ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE IN A HIMALAYAN TOURIST TOWN
<p>This dissertation discusses the construction of socio-spatial landscapes in Leh, Ladakh and elucidates the relationships between stakeholders in the tourism arena, conservation profession, regional and state government, and local civil society. It explains processes of urban regulation, …
-
A comparison between conventional brick and timber-frame brick veneer housing
Timber-frame brick veneer construction originated in countries in which houses were traditionally constructed with loadbearing timber frames which were clad with non-loadbearing weather boarding or similar light-weight materials. Timber-frame house construction is extensively used in countries such …
-
An eco-profile of building materials
… are used to complete eco-profiles for the construction of a three bedroom bungalow house and a four bedroom two storey detached house. It is shown that per square metre of floor space, the construction of the two storey detached house produces considerable reductions in the burdens on the …
-
Housing for Welfare in India: Insights on the world’s largest ‘assisted self-help’ low-cost rural and peri-urban scheme from ground implementers in riparian Odisha
… recipients – conditional on achieving specific construction milestones through ‘self-help’. This is based on the presumption that recipients maximise benefits by choosing how to utilise the subsidy for house construction depending on their needs. Yet current approaches to ‘self-help’ rural …
-
The three hearths: Custom, church and state as colliding orders of time and space in Asmat, Indonesian Papua
… Through an extended case study of a feast house construction project, I analyse how ritual is being used to mediate these broader structural orders, but in ways that also transform ritual in turn, with further transformative effects on the broader social order. I examine Asmat use of ritual …
-
Structural engineering for northern Pakistan : indigenous architecture and earthquake resistance
… designers and engineers, for the design of houses in Karimabad, located in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. This thesis records the author's involvement as structural engineer, and how quantitative engineering work was shaped by qualitative considerations of architectural design issues, and …
-
Leveraging information technology to enable network centric engineer reconnaissance operations
The Naval Construction Force has traditionally depended on outside sources to obtain and analyze engineering data in contingency situations. The Navy has embarked on an initiative to develop Seabee Engineer Reconnaissance Teams to perform this function, both as a basis for projects slated for …
-
Housing and carbon reduction: Can mainstream ‘eco-housing’ deliver on its low carbon promises?
… and economically beneficial. The UK mainstream house construction industry is being driven, through policy and regulation, towards achieving this end without evidence of how these new systems of provision are used by passively adopting households. This thesis considers the outcomes of this …
-
Assessing Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Resources to Develop a Sustainable Management Plan for the Lokaro Reserve in Southeast, Madagascar
… used locally for medicinal, spiritual, edible, construction, or agricultural purposes. In the four vegetation types, 70 to 87% of plant species have medicinal uses. In the higher forest, I found 95 tree or shrub species that have local uses, including six species of Fabaceace particularly …
-
Assessing Ethnobotanical Knowledge and Resources to Develop a Sustainable Management Plan for the Lokaro Reserve in Southeast, Madagascar
… used locally for medicinal, spiritual, edible, construction, or agricultural purposes. In the four vegetation types, 70 to 87% of plant species have medicinal uses. In the higher forest, I found 95 tree or shrub species that have local uses, including six species of Fabaceace particularly …
-
Is the use of Willdenowia incurvata (Restionaceae) for construction at Melkkraal in the Northern Cape sustainable?
… the use of Willdenowia incurvata for the construction of dwellings on a farm outside Nieuwoudtville in the Northern Cape. The research intends to determine how much of the resource (Willdenowia incurvata) is used, the method of utilisation and whether this is environmentally sustainable. …
-
Investigations of the destructive behavior, and method for control of the lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer), (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
The relationship between the types of construction of high rise caged layer houses and insulation damage produced by the lesser mealworm was examined. Polyurethane insulation which had heavy-weight paper glued to its surface and was installed with tape to seal off the seam between the insulation …
-
Factors Affecting Occupational Status of Teachers in Tanzania Mainland: an Opinion Survey of Tutors in Colleges of Education in the Southern Zone
… tutors prefer loan incentives of purchasing house construction material. Most college tutors fail to adhere to their profession ethics.college tutors are relatively better off in regard of the occupational status compared to teachers who teach in primary and secondary schools. In general, the …
-
Lime Stabilised Murram as a Building Material in Kenya
In Kenya soil is the basic house construction material for low-income groups. However, its lack of durability and low strength, are limiting factors to its use. The aim of the current research programme was to establish, for lime-stabilised murrain (from Kenya), the optimum lime content, compaction …
-
Two case studies on indoor air quality in New York City decarbonized affordable housing
… increase its energy efficiency to meet passive house standards. At Woodlawn, we monitor PM in a new development built to passive house standards to observe how concentrations are impacted by occupancy and controlled changes to ventilation and filtration settings. Results at Bushwick were limited …
-
Elite capture and forest governance in India
… over 7 years on the distribution of timber for house construction and repair from public forests, and (iii) state regulation of felling of trees on private lands that includes market transactions between 11,005 farmers and 215 market traders in 573 villages in Northern India. This analysis shows …
Page 1 of 2