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Institucion Parafillor - Ҫerdhe, Jeta Ramadani

Theses and Dissertations

Që në kohën e hershme i është dhënë rëndësi e veçantë arsimit, veçanërisht atij parafillor që përfshinë periudhën 0 deri 3 vite, që është periudhë mjaft delikate për zhvillimin e duhur të trurit të fëmijës. Kosova në përgjithësi ka zhvilluar një qasje të integruar ndaj edukimit në fëmijërinë e hershme, në të cilën kombinohen shumë natyrshëm procesi i edukimit, i kujdesit shëndetësor, i arsimit, lojës së fëmijëve, sigurimit që të gjithë fëmijët të kenë qasje të barabartë në shërbimet e ofruara. Këto institucione në vendin tonë patёn zhvillim tё hovshёm nё periudhen e pas luftës. Një numër i konsiderueshëm i …

Rezort Skijimi (Objekt Hotelier), Shkumbin Alihajdaraj

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Rezort Skijimi, Rilind Sadiku

Theses and Dissertations

-Kosova edhe pse një shtet i ri, ka një histori të lashtë dhe të begat si lokalitet, në të cilin gjenden fakte arkeologjike që dokumentojnë se ky rajon ka qenë i banuar qysh nga periudhat e hershme të njerzimit, që nga paleoliti e duke vazhduar në të gjitha etapat e me vonshme të zhvillimit njerzor. -E gjith historia e begatë e zhvillimit njerzor që ka kaluar në këtë rajon pa dyshim se përbën një pasuri të madhe arkeologjike për vendin tonë, e po ashtu edhe për gjith njerzimin, pasuri e cila duhet ruajtur, kultivuar, dhe promovuar si atraksione turisitike, për …

Banim Individual, Rinor Syla

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Shtëpi Për Të Moshuar, Sokol Nikqi

Theses and Dissertations

Të plakesh është universale dhe normale, një proces që fillon në lindje. Për të gjithë, të rritesh do të thotë të përshtatesh me ndryshimet. Shumëherë, në fazën e daljes në pension, një person i moshuar shihet si një njëri me më pak vlerë - kjo në një shoqëri të dominuar nga të rinjtë siç është vendi jonë. Modernizmi i sotëm ka ndikuar në ndryshimin e familjes në shumë aspekte dhe kështu ky trend shkon në krijimin e familjeve më të vogla dhe të pavarura e që në këtë skenar të moshuarit mbeten sikurse diçka e tepërt, joaktive dhe e padobishme. …

Projektimi I Lagjes Urbane, Sipas Një Arkitekture Të Qëndrueshme Dhe Funksionale Në Komunën E Ferizajit, Rezana Rushiti

Theses and Dissertations

Çdo herë kur dëshirojmë të krijojmë diçka të re, zakonisht bazohemi në rrethana, situata aktuale dhe duke studiuar ndërtojmë bazën për një krijim të ri apo edhe të përmirësimit të asaj që veç është ekzistuese. Mund të themi që trajtimi i banimit të tillë në vendin tonë ka marrë përmasa e një trendi të përhapur nëpër zonat urbaneve të qyteteve. Inicimet për të filluar një projekt të tillë është pikërisht fakti që shumica e popullatës tashmë dukshëm shprehin dëshirën të jëtojnë në lagje të tilla urbane. Mos ndoshta është fakti që kemi të bënjë me një numër njësishë banimi, që …

Influence Of Street Trees On Roadway User Safety, Maggie Harthoorn

Community and Regional Planning Program: Theses

This thesis aims to understand trends of trees in transportation planning and to determine if street trees have a negative or positive influence on crash frequency and severity. As roadways become more walkable and livable, they become safer. Street trees are a vital component of this trend. Planners must understand the impacts of trees on roadway user safety as they work to reduce crash risk. Although spatial analysis suggests there may be a negative relationship between trees and crash frequency, correlation models find a significant correlation between trees and crash severity, but no significant correlation between trees and crash frequency. …

The Impact Of Building Form On Energy Consumption In New School Models Of Abu Dhabi, Meriem Rahmani

Architectural Engineering Theses

The high rates of energy consumption by schools are mainly caused by inappropriate designs of architectural forms and limited access to free energy resources that can be provided by natural lighting and ventilation. Optimizing the architectural form with regards to its geometry, aspect ratio, spatial height to depth proportion, form direction, spacing between building masses can help to improve connection to the outdoor environment including daylight, air and outdoor greenery. The optimized form can help not only to save energy but also to create educational environments that are more lively and cheerful; and hence improve students’ performance, health and attitude. …

Establishing The Key Pillars Of Innovation Required To Execute A Successful Bim Strategy Within A Construction Sme In Ireland, Barry Mcauley, Patrick Carroll

Conference papers

The recent resurgence of the Irish Construction Industry comes at a time of global transition towards an information revolution, with technology now playing a vital role within our post-recessionary society. BIM is now seen as a core technology at the forefront of this transformational change which can present Construction SMEs with opportunities to new financial ventures. If any SME organisation is to be successful with BIM adoption then innovation must be the starting point. The aim of this paper is to establish the enabling factors required for innovating a BIM strategy within a SME Construction Organisation. The methodology involved a …

A Modeling Enterprise For Chemistry Of Indoor Environments (Cie), G. C. Morrison, N. Carslaw, M. S. Waring

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

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Predicting Success Of Energy Savings Interventions And Industry Type Using Smart Meter And Retrofit Data From Thousands Of Non-Residential Buildings, Clayton Miller

Research Collection College of Integrative Studies

This paper discusses the creation of targeting and segmentation information about non-residential buildings that are equipped with advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) meters, or smart meters. Statistics, model, and pattern-based temporal features are extracted from over 36,000 smart meters. They are then merged with a database of past energy efficiency interventions such as lighting, HVAC, and controls retrof its from 1,600 buildings. The buildings are divided into Good, Average, and Poor performing classes according to consumption from before and after the retrofits. Classification models are developed that improve the ability to predict retrofit success and standard industry class by 18.3% and …

In The Folds: Transforming A City’S Identity Through Art And Social Purposes, Yichien Cooper

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

This autoethnographic narrative retraces my four-year journey as an art commissioner for a city that is transforming beyond the stigma associated with a significant role in early nuclear weapons to a growing agritourism industry. The looming pressure for change is just like when tectonic plates push against each other until there is a quick release, causing earthquakes and eruptions. In the midst of the changing forces, I consider how the arts fold in. There are two purposes in this article that investigates the complexity between civic development and art. First, I will (re)define and (re)frame (Short & Turner, 2013) the …

Nature And Nurture: Planner And Architect Mina Amundsen Sees Connections As She Oversees Colby's Growth, Sue Repko

Colby Magazine

Since her childhood in India, Minakshi "Mina" M. Amundsen, assistant vice president for facilities and campus planning, has always been curious about the interconnectedness of the natural world, the built environment, and the humans who navigate both. That fascination with connections has informed her work at Colby in myriad ways.

Monuments, Protection And Rehabilitation Zones Of Vienna. Genesis And Status In Legislation And Administration, Caroline Jaeger-Klein

UBT International Conference

Austria has a very long tradition in monument protection. Already in 1853, the central commission to research and preserve the built historic monuments started to operate. The current law on monument protection is from the year 1923. Hence, the most successful steps to secure the country’s built cultural heritage date back to a new provincial legislation, administration and finance system implemented in the early 70ies of the 19th century based on so-called Old-City Preservation Acts. By this sensitive approach, Austria safeguarded the most important historic city centers of Austria like Salzburg, Graz and Vienna vividly in their traditional characteristics without …

Bad Design To Kitsch: Examples From Eastern Point Of View, Çınar Narter, Ajhan Bajmaku

UBT International Conference

The design case is applied to make a difference in living and to facilitate people's life, from product scale, architectural design to urban scale. A design practice should be able to respond to the user's cognitive and behavioral needs. Today, design solutions that can not respond to these needs are confronted as bad design.

Today, when the habits of consumer society and the low expectations of users are combined, it is inevitable to encounter kitsch phenomenon in design solutions. Kitsch is a term used to refer to banal, rugged, and boring design solutions made with sharps and commercial concerns. It …

Revitalization Of The Kokalari Estate Within The Historic Context Of Gjirokastra, Severin Karl Valentin Queck

UBT International Conference

In the historic center of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Gjirokastra lie the remains of one of the town’s most notable family-residences. Built in 1883, the edifice owns an extraordinary composition for the late Ottoman period. Today the ruin is a memorial site dedicated to Musine Kokalari, who spent her youth in Gjirokastra. She was declared a “National Heroine” years after her death in 1983 for her defiant stand against the totalitarian regime. This paper exposes the factors, which endanger the monument and explicates the necessary operations for a successful revitalization following the ideas of Arjeta Kokalari, curator of …

Urban Renewal: Retransformation Instead Of Demolition, Skender Kosumi

UBT International Conference

Now days, technology is everywhere, in our homes and working areas, we even carry a lot of electronic technology with us. It is one of the most used notions and a part of life. Ourhouses also have a lot of electronic technology, it relieves our lives. Technology can also make our space more comfortable, saves our time in many ways. However, technology can not physically enlarge or replace our spaces. Flexibility is an essential component of our lives, increases our space and allows the most possibilities through the changes of our lives. It remains a part of our lives and …

Residential Building Stock Transformation In Years And Strategies For The Future - Albanian Case, Jujian Veleshnja, Miranda Rashani

UBT International Conference

This research aims to present a clear picture of existing situation of the residential building stock, their adaptation and transformation during years, which can serve as bases for the needed strategy of future retrofitting. It will be evidenced the importance of tools and procedures for environmental regeneration and architectural retrofitting of residential buildings blocks, in the frame of energy efficiency. The research aims, although, to provide building researchers and practitioners with a better understanding of how to effectively conduct a building retrofit to promote energy conservation and sustainability.

The methodology used for this research will be based on a phenomenological …

Exploration Of Housing Evolution In Tirana During The Years 1929-1943, Oketa Hoxha, Florian Nepravishta, Ani Tola(Panariti)

UBT International Conference

This paper traces the evolution of housing typologies, focusing in Tirana, Albania. The study reviews the fundamentals of housing throughout the two historical periods, 1929-1932 and 1939-1943. The housing projects analysed are designed mostly by Austrian and Italian architects. The methodological approach is based on reviewing a number of case studies starting from one-family house to multi-family housing typology. The main purpose of this paper is to identify the process of transformation and development of housing based on the typologies, functionality, and occupancy. Also, particular elements of asthetics are analyzed and compared. This study highlights that the improvement of living …

Application Of Complex Adaptive Leadership Approach In Multinational Construction Company In Albania, Blerta Vula Rizvanolli

UBT International Conference

The vivid non-linear business environment of nowadays, enhances companies to embrace the complexity leadership approach, in order to remain competitive in a globalized industry. Maintaining their adaptive system is found to be the main challenge. This paper aims to analyze the up-to-date literature based on Complex Adaptive Leadership approach, focusing on Chaos Theory and Complexity Science. In addition a real-life case of a German company investing in real-estate sector in Albania is introduced. The highly dynamic environment of construction project depends on the information flow and interaction between project stakeholders, which is proved to impose high unpredictability, continuous disequilibrium and …