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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Passive design"”.
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Passive design approach in enhancing natural ventilation performance of two storeys residential buildings in tropical climate
… Based on previous research, there are building design elements that show potential in contributing good indoor natural ventilation within the surrounding. Throughout case studies, this research identifies the elements which further specified as natural ventilation attributes. Result shows, wind …
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Beyond the Bioclimatic Chart: An Automated Simulation-Based Method for Assessing Natural Ventilation and Passive Design Potential
… contributed to a homogenization in architectural designs globally, from the hot climates of Mumbai to the cold environments of Boston, and moderate settings like London. Such uniformity often overlooks local climatic conditions, resulting in increased energy consumption and elevated greenhouse gas …
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Energy optimisation in residential apartments through the passive design strategies by evaluating the local construction materials and designs in semi-arid climate condition of Tehran
Low energy building design methods, and the corresponding environmental constraints, are widely explored in many developed countries. Tehran characterized by its semi-arid climates and geographical location in a global region is renowned for its high energy consumption and carbon emission rates. …
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Inspiration by Nature: Biomimetic Research Informs Adaptable Building Skin System for Natural Ventilation and Daylight in Hot Dry Climate (Yazd, Iran)
… <p>On the other hand, there have been many passive design strategies applied to the space planning and building design of architecture in hot dry climates. The goal of these passive design strategies is to regulate the penetration of heat into building spaces while creating a strong …
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Study of the Effect of Light Emitting Diode (LED) on the Optimum Window-to-Wall Ratio and Whole-Building Energy Consumption in Open Offices
… strategy that is often used to enhance both the design and performance of an architectural project. Windows, as crucial architectural elements, not only admit natural light into spaces but also provide the occupants with visual connections. However, the excessive usage of windows brings an …
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Passivity-Based Hands Towards General-Purpose Robotic Manipulation
… to embed intelligence into our manipulator design, complexity is more evenly distributed throughout the system, realising more capable systems with reduced control effort. This thesis explores the role of embodied intelligence within the hand, ways to exploit embodied intelligence and …
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Enhanced Passive Solar Design: Studies in Solar Design and Human Health
Passive solar strategies have been present in architectural design for a long time. Basic concepts such as south facing openings to capture winter sunlight had been understood since ancient times and came about as a necessity to heat and cool a building with modern day mechanical systems. Over …
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Earthly Matters of Cosmic Awareness: A 2023 Thesis of Architecture
… feasibility of integrating these principles of passive design into architectural structures, with the overarching goal of imparting experiential learning opportunities to the broader public. Through this endeavor, architecture can transcend its conventional role and emerge as a conduit for …
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Placemaking
… from their home land with local materials and passive design to create distinct vernaculars in all regions of the country. After the Industrial Revolution during the mid 1800's, regions were able to import building materials foreign to their locations. Invention of new tools and building …
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Design of New, Compact and Efficient Microstrip Filters for 5G Wireless Communications
… filter and filtering antenna designs. In light of this scenario, the objectives of this thesis are to design, fabricate and measure efficient, compact, multi-standard, and reconfigurable/tunable microstrip resonator filters and study the integration of the resonators with patch …
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Design of New, Compact and Efficient Microstrip Filters for 5G Wireless Communications
… filter and filtering antenna designs. In light of this scenario, the objectives of this thesis are to design, fabricate and measure efficient, compact, multi-standard, and reconfigurable/tunable microstrip resonator filters and study the integration of the resonators with patch …
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Thermal Comfort and Spatial Variability: A Study of Traditional Courtyard Houses in the Hot Dry Climate of Khartoum, Sudan
… etc.). The study concluded that applying passive design principles in Sudan will not only ensure good levels of thermal comfort in naturally-ventilated buildings, but will also reduce energy consumption.
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Biomimetics design tool used to develop new components for lower-energy buildings
… is in the application of a new biomimetic design tool called BioTRIZ. Its creators claim it can be used to facilitate the transfer of biological principles to solve engineering problems. The core case-study of this thesis documents how this tool was used to frame and systematically explore …
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Re-addressing the Window: Environmental Performance of Adaptive Fenestrations for Indian Climate
… the future might be, especially in relation to design and the attainment of comfort. This research will contribute by portraying ‘window’ as an adaptive tool since they have the potential to create diversity, flexibility and social interaction on along with providing thermal and visual comfort …
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Development of a Visual Demonstration Platform for Parallel Evaluation of Active Suspension Systems
… have been a major focus of research and design since the introduction of the automobile. The two major characteristics that define the performance of a specific suspension design are the vehicle ride and handling. A simplified view of chassis development is that a desirable vehicle ride …
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The effect of atrium configurations on energy usage in high-rise office buildings in semi-arid climate of Tehran
… systems in buildings (Salib & Wood, 2013). As a passive design element, an atrium has the potential to naturally provide heating and cooling, as well as adequate daylight, in arid and temperate climates. Moreover, a naturally ventilated atrium has also proven to be a useful environmental feature …
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Modeling an integrated all-season passive greenhouse design
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2025-12-01
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Intergenerational healing : redefining the healthcare environment
… project aims to explore how the architectural design of a healthcare centre can be integrated with an intergenerational programme. To achieve this, the project proposes to introduce an intergenerational healthcare centre. The primary focus of which being the integration of social spaces, …
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Passive architecture tool for exploratory design : case of Qatar
… conditions. Faced with a growing energy crisis, design professionals in Qatar have the opportunity to reduce demand and to maximize the potential of building and site by incorporating low-energy passive solar strategies into architectural designs. This thesis recognizes the limitations of …
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Evaluating and enhancing design for natural ventilation in walk-up public housing blocks in the Egyptian desert climatic design region
… natural ventilation performance and its use as a passive cooling strategy in walk-up public housing blocks within the Egyptian desert climatic region. This research attempts to maximize the benefits from the vast investments made in housing projects in Egypt through providing thermally comfortable …