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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Roof design"”.
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Evaluation of a cable-stayed roof design
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1998.
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Extensive green roof design in the City of Cape Town : barriers and opportunities for developing a green industry
… more adaptive and holistic approach to building design.
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Enhancing indoor air movement through roof design: a process of increasing thermal comfort in hot humid region housing
… air speed) are examined. The performance of roof types with different horizontal openings in enhancing interior air movement was investigated in an open throat wind tunnel. The results indicate a significant difference in the interior air velocity with roof type A opening type 1 (see fig. 27 …
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Residential building design : comprehensive comparative guidelines for building single-family dwellings in Hawaii
… environmental factors that challenge the home designers of Hawaii. The depletion of renewable natural resources and global warming trends foreshadow energy shortage and the increases of hurricane frequency. Thus, it is essential that future homes in Hawaii be energy efficient, earthquake …
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Towards design principles for project artistry in exploratory sandpit projects: A design-based research perspective
… question addressed in this study is how the design of exploration projects may be carried out to bring clarity to project objectives and enablers. Design thinking, which is said to embody practices, mind-sets and processes that empower teams to co-create innovative solutions to wicked …
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Peripheral timber applications for waste wood material in extreme climates and earthquake risk regions
… of timber existing at the periphery of design and construction. In application, this study considers solutions around natural fiber composites and timber space-frame roofs for affordable housing projects. A prototype space-frame using small diameter wood elements was constructed in India …
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Reliability analysis of green roofs under different storm scenarios
… treat runoff at its source. In particular, green roofs can promise multiple benefits in terms of runoff reduction, air quality improvement, and mitigation of the urban heat island effect, while taking up little additional land. However, few consistent standards exist to help designers and planners …
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Demonstration and implementation of thermally passive low-income housing : a case study in Bhuj
… housing. This thesis presents recommendations on roof design, wall design, and fan usage based on the results from prototype field work, simulations, and the implementation of pilot homes. With an appropriate building design, measured operative temperatures in pilot homes met the ASHRAE 80% …
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An Architecture for Collaborative Problem-Solving Control in Associate Systems
… This approach raises the question of how to design systems that support effective collaborative problem-solving between humans and computers. The primary contribution of this thesis is an architecture for coordination of collaborative problem-solving (CO-SOLVE) for an important class of …
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Design and Construction of an Arched Roof for an Armory
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Concepts for retractable roof structures.
… a worldwide increase in the use of retractable roofs for stadia. This increase has been based on the flexibility and better economic performance offered by venues featuring retractable roofs compared to those with traditional fixed roofs. With this increased interest an evolution in retractable …
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Evaluating the Hydrologic and Thermal Performance of a Green Roof in Syracuse: Measurements and Modeling of a Full-Scale System
… systems, has become a popular solution. Green roofs are one prominent example of green infrastructure. These are engineered vegetative systems positioned on the top of roof structures have been widely adopted around the world, owing to an abundance of roof area in urban neighborhoods. However, …