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Full-Text Articles in Architecture
Light Shelves For Daylighting, David A. Bainbridge, Rachel Aljilani
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
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
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
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.
Straw Bale Building, David A. Bainbridge
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.
Passive Solar Design, David A. Bainbridge
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.
Alternative "More Efficient" Irrigation Systems, David A. Bainbridge
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.
Ecocomposite Materials, David A. Bainbridge
Ecocomposite Materials, David A. Bainbridge
David A Bainbridge
Ecocomposite materials combine fibers, resins and natural materials for added strength and durability. These materials can be fully and easily recycled by nature.