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Showing 1 to 20 of 56 for “"Non-residential"”.
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The process of change in non-residential therapeutic communities
… research paper explored the process of change in non-residential therapeutic communities using grounded theory methodology. Eleven participants were interviewed and shared their perception of the process within the therapeutic community. A model was developed which highlighted a difficult process …
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Defining Fatherhood for Non-Residential African American Men: A Phenomenological Approach
… research on fathering involvement in the area of non-resident fathering, this research is dominated by a sampling pool of middle-class European Americans. The purpose of this study was to examine parenting practices of non-residential African American fathers residing in the Midwest. I explored …
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Characterisation of occupancy in building performance simulation for non-residential buildings
Building performance simulation (BPS) is a powerful tool for understanding energy consumption in buildings. Occupant behaviour in general, and occupancy in particular, has been identified as an important factor contributing to the gap between building performance simulation results and actual …
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A Decision-Support Framework for Design of Non-Residential Net-Zero Energy Buildings
Designing Net-Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) is a complex and collaborative team process involving knowledge sharing of experts leading to the common goal of meeting the Net-Zero Energy (NZE) project objectives. The decisions made in the early stages of design drastically affect the final outcome of …
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A decision-support framework for design of natural ventilation in non-residential buildings
… framework assisting the design of non-residential buildings with natural ventilation. The framework is composed of decision modules with input, analysis algorithms and output of natural ventilation design. The framework covers ventilation with natural driving force and …
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Development of carbon footprint quantification and reduction (cafquar) assessment tool for selected non-residential buildings
… parameters and its application to variety of non-residential buildings. It is the first tool that consider quantification of all the emission sources categories of the operational phase. The tool is useful to industries for emission quantification and reduction and to government for monitoring …
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Sustainability in the built environment : the embodied carbon of steelwork in non-residential building structures
… on the embodied carbon of steelwork used in non-residential buildings. The broad area of sustainable development in the built environment is reviewed first and a reasoned rationale for the narrowing of the research topic to structural steelwork provided. The research then concentrated on …
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Design projections for a small non-residential building: towards a theory of "associative-use" spaces.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1974. M.Arch.
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Building information modeling (BIM) and green building index (GBI) assessment framework for non-residential new construction building (NRNC)
… and verification assessment (CVA) for new nonresidential constructions. The framework also offers and provides insights that will enable designers to understand the relationship between BIM and GBI criteria, which will contribute to BIM integration in Stage 3 and automate GBI assessment for …
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Optimisation of water demand management opportunities in non-residential facilities within the Cape Metropolitan Area based on economic efficiency
In 1998, after spending ten years in government business, as an economist in Tanzania, four of which in departments/ministries dealing with environmental and natural resources management in the country, I made a decision to study Environmental Science. This was triggered by the fact that I noticed …
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A comparison of selected residential and non-residential public two-year college music programs' fulfillment of NASM guidelines for specific aspects of music in general education
… of music in general education between selected residential and non-residential public two-year colleges in the United States. The comparison was made by conducting a nationwide mail survey to see how well each college fulfills ten guidelines for specific aspects of music education for the …
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A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Therapists who Have Been Threatened with Harm or Attacked by a Client or a Relative of a Client During the Course of Treatment in a Non-Residential Setting
This qualitative study used a phenomenological approach to understand the experience of six therapists who had been threatened with harm or attacked by a client or a relative of a client in an outpatient setting. Semi-structured interviews were employed to collect data which were then analyzed …
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Toward more integrated planning in Jakarta : the case of Rasuna Said Avenue
… study, this thesis focuses on the multi-story non-residential strips along the area's major thoroughfare, Rasuna Said Avenue. General characteristics of the area as a whole and of the individual property are analyzed. Observations of these characteristics show that the unfriendly environment …
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Incentives and drivers for property owners to pursue private embedded generation through solar photovoltaic systems
… on the country's economy, and consequently, on residential and non-residential private property owners. Furthermore, the country is heavily reliant on coal for energy generation, which requires the move towards a more sustainable energy mix. Renewable energy generation, especially in the form of …
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Domestic Violence Advocacy
… violence who present for services at shelters, non-residential outreach, and legal settings. This dissertation reviews relevant research related to domestic violence direct services, which is also called advocacy. The study also outlines a brief overview of the history, theory, and paradigms of …
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Computer utilization in interior design: designer attitudes, function application, and equipment usage
… indicated that computer-experienced and non-residential interior designers had more positive attitudes toward computers. More computers had been incorporated into non-residential interior designers' offices. Overall, interior designers from various backgrounds had the same opinion in …
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Empirical and behavioural economic applications to the energy sector
… assignment to save electricity in a non-residential setting' answers the question 'can behavioural interventions achieve energy savings in non-residential settings where users do not face the financial consequences of their behaviour?' The paper relies on a randomized control trial …
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Economic growth in Cape Town : An assessment and redirection of Cape Town's Spatial Development Framework
… accomplished by analysing growth trends in the non-residential property market. Evidence supporting the hypothesis was drawn using Geospatial Information System (GIS) analysis of the city’s recent spatial economic development using non-residential building area completions between 2005 and 2012. …
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Optimal Allocation of Building Cooling Loads to Chilled Water Plant Equipment
The air in most non-residential buildings needs to be cooled to maintain occupant comfort. Typically, the air is cooled by using cold water provided by a chiller plant consisting of liquid chillers, cooling towers and pumps. To meet the changing demand for cooling, most buildings have automated …
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Immigration and Domestic Violence Services: One Size Fits All?
… Domestic Violence Survivors' Needs Through Non-Residential Services and Supports. The data was analyzed using SPSS. After conducting Chi-square and OLS multiple regression statistical tests, some hypotheses were supported while others were not. Overall, this thesis has contributed to the …
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