Europe In Crisis, Call For Papers, Kyriakos N. Demetriou
Europe In Crisis, Call For Papers, Kyriakos N. Demetriou
Kyriakos N. Demetriou
The European Union in Crisis: Explorations in Representation and Democratic Legitimacy (Forthcoming, Springer Verlag) Please see the attached doc. You are invited to send me your proposed title, abstract and bio (one paragraph).
Bim Collaboration In Student Architectural Technologist Learning, Malachy Mathews
Bim Collaboration In Student Architectural Technologist Learning, Malachy Mathews
Articles
This paper is the result of a qualitative case study which investigated the influence of building information modelling (BIM) collaboration on the learning of student architectural technologists based around a studio group project. The purpose of the paper is to disseminate knowledge gained into a new learning environment facilitated by the collaborative properties of a BIM application. A qualitative case study approach has been used to undertake the examination of the learners’ experiences during the project. This approach allowed the author to map the complex interaction between the participants during the stages of the collaborative design project. The paper provides ...
Crafting Contingency, Rachel Mccann
Crafting Contingency, Rachel Mccann
Future Directions in Feminist Phenomenology
No abstract provided.
La Crisis Económica Del Fútbol, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.
La Crisis Económica Del Fútbol, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.
Fernando Carrión Mena
Este año el presupuesto de los 12 equipos de la seria A del futbol ecuatoriano llega a la suma de 54 millones de dólares, mientras el déficit acumulado –según El Comercio- es de 3´273.5267, lo cual representa un 61 por ciento del valor total. Una cantidad muy apreciable, difícil de ser subsanada si no se aplican medidas de ajuste y de transformación administrativa. Este déficit se estructura con deudas a los futbolistas y entrenadores, algunos de los cuales despedidos ilegalmente, al SRI por no pago de impuestos, a la corrupción, así como a los modelos ineficientes de gestión ...
Pump Controller Design For Variable Primary Flow Configuration Systems, Yifan Shi
Pump Controller Design For Variable Primary Flow Configuration Systems, Yifan Shi
Architectural Engineering -- Dissertations and Student Research
Pump systems are utilized widely in Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) systems. There are mainly three configuration types: (1) the constant primary-only flow configuration, (2) the constant primary/variable secondary flow configuration, and (3) the variable primary-only flow configuration. This thesis focuses on finding the optimal control strategy for it and programming a controller for easy in-field usage.
In this thesis, the pump brake horse power (BHP) of the three pump configurations is simulated and compared using varying control methods. The best pump efficiency staging and DP reset control methods are implemented into the pump controller. A one month field ...
Transparency: The Unspoken Design Element -- How Levels Of Visibility Affect Adult Learning And Sharing, Erica M. Bartels
Transparency: The Unspoken Design Element -- How Levels Of Visibility Affect Adult Learning And Sharing, Erica M. Bartels
Theses from the Architecture Program
Adult learning and sharing environments, specifically high school, college, and workplace facilities, maintain a similar purpose in terms of meeting the needs of the institution and its users. For each of these three project types, the design team develops a plan for users that are capable of social, cognitive maturity while engaging in the creation of new knowledge or ideas. With abundant discussion available on the design variations of these spaces, such as open vs. closed delineations; individual and group work; online or unplugged, it is necessary to dig deeper into the environmental psychology at play amidst the built environment ...
Factors Affecting Students Walking To School: Case Study Of Two Middle Schools In Lincoln, Nebraska, Nivin S. Khalil
Factors Affecting Students Walking To School: Case Study Of Two Middle Schools In Lincoln, Nebraska, Nivin S. Khalil
Community and Regional Planning Program: Student Projects and Theses
Physical activity, including walking, can be a very healthy and sustainable mode of transportation. Children walking to their schools can get a lot of benefits from acquiring good habits that can be carried through their adulthood. Also, walking to school can reverse the trend of increasing obesity rates among children in the United States. This study is trying to identify the effect of urban form, presented in the distances between residences and schools, on the children’s behavior whether they walk to school or not depending on different urban forms around their schools. Two middle schools in Lincoln, Nebraska were ...
Drought As A Component Of Local Hazard Mitigation Plans: Are The 100 Fastest Growing Counties Ready?, Jeffrey L. Henson
Drought As A Component Of Local Hazard Mitigation Plans: Are The 100 Fastest Growing Counties Ready?, Jeffrey L. Henson
Community and Regional Planning Program: Student Projects and Theses
Drought is one of the most destructive natural disasters that threatens nearly every environment on earth. Between 1980 and 2011 there were 16 drought events in the United States with impacts that exceeded $1 billion with an average event cost of $12.2 billion according to the National Climate Data Center. While many states have engaged in the creation of drought plans, little research has been done regarding drought planning at the local level. This research examines the local planning efforts in 62 of the 100 fastest growing counties in the United States from 2000 to 2009. It is expected ...
The Impact Of Green Design On The Emotional Health Of Patients In Children's Healthcare Facilities, Kimberly M. Riege
The Impact Of Green Design On The Emotional Health Of Patients In Children's Healthcare Facilities, Kimberly M. Riege
Interior Design Program: Theses
With a significant amount of research focusing on the design of healthcare facilities, this thesis examined the relationship between specific aspects of green design and their effect on the emotional health and wellbeing of patients in children's healthcare facilities. Case studies of two children's clinics in Omaha, Nebraska were conducted to study the effects a connection to the natural world and the acoustic environment had on patients' emotional state. One case study site was a newly built children's clinic that incorporated a connection to nature with a focus on the acoustic environment while the other was an ...
Analyzing The Factors That Lead To Housing And Construction Cost Escalation: A Case Study Focused On Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz Saleh Alfouzan
Analyzing The Factors That Lead To Housing And Construction Cost Escalation: A Case Study Focused On Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz Saleh Alfouzan
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Riyadh city suffers from high housing and construction costs, which have increased by more than 200% over the last 7 years. This problem led to a significant interest from the government and the citizens of the city in understanding the causes of housing and construction cost escalation and the best strategies to address this problem in the short and long-terms, in order to find solutions for affordable housing.
In response to the absence of research regarding this problem, the researcher has decided to conduct a scientific survey about the factors that might have led to this problem in Riyadh. While ...
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Truss-Girder For Roof Applications, Peter S. Samir
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Truss-Girder For Roof Applications, Peter S. Samir
Construction Systems -- Dissertations & Theses
Steel trusses are the most popular system for supporting long span roofs in commercial buildings, such as warehouses and aircraft hangars. There are several advantages of steel trusses, such as lightweight, ease of handling and erection, and geometric flexibility. However, they have some drawbacks, such as high material and maintenance cost, and low fire resistance. In this paper, a precast concrete truss is proposed as an alternative to steel trusses for spans up to 160 ft. without intermediate supports. The proposed design is easy to produce and has lower construction and maintenance costs than steel trusses. The proposed design is ...
Forming A Bond: The Reconnection Between Man And Place, Tiffany N Gentry
Forming A Bond: The Reconnection Between Man And Place, Tiffany N Gentry
University of Tennessee Honors Thesis Projects
No abstract provided.
High Thought – Low Tech, Samuel Luiken Bouck, Forrest Jackson Reynolds
High Thought – Low Tech, Samuel Luiken Bouck, Forrest Jackson Reynolds
University of Tennessee Honors Thesis Projects
No abstract provided.
The Threshold Of Insanity, Elizabeth Michelle Cagle
The Threshold Of Insanity, Elizabeth Michelle Cagle
University of Tennessee Honors Thesis Projects
No abstract provided.
Coalescing Memory, Michael Christopher Housley
Coalescing Memory, Michael Christopher Housley
University of Tennessee Honors Thesis Projects
No abstract provided.
Evidence Of Agrarian Urbanism: Land Use Preferences Of Residents Living On Small Acreage Farms Or Large Lots With Animal Rights In Cache Valley, Utah, Laurie B. Hurst
Evidence Of Agrarian Urbanism: Land Use Preferences Of Residents Living On Small Acreage Farms Or Large Lots With Animal Rights In Cache Valley, Utah, Laurie B. Hurst
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Until the last half century, land development patterns in the Intermountain West were designed after the Mormon settlement pattern. With its gridiron streets and in-town farmsteads, this pattern gave families the opportunity to grow crops and raise a few animals on their one acre or less in town with the added advantage of having a social life. Over the last century, small farms have dwindled and large farms have increased in size. However, in the Intermountain West the farmstead tradition continues with families who grow gardens and raise animals on their large city lots, who value self-sufficiency, and who thrive ...
Venezuela Pós Chávez, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras
Venezuela Pós Chávez, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras
Elói Martins Senhoras
No abstract provided.
Dez Anos De Retrospectiva Da Guerra Do Iraque, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras
Dez Anos De Retrospectiva Da Guerra Do Iraque, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras
Elói Martins Senhoras
No abstract provided.
Developing A Standard Approach To The Value Engineering Process For The Civil Engineering Industry: A Theoretical, Case Study And Industry Perspective., Charles Anthony Mitchell
Developing A Standard Approach To The Value Engineering Process For The Civil Engineering Industry: A Theoretical, Case Study And Industry Perspective., Charles Anthony Mitchell
Conference papers
The original Value Engineering process developed in North America in the late 1940‟s, was primarily based on functional analysis. However; the North American Value Engineering process was not adopted in Europe. Instead various mixed methods were assembled under the umbrella term of Value Management. Nowadays there is much debate about what Value Engineering is and how is it defined? This question arises in part due to there being no standard approach in Europe as a whole in undertaking ValueManagement or Value Engineering exercises.With this in mind, Masters level research was undertaken from three perspectives (theory, case study and ...
Construction Kickoff: Solar Decathlon 2013 - Team Las Vegas, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas
Construction Kickoff: Solar Decathlon 2013 - Team Las Vegas, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas
Solar Decathlon Reports
UNLV President Smatresk and Team Las Vegas invite you to attend the official construction kickoff and ribbon cutting for DESERTSOL, UNLV's submission for the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 Competition.
Balanço Dos Cem Dias Da Nova Gestão Municipal Em Boa Vista, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras
Balanço Dos Cem Dias Da Nova Gestão Municipal Em Boa Vista, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras
Elói Martins Senhoras
No abstract provided.
Precast Concrete Insulated Wall Panel Corbels Without Thermal Bridging, Mohamed Elkady
Precast Concrete Insulated Wall Panel Corbels Without Thermal Bridging, Mohamed Elkady
Construction Systems -- Dissertations & Theses
The common practice in corbel design is to block out the insulation in order to provide a solid concrete area at the corbel location. This connection practice results in thermal bridging, which significantly reduces the energy performance of the panel. For example, the PCI Design Handbook indicates that the reduction in thermal resistance caused by a solid part with an area equal to 9% of the total panel surface area is as high as 42%. This paper presents a discussion of a new concept for corbel design of insulated wall panels with the thermal break totally preserved. Two different designs ...
2013 Proceedings Of Fabos Conference On Landscape And Greenway Planning, Mark S. Lindhult
2013 Proceedings Of Fabos Conference On Landscape And Greenway Planning, Mark S. Lindhult
Mark S Lindhult, FASLA
The Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning is held every three years to bring together experts who are influencing landscape planning, policy making and greenway planning from the local to international level. The papers contained in this book highlight recent trends and expand the literature about landscape and greenway planning and describe how different countries are approaching greenway planning and tailoring them to each country’s unique geographical, cultural, and political circumstances.
Fortalecimento Da Oposição Na Venezuela, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras
Fortalecimento Da Oposição Na Venezuela, Prof. Dr. Eloi Martins Senhoras
Elói Martins Senhoras
No abstract provided.
Maratón De Boston: Escenario De Terror, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.
Maratón De Boston: Escenario De Terror, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.
Fernando Carrión Mena
La Maratón es una carrera pedestre con una longitud de 42.195 metros, que es la distancia entre Atenas y Maratón. Este deporte logra prestigio a nivel planetario gracias a las múltiples pruebas que se organizan a lo largo de todo el mundo, siendo el “World Marathon Majors” el más renombrado, porque integra las competencias de Boston, Nueva York, Chicago, Berlín y Londres. También existen importantes carreras como la que se corre en tiempo real en 25 ciudades del mundo; así como las que se realizan -con distintas distancias- en muchas ciudades del Planeta. En ese contexto, la de mayor ...
Exploring The Nature Of Space For Human Behavior In Ordinary Structured Environments, Molly Boeka Cannon
Exploring The Nature Of Space For Human Behavior In Ordinary Structured Environments, Molly Boeka Cannon
Theses and Dissertations in Geography
What is the nature of the built environment? Built environments are the settings within which people carry out activities and emerge from the specific combining of spatial conditions with specific social content for the setting. The social content and the spatial conditions form a core-defining relationship that serves to distinguish one structured setting from another. A core-defining relationship such as this refers to the essence of the built environment. What are the implications for human behavior that emerge from conceptualizing built environments in this manner? I argue that space, through its essential relationship with the contexts of daily living (i ...
Assisting A Local Animal Shelter, J. J. Potvin, Jim Strande
Assisting A Local Animal Shelter, J. J. Potvin, Jim Strande
2013 Student Research Day Projects
Construction Technology students, JJ Potvin and Jim Strande assisted Pintler Pets, Montana's Anaconda-Deer Lodge Animal Shelter, with its recent major influx of feral cats by constructing a "lean to" addition to the building.
Students Helping Students, Pj Bonney, Tyler Cahoon, Tyson Dippold, Paul Hart, Jj Potvin, Jim Strande, Billy Walker, Keith West
Students Helping Students, Pj Bonney, Tyler Cahoon, Tyson Dippold, Paul Hart, Jj Potvin, Jim Strande, Billy Walker, Keith West
2013 Student Research Day Projects
Petroleum Engineering student, Calvin Goza, was injured last May and now requires the use of a wheelchair. In order to return to Montana Tech this Spring semester, his Butte, Montana home required modifications to become wheelchair accessible.
Concept Fire Truck, Breanna Biegler
Concept Fire Truck, Breanna Biegler
2013 Student Research Day Projects
A prototype Concept Fire Truck was designed using Autodesk Inventor 3D Design Software. Various pictures of old-time and toy fire trucks were utilized for this project.
Restoring The Richard's Cabin - Nevada City Living History Museum, Paul Hart
Restoring The Richard's Cabin - Nevada City Living History Museum, Paul Hart
2013 Student Research Day Projects
Highlands College Historic Preservation student, Paul Hart, enjoyed an internship in which he researched and accurately reconstructed parts of the Richard's Cabin at the Nevada City Living History Museum.