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Energy Efficiency Retrofit And Decarbonization Of Old And Historic Buildings In California, Daria Nikolaeva

Master's Projects and Capstones

Buildings are responsible for almost 40% of total global greenhouse gas emissions and the retrofitting of existing buildings is an essential part of solving the problem. About 75% of buildings in Californian were constructed before the first energy-efficiency building code was adopted in 1978. Old buildings are inefficient, responsible for large carbon footprints and must be retrofitted to stay on track with the state's climate targets. However, current policies do not require substantial changes and tend to favor historic preservation over energy efficiency, missing improvement opportunities. Recognizing the significance of carbon intensity, the 2019 California Energy Efficiency Action Plan shifted …

Gentrification And Displacement: Connections Between Changing Housing Typologies And Long-Time Residents’ Quality Of Life In East Austin, Texas, Grant Wilson

Architecture Undergraduate Honors Theses

This thesis investigates the impacts of gentrification on quality of life, displacement, and housing typology in East Austin, Texas. The neighborhood is examined as a case study and example of the concepts discussed. Evaluated through both a qualitative and quantitative lens, this study serves as a report and update on the continued disruption of the living patterns of minority residents in the city. Recommendations are given to mitigate displacement for East Austin residents and improve the quality of life for those remaining. By identifying the connection between changing housing typology and displacement impacts, this report aspires to give designers a …

Habitats And Heritage: An Analysis Of The Natural And Cultural Resource Management Of The South Carolina Lowcountry, Patricia Ploehn

All Theses

The South Carolina Lowcountry is replete with cultural landscapes, each one featuring a unique collection of natural and cultural resources. These resources are valuable for their environmental and cultural heritage, a heritage which defines and benefits the communities who call the Lowcountry home. This study presents a comparative analysis of public and private land management organizations operating in the South Carolina Lowcountry. The purpose of this study is to compare how public and private organizations are currently managing natural and cultural resources on cultural landscapes that they protect and oversee. The history of federal and private land management was investigated …

The Tragedy Of The Commons: A Podcast Exploring Solutions To The Housing Crisis In California, Delaney Li-Ming Faherty

City and Regional Planning

Affordable housing has become increasingly inaccessible across the United States, particularly in California. Because of its long history and far-reaching span, California’s housing crisis is a complexity that affects individuals at most income levels. Accordingly, opinions on solving the crisis vary among each public.

A popular solution is increasing the amount and scale of housing, however, barriers, such as single-family zoning, exist at the state and local level. While statewide legislation is working to counteract municipal zoning codes, local opposition is rampant. Because of this pushback, and the slow pace at which housing reliant on individual action is built, today’s …

Skip The Grid: Solar Powered Refrigeration In The Navajo Nation, Sydney Jo Sitton

Construction Management

The Skip the Grid project was a combined effort of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) students, and company sponsors SOLV Energy, Dometic, and Goal Zero, facilitated through the non-profit, Heart of America. The interdisciplinary project team successfully installed photovoltaic energy systems with refrigerators and lights for families within the Navajo Nation. Skip the Grid’s mission focuses on improving quality of life and providing access to clean, affordable off-grid energy. In the Navajo Nation, access to electricity and running water is not necessarily a given, with large disparities from family to family. This issue was exacerbated during …

Design Diplomacy - Cooperative Living, Kameren Horton

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

From 1990 through 1996, we witness a significant shift within the city of Atlanta. In the Summer of 1996, the Olympics was hosted in Atlanta. Techwood Homes at the time, was the first large affordable housing project in that area. In 1991, there was an order for the demolishment of Techwood Homes. However, it wasn’t until 1995, when the Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) decided to begin demolition after waiting 4 years prior to the Olympics.

Several other large housing projects were demolished to make room for Olympic venues. This is where we see redevelopment. This is where we see a …

Preservation And Public History In Mound Bayou, Mississippi, Walker Bray

Honors Theses

This paper is an exploration of the history of Mound Bayou, Mississippi, an all Black community in the Mississippi Delta formed by freedmen in the wake of Reconstruction. This paper also discusses the ways in which Mound Bayou citizens are working to preserve their history and make it known to a wider audience. In particular, this work discusses the recently opened Mound Bayou Museum of African American Culture and History and related efforts to restore and preserve historic structures in Mound Bayou. In addition, this work also seeks to explore ways in which the University of Mississippi can effectively supplement …

Where Dreams Begin: Challenging The Architecture Of Migrant Detention, Pablo Garcia

Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year

Today, more than 40 million people living in the US were born in another country, accounting for about one-fifth of the world’s migrants. Even though the US is a nation comprised largely of immigrants and their descendants, immigration remains one of the most fraught social and political issues of modern times. People dream of moving into the country seeking a better life than the one they are leaving behind. Yet, upon arrival, they face inhumane circumstances due to the recent influx of people seeking asylum within the US. According to the Department of Homeland Security, over 3 million people arrived …

Design Is A Social Process: A Survey On Inclusive Practice, Gabriel De Souza Silva

Architecture Undergraduate Honors Theses

This inquiry pivots the discussion on design practice toward process, and seeks to elucidate how inclusivity is achieved in it, and by what means it is maintained. The design process is interrogated through a series of case studies on contemporary practitioners that either describe themselves or are recognized by the wider design community as inclusive of gender, race, sexual orientation, ability level, and are sensitive to history of place. The case studies are selected to demonstrate a diversity of project types, management structures, and design tools, and they comprise the practices of LA Más, Assemble, and Bryony Roberts. The product …

The Hot Springs Creekway & The Rediscovery Of The Water That Made Hot Springs Famous, Zane Colvin

Landscape Architecture Undergraduate Honors Theses

Arkansas’s Hot Springs National Park was the first natural reservation in the United States and is the oldest park in the National Park System. In Hot Springs, 47 springs release almost a million gallons of potable 143° water every day - the problem is, almost all of this water is hidden from sight, funneled directly into an 1884-constructed tunnel underground, where no person (or other life) can experience it.

Hot Springs Creek should be daylighted and connected with the surrounding National Park, creating thermal 'pools' for public use, and restoring its banks to pre-settlement ecologically rich conditions. My plan to …

Cherokee Architectural Traditions: A Southeastern Environmental Design Precedent, Josie J. Tunnell

Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects

No abstract provided.

Black Cemeteries Matter: The Erasure Of Historic Black Cemeteries In Polk County, Florida, Juliana C. Waters

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In the past several years, the Tampa Bay area has experienced a reckoning with regard to the intentional erasure, destruction, and abandonment of historic African American cemeteries such as Zion Cemetery in Tampa or St. Matthews Baptist Church Cemetery in Clearwater. Scholars, journalists, community members, archaeologists, and others have contributed to a growing movement that aims to identify and document these sacred sites in an effort to prevent further destruction. In this vein, this project aimed to identify and record cemeteries in Polk County, examine the processes leading to the erasure of historic Black cemeteries, the history surrounding erasure on …

Hope's Village Of San Luis Obispo Charging Cabinet, Jackson S. Thomas, Payton E. Strout

Construction Management

This paper will review the steps the students took to provide Hope's Village of SLO with a new charging cabinet. Hope's Village of SLO is a local non profit that provides support for the central coast homeless community. Becky Jorgensen, who leads the organization, reached out to the students expressing her want for a new cabinet that people could use to charge their phones and tablets. The students then conceptualized the design with the help of an architecture student, applied for and received funding from the Alliance Group, purchased all materials and built the cabinet. This paper will walk you …

An Investigation Into The Curation Of Archaeological Collections In Cultural Resource Management In Ontario, Canada, Vienna Raven Mann

Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

This study aims to investigate why and how there is a “curation crisis” in Ontario archaeology by examining the delegation of responsibility for archaeological collections. This research was conducted by reviewing related scholarly literature, investigating the current legislation governing Ontario archaeology, and interviewing 20 stakeholders involved in archaeological collections management, including Cultural Resource Management (CRM) archaeologists, descendant community representatives, past Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism, and Culture Industries employees, academic and avocational archaeologists, and museum or repository curators. Nearly all participants think CRM archaeologists should not be responsible for the long-term curation of archaeological collections, yet many of Ontario’s archaeological …

How Can Design Thinking Transform Diversity Initiatives For Architectural Trade Organizations In The United States?, Leroy Stewart

Dissertations

This study intended to assess design thinking as a variable regarding its utilization as a tool to increase the number of African American architects in the United States. The research was grounded in the speech given by Whitney Young to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1968, and the initial partnership between the AIA and the National Organization of Minority of Architects (NOMA) in 2001 to increase the number of African American architects to 15,000 by 2030. Through the qualitative methodology, via descriptive phenomenological analysis (DPA), fourteen participants, all of whom were African American licensed architects, were interviewed to …

Arquitectura Para Sanar, Nacer Y Renacer. Casa Amiga Para Mujeres Con Habitabilidad En Calle En El Centro De Bogotá, Naiafe Gabriela Barbosa Martínez

Arquitectura

Desde la arquitectura se ha propuesto espacios que mejoren la calidad de vida de miles de personas con habitabilidad en calle entre ellas instituciones que acogen y ayudan a la rehabilitación de la población, estas con diversas características y programas a lo largo de Colombia. Las personas con habitabilidad en calle son una minoría y más si se habla de mujeres jóvenes, adultas y gestantes. Pero ¿responde esta arquitectura a las necesidades y rutinas de estas mujeres?. Esta población presenta problemas más allá de la habitabilidad en calle, las adiciones, los problemas familiares y económicos. ¿Cómo entienden las mujeres en …

Resistencia Como Modo De Habitar En La Comunidad Afrocaribeña De San Basilio De Palenque, Melanie Garzón Cáceres, Natalia García Sagbini

Arquitectura

San Basilio de palenque se ha caracterizado históricamente por ser el primer pueblo libre del continente y por auto percibirse como un pedazo de África en América; siendo una comunidad que ha logrado resistir a lo largo del tiempo, permaneciendo a través de sus prácticas ancestrales que demarcan y exaltan su cultura. Sin embargo, a pesar de su riqueza cultural, la comunidad palenquera enfrenta problemáticas de marginalidad que terminan sometiéndolos a un olvido colectivo, colocando en riesgo la permanencia y continuidad. El presente trabajo de investigación aborda la preservación, visibilización de la cultura afrocaribeña mediante lo arquitectónico, realizado a partir …

Strategies Human Resource And Line Managers Use To Reduce Workplace Bullying, Gregory James Brown

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Workplace bullying is a growing problem that costs companies billions of dollars each year. Human resource leaders who do not employ strategies to reduce workplace bullying may experience poor organizational performance and high turnover rates. Grounded in the organizational culture workplace bullying model, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore strategies human resource and line managers (HRLM) use to reduce workplace bullying. Participants were five HRLM who managed programs that successfully reduced workplace bullying in Michigan. Data were collected from semistructured interviews and a review of archival documents. Yin’s five-phase analytic cycle was used to guide the …

Infraestructura Hotelera Modular Y Bioclimática En El Municipio De Salento. Valle Del Cócora, Nicol Juliana Gutiérrez Romero, Sergio Chivatá Trompetero, Nicolás Ríos Buitrago

Arquitectura

No abstract provided.

Centro Urbano Comunitario Y Vivienda Neo Vernácula - Las Pitillas, Cesar, Jesús David Montoya Arzuaga

Arquitectura

El presente trabajo abarca el desarrollo de una propuesta cultural que permita recuperar los espacios usurpados por el conflicto armado interno a la comunidad de las Pitillas (Cesar) a través de un equipamiento en el cual confluyan el arte, las tradiciones ancestrales, talleres de reivindicación de derechos y fortalecimiento de sus costumbres.

Para concretar esta intervención, fueron analizados diferentes proyectos a escalas micro y macro, que también hacen parte de homenajes y formas de dignificación de comunidades golpeadas por el conflicto, hasta llegar a la creación de un modelo cultural a escala micro que contribuya al mejoramiento del tejido social …

Arquitectura Pluriactiva. Soberanía Alimentaria Como Integradora Territorial Y Productiva Para Población Víctima. Hacarí, Norte De Santander, Juan Sebastián Sáenz Martínez, Ruby Gineth Cubillos Mora

Arquitectura

Este trabajo de grado es un aporte a la decantación de la crisis alimentaria que afronta la población víctima del conflicto en Colombia, desde las dinámicas productivas del municipio de Hacarí, Norte de Santander, en pro de la recuperación de la soberanía alimentaria y la mejora del empleo local. De modo que, la consideración de conceptos como “Nueva ruralidad”, “Pluriactividad” y “Sistema agroalimentario” demuestran un cambio en la interpretación de las dinámicas hegemónicas, que podrían contribuir a una renovada visión productiva que restablezca el funcionamiento económico y alimenticio municipal. El proyecto de investigación se divide en tres capítulos. El primero …

Reconstrucción Sociocultural A Través De Equipamiento Cultural Y Conservación De La Memoria Raizal, Diego Ernesto Chacón Romero

Arquitectura

Este documento registra la investigación y desarrollo del proyecto denominado Raizal culture house, que partió de la comprensión de las necesidades culturales de las islas de San Andrés, y tuvo como objetivo contribuir a la atención de la falta de expresión cultural y la insuficiencia, tanto cualitativa como el número de Centros Culturales Raizal. El proyecto es de particular relevancia, ya que se construyó a partir de estudios históricos, culturales junto con el análisis y caracterización de las viviendas tradicionales locales, todo sustentado en el desarrollo de un marco teórico para las tradiciones arquitectónicas. Entretanto, la Raizal culture house busca …

Vivienda Progresiva, Productiva Y Comunitaria Como Aporte A Víctimas Del Conflicto, Paula Dayanna Cifuentes León, Catalina Pachón Ortiz

Arquitectura

No abstract provided.