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Showing 1 to 20 of 244 for “"Single-family"”.
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House loops: Upcycling the single-family house
The thesis takes the position that the single-family house will soon move into a consumer cycle of disposability similar to that of products like single-use cameras. This analogy suggests a new house type that uses such material and acquisition cycles to its advantage, creating a service loop …
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Optimizing the sustainability of single-family housing units
… models for optimizing the sustainability of single-family housing units that represent 66% of the residential housing inventory in the US. To accomplish this goal, the research objectives of this study are to develop (1) an innovative housing social impact model that is capable of generating …
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Modeling contaminant exposure in a single-family house
… exposure to household contaminants in a single-family house with several ventilation, heating, and climactic conditions was simulated using CFD. Typical household exposure to CO2, CO, HCHO (formaldehyde), NO2, and water vapor is evaluated over the day for a generic occupational schedule …
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Econometric models of eleven single family housing markets
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1989.
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A Multivariate Analysis of Single-Family Residential Mortgage Risk
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-14T14:17:01Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7524307.pdf: 5706250 bytes, checksum: a3744d22ead8222afe782af7af49282c (MD5) Previous issue date: 1975
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Potential of cross laminated timber in single family residential construction
… the cost difference between both options in the single family home (SFH) market. Based on a realistic floor plan, three different designs were compared based on cost and construction timeline to determine the realistic cost differences between SFH constructions using LFW or CLT. The final results …
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Transportation Energy Analysis for Single-Family Residential Construction in California
Transportation Energy Analysis for Single-Family Residential Construction in California Tyler Langley Since the oil crisis of 1973, energy use in the United States of America has been a growing area of concern. Studies have shown that the construction industry is responsible for almost half of all …
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A sub-systems approach to small lot single-family housing
… work indicate that the "American Dream" of a single-family detached house is still the preferred housing model. In-order to achieve this goal most home buyers will have to accept a transformed version of this model in the form of small lot housin~. The housing industry on the other hand, must …
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The Frolic Model : transforming single-family homes into urban cohousing
We founded the development firm Frolic to respond to the following questions: Can we introduce the benefits of density to urban America without displacing the people who live there? Can we bring the comfort of permanence and planting roots to the non-wealthy? Can we build places that make daily …
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Consumer market research applied to indigenous design single family development
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1987.
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Post-crisis investment in single-family homes in Fulton County, Georgia
… been marked by the emergence of institutional single-family landlords. This thesis analyses these shifts in the financial use of single-family homes against Fligstein and McAdam's (2012) theory of strategic action fields, urban political economists' theories of capital circulation, and Cedric …
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Icon + expectation : exploring the evolution of the American single family home
… mass-market assumptions, including the typical single-family American Home. The focus of this investigation will examine the expectations we have of "home" and how these expectations have come to inform the design generation of this particular building type. To establish a perspective on the …
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Damn the city, dam the suburbs : redefining the single family home
… as a new alternative to the suburban detached single family home. In light of the 2008 housing crash, numerous Americans are no longer able to afford their homes in either the suburbs or the city. With rents in the cities so high, and bound to go higher with the current demand, a two-bedroom …
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What drives condo prices : the rental or single family housing market?
… condo prices are influenced by apartment rents, single family home prices, the housing price index (HPI) and the yield on the 10-year U.S. treasury. The results of the analysis tell us that condo prices have followed and acted very much like single family home prices during the last 16 years. The …
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Critical regionalism in the Rio Grande Valley: A single family housing development
… Statement: This project will be a middle class single-family housing development in McAllen, Texas. The complex will include a community center for residents as well as shared outdoor space to provide for community gatherings. Context Statement: McAllen is located in the Rio Grande Valley, one …
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A framework for an initial development cost model for single-family dwellings.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil Engineering. Thesis. 1971. B.S.
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Micro-level return and volatility drivers in Boston's single family home market
Developers and investors commonly target neighborhoods close to the urban core and with low median incomes as potential growth markets. Investments in these areas however are often perceived by private sector capital as being high risk and low return. An understanding of the predictors of …
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The Competing Risks of Prepayment and Default on the Single-Family Mortgage Market
… competing risks of prepayment and default on the single-family mortgage market. This research studies the economic factors that affect the competing risks of prepayment and default in locations where the aggregate of the prepayment risk and the default risk are simultaneously high.</p> <p>Chapter …
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Residential building design : comprehensive comparative guidelines for building single-family dwellings in Hawaii
Energy shortages, earthquakes, and hurricanes are 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 …
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The viability of the "build-to-rent" single-family model in tertiary markets
This thesis examines an emerging product type, single-family build-to-rent, and tests its potential application in tertiary markets of the United States. The build-to-rent ("BTR") model has proven successful in a number of fast-growing secondary markets, such as Phoenix. However, the attributes of …
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