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Arrowmont At Loghaven: Craft And Art, Karen Bailey

Masters Theses

This thesis provides the theoretic framework along with the research into site, program and precedent to support a design proposal for Arrowmont at Loghaven. The goal was to show that spatial organization that both differentiates and unites opposites can be a catalyst for personal and cultural development. The methodology of Christian Norberg-Schulz’s structure of space was used to explore the dynamic tension that enlivens architecture at various levels. The thesis explores the hypothesis that relationships that are created by a process of integration, can bring balance, and therefore health, to the individual, the community and the culture. The final design …

Design And Performance Of Load Bearing Shear Walls Made From Composite Rice Straw Blocks, Kevin Robert Camann

Master's Theses

Although rice straw and other grains have been used in building since pre-history, in the past two decades, there has been a move to utilize this rapidly renewable, locally available, agricultural byproduct as part of the sustainable construction movement. Up to this point, this has been done by simply stacking up the full straw bales. Stak Block, invented by Oryzatech, Inc., is a modular, interlocking block made of a composite of rice straw and binding agent that serves as an evolution in straw construction. This study investigates the feasibility of using these Stak Blocks as a structural system. The report …

The Redevelopment At Mill Creek, Jason Cater, Andrew Craig

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.

A Refined Basket Of Goods Approach For Comparing Construction Costs Between Countries, Rick Best

Rick Best

Most comparisons of construction industry performance require that construction costs be converted to a common base. Existing mechanisms for such conversions produce unreliable results. A proposed method for producing industry-specific conversion factors was tested using a single building type. A basket of materials and labour was identified and weighted to reflect the cost share of each item in a completed project. Prices for the basket were gathered in three cities and simple construction specific conversion indices were calculated based on the construction purchasing power of each currency. The construction purchasing power parities (CPPPs) showed marked differences from other available conversion …

El Patrminonio: Escenario De Disputa Y Encuentro, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

Durante el mes de septiembre pasado se presentaron algunas disputas y encuentros entre países de América latina alrededor del patrimonio cultural y natural, que bien vale la pena resaltarlo. Están los casos entre Perú y Bolivia; Argentina y Uruguay; y de Brasil y los países de la cuenca del Amazonas. Hay que empezar señalando que en el último concurso de Miss Universo, celebrado en Agosto en las islas Bahamas, se presentó la candidatura de Miss Perú –Karen Schwarz- con el traje de la danza tradicional de la “diablada”, como vestido nacional, lo cual dio origen a una disputa respecto del …

Integrating Subtropical Design In Transit Oriented Developments Of South East Queensland, Australia, Daniel O'Hare, Bhishna Bajracharya

Daniel O'Hare

The objective of the paper is to stimulate the dialogue on subtropical design of transit oriented development in SEQ through conversations with six leading urban designers and planners in Queensland. The paper summarises the discussions with key informants on four key aspects; (1) key elements of subtropical TODs; ( 2) good examples of subtropical design in Brisbane and SEQ; (3) challenges to developing subtropical TOD; and (4) ideas/strategies for developing subtropical TODs. Through a critical analysis of the emerging literature on subtropical design and continual dialogue with a cross section of planning and design professionals as well as the development …

Building A Sustainable University Campus: A Case Study Of Bond University, Bhishna Bajracharya, Linda Too

Bhishna Bajracharya

Given the increasing evidence of an ailing earth, many would today agree and accept that there is a need to move towards a more sustainable form of development. While change has been inclined towards a top-down approach, it is equally important to work bottom-up, i.e., through communities, whose support underpins sustainability policies. The focus of this paper is on sustainability within universities. Through a review of current sustainability practices of universities in the US, UK and Australia, this paper has identified ten principles for developing a sustainable campus. These principles are then used as a framework for analysing the sustainable …

Building A Sustainable University Campus: A Case Study Of Bond University, Bhishna Bajracharya, Linda Too

Linda Too

Given the increasing evidence of an ailing earth, many would today agree and accept that there is a need to move towards a more sustainable form of development. While change has been inclined towards a top-down approach, it is equally important to work bottom-up, i.e., through communities, whose support underpins sustainability policies. The focus of this paper is on sustainability within universities. Through a review of current sustainability practices of universities in the US, UK and Australia, this paper has identified ten principles for developing a sustainable campus. These principles are then used as a framework for analysing the sustainable …

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Structural Damage Localization With Tolerance To Large Time Synchronization Errors In Wsns, Guirong Yan, Shirley J. Dyke, Wei Song, Gregory Hackmann, Chenyang Lu

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

With Recent Technological Advances in Smart Sensor Platforms, Structural Condition Monitoring Implementations based on Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) Have Received Considerable Attention. Modal Identification is an Integral Step in Many Structural Condition Monitoring Systems. However, Accurate Time Synchronization is Not Always Possible, Leading to Incorrect Identification of the Mode Shapes. Although Strict Time Synchronization of the Wireless Sensors Has Been Viewed as Crucial for the Identification of Mode Shapes, a New Perspective is Taken Herein. the Distortion in the Identified Mode Shapes is Characterized and Accommodated. Then the Resulting Mode Shapes Are Used with a Flexibility-Based Damage Detection Approach to …

Redesigning The Megachurch: Reintroduction Of Sacred Space Into A Highly Functional Building, Javier Valencia

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

"Megachurches offer a unique way of being religious in modern society; one that fits the social and religious context of many people says Scott Tumma “Beyond Megachurch myths”. These Massive congregations of two to fifteen thousand participants occupy an undeniable space in the religious and social landscape. It is not only their massive buildings, locations, activities or television broadcasts that make these churches important. It is the role that they play in changing society (Hartford, 2006)” Architecturally the Megachurch has failed today, it has become a “big box”, a well developed building which houses thousands of members and provides them …

Sustainable Commercial Interior Design, Órla Keane

Dissertations

This dissertation looks at the environmental benefits of 3 key areas in relation to interior design: Energy, Water and Air; energy efficient lighting, water efficient plumbing fixtures and the effects of interior materials and finishes on indoor air quality.

Qualitative research methodology: Extensive literature review of texts available on these topics, and also of the relevant building codes and environmental legislation applicable to Irish interior designers and the built environment.

Quantitative research methodology: A comprehensive survey of then currently practicing Irish interior designers, and their use of sustainable design strategies (or lack thereof). The survey was conducted in conjunction with …

Giles, Janice Holt, 1905-1979 - Photos (Sc 2092), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2092. Slides (and pictures made from the slides) of Janice Holt Giles and her husband, Henry E. Giles, friends, and interiors of their house in Knifley, Kentucky.

Graduate Sessions 9: Keller Easterling, James Lucas, Mark D. Linder, Cameron Lassiter

School of Architecture - All Scholarship

Keller Easterling is an architect, professor, urbanist, and writer whose books Enduring Innocence: Global Architecture and Its Political Masquerades and Organization Space: Landscapes, Highways and Houses in America offer original and provocative conflations of spatial theory and contemporary design.

Militares Callejeros Y Violencia, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

En la revista Vanguardia número 213, del 3 al 9 de noviembre pasado, aparecen los datos de una encuesta de opinión pública sumamente interesantes, respecto de la violencia, de la percepción de inseguridad y de la presencia militar en las calles. Los datos promedios son de Quito y Guayaquil (donde se ha desplegado la presencia militar, aunque falta Manta) y dicen lo siguiente: La población en un 74.5 por ciento cree que en estos últimos 6 meses la delincuencia ha aumentado. Un 83 por ciento de los encuestados están de acuerdo con la presencia militar en las calles. El 63 …

Tackett, Kenneth Wayne, 1930-2016 (Sc 2083), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2083. Correspondence related to an article about Shakers that appeared in the Western Kentucky University "Alumni" magazine. Kenneth W. Tackett was born at Shakertown at South Union, Kentucky, and later lived in the Centre House (Centre Family Dwelling).

Sustainability In Higher Education In 24 Different Universities, Omidreza Saadatian

No abstract provided.

Cultura Urbana: ¿Un Asunto De Imaginarios?, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

Durante estos últimos años se ha puesto en debate la multiculturalidad y la interculturalidad de nuestras sociedades, no solo por lo que viene del pasado con la presencia de una variedad de pueblos y nacionalidades, sino también por lo que tenemos en el presente en términos de las masivas migraciones internacionales, de la revolución científico tecnológica en el campo de las comunicaciones y de las nuevas industrias culturales que se asientan con fuerza en el planeta. Sin duda que han hecho presencia un conjunto de tradiciones que vienen desde el tiempo como memoria histórica que se proyecta, así como también …

النتائج المالية لشهادة التسجيل للحصول على الآيزو في الشركات الصناعية المساهمة العامة, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

No abstract provided.

Analyzing Equity Impacts Of Transit Fare Changes: Case Study Of Alameda–Contra Costa Transit, California, Cornelius Nuworsoo, Aaron Golub, Elizabeth Deakin

City and Regional Planning

Many public transit agencies consider increasing fares when faced with budget shortfalls. This paper analyzes the Alameda–Contra Costa (AC) Transit District's five alternative fare proposals introduced for public discussion in March 2005. The proposals combined fare hikes, base fare reductions, eliminations of free transfers, and discontinuation of periodic passes. Using the agency's 2002 on-board survey data, the study assessed the impacts of individual fare proposals on different subsets of riders and evaluated if they were equitable; and estimated potential fare revenues, using alternative price elasticities to estimate changes in ridership due to changes in price. The analysis revealed that proposals …

Targeted Updates To The Bicycle Plan For The University Of Georgia Main Campus, Athens, Georgia, Srikanth Yamala

Community and Regional Planning Program: Professional Projects

Through this Professional Project, the author examines circulation and suitability pertaining to bicycle planning on a college campus, in the real-world setting of the University of Georgia (UGA) main campus located in Athens, Georgia.

Based on existing on-campus activity, bicycle circulation is established. Using an analytical tool, namely the bicycle level of service (BLOS) analysis, roadway segments within the study area are evaluated for suitability with respect to adjacent motor vehicle traffic. Several improvements are suggested throughout the project to enhance the existing BLOS, and in turn enhance the bicycling conditions. Most of the suggestions are based on traditional improvements, …

120 Estrategias Y 36 Experiencias De Seguridad Ciudadana, Fernando Carrión Mena, Jenny Pontón, Blanca Armijos Verdesotp

Fernando Carrión Mena

En las últimas décadas, los niveles de violencia e inseguridad se han incrementado significativamente, y a la par, se han suscitado diversas iniciativas con el fin de reducirlos. En el desarrollo de políticas orientadas a la seguridad ciudadana, la mayoría de medidas adoptadas han obviado las inquietudes y propuestas de los actores involucrados en hechos de inseguridad; no se puede hablar de un solo tipo de violencia, es una realidad visible a través de una amplia gama de manifestaciones configuradas de acuerdo con cada situación. Algunas expresiones de inseguridad y violencia han sido objeto de estudio para la elaboración de …

Do Companies Value Maintaining Iso 9000 Certification? 2009 Case Study Of 41 Us Companies First Certified In 2000, Sarah Joy Namara

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The costs of obtaining and maintaining ISO certification are high. Moreover, studies have shown mixed results on the benefits of the certification. Consequently, the objective of this research was to verify whether or not companies do value maintaining the ISO 9000 certification.

The empirical study was conducted on 41 U.S. companies that were first certified in 2000. The companies formed an existing database as they were used by Dr. Arbuckle in 2004 in his doctoral dissertation. Of the 41 companies, 12 were found to be out of business, leaving a final sample size of 29. Data were gathered from this …

Investigating The Link Between Gun Possession And Gun Assault, Charles C. Branas, Therese S. Richmond, Dennis P. Culhane, Thomas R. Ten Have, Douglas J. Wiebe

Dennis P. Culhane

Objectives. We investigated the possible relationship between being shot in an assault and possession of a gun at the time.

Methods. We enrolled 677 case participants that had been shot in an assault and 684 population-based control participants within Philadelphia from 2003 to 2006. We adjusted odds ratios for confounding variables.

Results. After adjustment, individuals in possession of a gun were 4.46 (P<.05) times more likely to be shot in an assault than those not in possession. Among gun assaults where the victim had at least some chance to resist, this adjusted

odds ratio increased to 5.45 (P<.05).

Conclusions. On average, guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot in an assault. Although successful defensive gun uses occur each year, the probability of success may be …

Convertir La Crisis Del Fútbol En Oportunidad, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

Con la eliminación del Ecuador al mundial de Sudáfrica, luego de un extenuante y largo proceso, se cierra el ciclo más positivo de la historia del fútbol ecuatoriano. Y al hacerlo debe nacer otro. Para que ello ocurra debe existir una visión estratégica y organizada, y no un proceso empujado por la inercia; para que no ocurra una ruptura traumática.

El Ecuador debe que mirar lo ocurrido con los países vecinos, que son los más próximos a nosotros. Colombia logró una generación maravillosa de futbolistas y buenos resultados gracias a los dineros calientes venidos del narcotráfico, pero no lograron construir …

Place Making In The Urban Corridor, Boyd Sargeant, Nell Mitchell, Nicole Webb

Nicole Webb

Coomera is a major greenfield development area within the Gold Coast to Brisbane Growth Corridor in South-East Queensland. Coomera has a high growth rate and is planned to accommodate in excess of 70,000 people. The Coomera Town Centre has been identified as a Major Activity Centre under the SEQ Regional Plan 2005 - 2026 and proposed to accommodate a range of business, service and retail functions as well as district or branch offices of government, and cultural and entertainment facilities of regional significance. This presentation will describe the locality, character, planning history, framework for development and objectives/concepts and requirements for …

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.

Use Of In-Planta Solid Phase Sampling Devices To Delineate Voc Plumes, Joel Gerard Burken, Kendra Waltermire, Emily Sheehan

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Plants Directly Interact with Surrounding Water, Air, and Soil, Collecting and Storing Chemicals and Elements from the Surrounding Environment. Two New and Innovative Sampling Methods in Which This Valuable Data Can Be Accessed to Replace as Well as Supplement Contaminated-Site Investigations Have Been Developed. When Determining the Extent of the Plume on a Contaminated Site, Groundwater Sampling May Be Limited Due to Time, Site Access, and Expense. by using New Techniques that Place Sampling Devices Inside the Trees on Site, We Can Sample Trees Naturally Occurring on a Contaminated Site or Those Planted in Phytoremediation or Redevelopment Efforts, Evaluate the …

Fin De Un Ciclo Luminoso, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

Ha concluido en Latinoamérica el largo proceso de las eliminatorias al Mundial de Fútbol que se celebrará en Sudáfrica el año entrante y con ella se vienen los necesarios balances, evaluaciones y críticas; más aún si los resultados están revertidos con el olor a fracaso: Ecuador quedó sexto entre 10 selecciones. Para el país este cierre es más simbólico porque se produce luego de la clasificación a los dos últimos mundiales y de contar con un respecto generalizado. Por eso se trata del fin de un ciclo luminoso que evidencia una crisis y, por tanto, una oportunidad, si se entiende …

The Presence Of The Past: Conference Proceedings, Barry Sheehan

Books/Book Chapters

Is architecture design? Where does it begin? Where does it end? With every iconic architect comes an iconic chair. Mies Van Der Rohe's Barcelona Chair, Aalto's Artek stool. Where is the furniture by Irish Architects? As Irish architecture has become internationally recognised what has happened to our furniture? Is furniture design oflittle interest to current Irish architects and will this change with the current market conditions?