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Icmat 2017_Mv_Ecu-Final.Pptx, Mikhail Vasiliev, Kamal Alameh, Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Victor Rosenberg

Mikhail Vasiliev

No abstract provided.

Brief History Of Uvu Library, Catherine Mcintyre

Catherine McIntyre

Light Shelves For Daylighting, David A. Bainbridge, Rachel Aljilani

David A Bainbridge

Light shelves are one of the best methods for daylighting buildings. The cost is low and performance is excellent. Learn how to do it with this presentation

Planting Desert Sites, David A. Bainbridge

David A Bainbridge

Desert planting requires great care in preparing plants, handling plants and planting. With proper consideration of soil, climate and water availability plants can be established despite severe conditions of high temperatures, high winds, herbivory and lack of water.

Site Assessment For Environmental Restoration, David A. Bainbridge

David A Bainbridge

Restoring degraded desert ecosystems is challenging but it can be done. The first key step is understanding the site history and understanding the disturbance and current site conditions. With this information the appropriate steps can be taken to improve the site ecosystem function and structure.

Container Plants For Desert Restoration, David A. Bainbridge

David A Bainbridge

Container planting is essential for most desert restoration work because direct seeding is rarely successful. The containers best suited for desert planting are often taller (deeper) to facilitate root development. Fertilizer management, inoculation, irrigation and pruning can be used to maximize root growth with minimal shoot development.

The Design Workshop Archive And Digital Collection: A Collaboration Broadening Discovery, Access And Use Of Design Materials, Cheryl D. Walters, Bradford R. Cole, Sara Skindelien, Hillary Osborne

Cheryl D. Walters

This presentation deals with the Design Workshop Archive and Digital Collection, a collaborative project of Utah State University Libraries, the University's Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning Dept. and Design Workshop, a landscape architectural firm based in Denver, Colorado. The story of this project is told from the above three perspectives. Issues discussed include evolution of protocols to assist firm principals in determining which projects and materials should be archived, strategies for handling diverse formats (obsolete through born digital), and innovative ways to broaden discovery, access and use of these design materials through digital collections and learning objects.

Teaching Planners To Deal: The Pedagogical Value Of A (Simulated) Economic Development Negotiation, Laura Wolf-Powers

Laura Wolf-Powers

No abstract provided.

Straw Bale Building, David A. Bainbridge

David A Bainbridge

Straw bale building offers many advantages, high insulation value, thermal mass of interior plaster, resistance to fire, and low embodied resource cost. Super-insulation becomes possible at affordable prices with straw bales. Used with great success for both residential and commercial building projects.

Ecuador: De Isla De Paz A Plataforma Internacional Del Delito, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Exposición desarrollada en el marco de la Reunión Mensual de Quantum, Quito, julio 2011

Flipping The Model: Making Noise In The Library, Lynell De Wind

Lynell J. De Wind

Dean Lee VanOrsdel and Lynell De Wind presented Flipping the Model: Making Noise in the Library at the NBS Healthcare & Higher Education Vendor Fair on May 19, 2011. The file is Lynell's half of the presentation.

Presentation For Viva In Upm, Mina Kaboudarahangi

Mina Kaboudarahangi

No abstract provided.

Passive Solar Design, David A. Bainbridge

David A Bainbridge

Passive solar architecture can provide heating, cooling, ventilation and daylighting by using the sun and microclimate resources. Building energy consumption can be cut 80-90% at no increase in building cost by using integrated design principles.

Redes Culturales: Corresponsabilidad Social Y La Sostenibilidad En El Aprovechamiento De Los Recursos Culturales, Sylvie Duran

Sylvie E. Duran Mrs.

Presentation on cultural networks, especially in Central America. It begins with a discussion on paradigms concerning networking and a serie of tools to account for sustainability in culture and networking as systemic strategy.

Economía De La (In)Seguridad Ciudadana, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Ponencia presentada para la American Friends Service Committee en Buenos Aires (Argentina) el 16 de junio de 2010

Inseguridad Para Los Pobres En Ciudades Latinoamericanas, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Ponencia presentada en el marco del Taller SUR Corporación de Estudios Sociales y Educación, desarrollado en Santiago de Chile el 24 de junio de 2010

En El Límite De La Vida: La Violencia Fronteriza, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Ponencia presentada en el marco del Seminario Internacional "Es posible gobernar la ciudad en zonas de frontera", organizado por IRDC y FLACSO Ecuador, Quito 22.06.2010

Lo Político De Las Políticas En Seguridad Ciudadana, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Ponencia presentada en el marco del Seminario Nacional de Seguridad Nacional organizado por la Secretaría Nacional de Inteligencia de Ecuador, evento desarrollado en Guayaquil (Ecuador) el 18 de junio de 2010

Ámbitos De La Seguridad Ciudadana, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Ponencia presentada para la Federación Argentina de Municipios (FAM), en Buenos Aires, el 16 de junio de 2010

Violencia Y Seguridad: Dos Caras De La Misma Moneda, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Ponencia presentada en el Curso Seguridad Ciudadana y Violencia Urbana organizado por la Federación Argentina de Municipios, en Buenos Aires (Argentina), el 16 de junio de 2010

Ordenamiento Territorial: Una Cuestión De Deseo, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Conferencia presentada en el marco del Seminario Internacional "Ordenamiento territorial en Centro Amèrica y El Caribe", realizado en San Salvador (El Salvador), entre el 8 y 9 de junio de 2010.

Organización Territorial En América Latina: Una Geometría Variable, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Conferencia presentada en el marco del eminario Internacional "Ordenamiento territorial en Centro Amèrica y El Caribe", realizado en San Salvador (El Salvador) entre el 8 y 9 de junio de 2010

La Ciudad, Los Municipios, Las Universidades Y La Movilidad, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Ponencia presentada para la organización Ciudad Nuestra de Perú, en Lima, el 07 de junio de 2010

Creating 21st Century Libraries, Elise Valoe, Tod Stevens, Lynell De Wind

Lynell J. De Wind

Steelcase Corporation, SHW Group and GVSU presented "Creating 21st Century Libraries" at Neocon in Chciago, IL. Steelcase’s most recent research on education libraries was presented. Participants found out about the key business drivers impacting how libraries are designed and what activities must be supported in the 21st century. They learned to develop and use a human-centered design method to develop solutions and aid the shift from information-centered libraries to social centered ones Presenters: Elise Valoe, senior human-centered design researcher for Steelcase Inc., Grand Rapids, MI; Tod Stevens, AIA, LEED AP, principal designer for SHW Group, Berkeley, MI; Lynell De Wind, …

Las Ciudades Intermedias: Entre Una Pirámide Trunca Y Una Red De Construcción, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Ponencia presentada en la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Perú, el 28 de mayo de 2010

Lo Político De Las Políticas En Seguridad Ciudadana, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Presentación desarrollada en la mesa de debate "Actores políticos de la seguridad", en el marco del Seminario Internacional "Lo político en la (in)seguridad ciudadana", Quito, mayo 2010

El Futuro De Quito: ¿Cómo Pensar Su Desarrollo Local?, Fernando Carrión Mena Arq.

Fernando Carrión Mena

Ponencia presentada en el Colegio de Arquitectos de Pichincha, el 26 de mayo de 2010

El Desarrollo Territorial: Una Mirada Desde Las Finanzas Subnacionales, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

Presentación disertada en el marco del evento titulado “Las finanzas subnacionales en el Ecuador. 1993-2008”, desarrollado en Quito, el 20 de abril de 2010

Alternative "More Efficient" Irrigation Systems, David A. Bainbridge

David A Bainbridge

Many traditional irrigation systems work well for ecological restoration projects. These demand responsive systems are very water efficient and robust and have proved themselves in the most extreme desert conditions.

Las Lecturas De La Ciudad, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

Conferencia presentada en el marco del Seminario Internacional "La ciudad andina: inserción mundial e innovaciones urbanas", desarrollado en Quito el martes 26 de octubre de 2009.