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Climate-Responsive Design For Sustainable Construction: Passive Strategies In Domestic Architecture Supporting Sustainability, Nahed Chakouf

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This study explores climate-responsive design in domestic architecture, focusing on the application and effectiveness of passive strategies across various climatic regions, including the UK, hot-arid, tropical, and cold climates. A qualitative comparative case study method was used to explore different passive design strategies, integration of sustainability, procurement, the coordination of stakeholders, and compliance with regulations in residential architectural projects under varying climate conditions. Drawing from a combination of historical case studies and original architectural projects, the research evaluates how spatial configuration, material selection, solar orientation, shading, ventilation, and insulation are optimized to achieve thermal comfort and energy efficiency. In temperate …

Vegclassify: A Hybrid Deep Learning–Ndvi Greenspace Classification Tool And Gui, Huaqing Wang, Yawen Zhang, Jiaojiao Fu

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VegClassify is a hybrid, high-resolution greenspace classification tool integrating a fine-tuned deep learning model with automated NDVI threshold optimization. The tool improves accuracy and reduces subjectivity in vegetation classification using NAIP imagery. This graphical user interface (GUI) was developed to extend and simplify the use of the previously established greenspace image classification tool. The GUI provides an accessible, user‑friendly environment for running the VegClassify workflow without requiring users to interact directly with Python scripts or command‑line tools. It supports loading NAIP or other high‑resolution imagery, running deep‑learning–assisted NDVI threshold optimization, visualizing classification outputs, and exporting vegetation masks.

The underlying Python …

Slr Practitioner Needs, Daniella Hirschfeld, Kelli Archie, Emilio Mateo, James C. Arnott, Julie A. Vano

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As sea levels continue to rise, practitioners at the local and regional scale are under increased pressure to reduce risks to people and property posed by the threats of sea-level rise (SLR) and associated impacts. To achieve this, a transdisciplinary approach that integrates data-driven research with local knowledge and community engagement is necessary. As such, it is imperative the science community understands the needs of practitioners. However, there has been little qualitative assessment of adaptation practice in coastal areas, especially with a focus on the needs of practitioners in making use of current SLR science. Our mixed-methods approach began with …

Taxonomy Of Trust And Maslow’S Hierarchy Of Needsin The Construction Industry, Ann B. Lyons, Vivek Sharma, Shima Clarke

The Professional Constructor

Trust is vital in every facet of life, enabling collaborative efforts and valuing contributions from various individuals. This is particularly true in the construction industry, where teamwork is essential for success. Prior research has consistently demonstrated that heightened trust levels significantly contribute to better project outcomes and increased client satisfaction. Despite its critical role, the construction industry has yet to adopt a structured hierarchical perspective of trust that aligns with its unique demands. This study aims to fill this gap by validating a comprehensive taxonomy of trust specifically designed for the construction sector. Through literature review, this study identifies key …

Information Management And Bim Standards And Supports Inventory, Ryan Dempsey, Barry Mcauley, David Burke

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The Digital Standards pillar consists of industry experts who champion the benefits of common rules, guidelines, and workflows that facilitate the improvement of information flow and information management across asset life cycles. Digital standards provide a common language that can be translated to technical specifications enabling clients, designers, contractors, and facilities managers, irrespective of their preferred tools, to communicate efficiently and reduce cost, rework, and disputes. Working closely with the Digital Procurement and Digital Education and Training pillars, this pillar is developing and delivering Irish Information Management/BIM (Digital Construction) guidelines for the sector.

This report summarises existing digital construction standards, …

The University Of Texas At Arlington: Green Infrastructure Report, Center For Metropolitan Density, Uta Office Of Facilities Management, Uta Office Of Sustainability, City Of Arlington, Us Epa, One Architecture & Urbanism, Climate Resilience Consulting, Sherwood Design Engineers, Taner R. Ozdil

Center for Metropolitan Density Publications - Archive

On the University of Texas at Arlington campus, investing in green infrastructure is critical for managing stormwater and heat stress today and addressing the emerging challenges caused by a changing climate: shifting precipitation patterns, “cloudbursts” or flash floods, and more frequent and severe extreme heat events. In 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provided technical assistance to UTA as part of the tenth anniversary of the Campus RainWorks Challenge, a national design competition that advances green infrastructure design on college and university campuses across the country. This report builds on UTA’s extensive engagement with the competition and envisions the campus …

Intro To Primary Sources, Katie Strand, Jen Kirk, Dan Davis, Lara Petersen

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The Identifying Primary Sources tutorial teaches students how they find, evaluate, and use primary sources in their own research. Along the way, they'll learn about some great places to start researching when looking for primary sources.

Data For: A Global Survey Of The Application Of Sea-Level Projections, Daniella Hirschfeld, David Behar, Robert Nicholls, Niamh Cahill, Thomas James, Ben Horton, Michelle E. Portman, Rob Bell, Matt Campo, Miguel Esteban, Bronwyn Goble, Munsur Rahman, Kwasi Appeaning Addo, Faiz Ahmed, Monique Aunger, Orly Babitsky, Anders Beal, Ray Boyle, Jiayi Fang, Amir Gohar, Susan Hanson, Saul Karamesines, Mj Kim, Hilary Lohmann, Kathy Mcinnes, Nobuo Mimura, Doug Ramsay, Landis Wenger, Hiromune Yokoki

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Including sea-level rise (SLR) projections in coastal adaptation is increasingly recognized as crucial. Here we analyze the first global survey on the use of SLR projections comprising 253 coastal practitioners engaged in adaptation/planning from 49 countries with time frames of 2050 and 2100. While recognition of the threat of SLR is almost universally recognized, only 71% of respondents currently utilize SLR projections. Generally, developing countries have lower levels of utilization. There is no global standard in the use of SLR projections: for locations using a standard structure, 53% are planning for a single projection, while the remainder are using multiple …

The Santaquin Greenway System: Preserving The Future Of Santaquin Trails And Open Space, Ian Kola

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Santaquin residents value their open spaces, trails and gathering spaces. Greenways are a space-efficient form of open space that can ensure a community has access to these amenities.

This greenway master plan is a cumulative result of work compiled and completed by students from Utah State University’s Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning department, Santaquin residents, and city government. Extensive community engagement occurred through USU’s senior capstone and Charrette projects, and this master plan coincides with the planning conclusions made in these projects.

This plan represents a conceptual layout and design of a greenway system in Santaquin, UT. These plans are …

How An Environmental Crisis Catalyzed Community-Led Planning To Address Racial Inequities: A Case Study Of Shingle Mountain, In Southern Dallas, Evelyn Mayo

Planning Masters Professional Reports - Archive

Equity is one of the “Four E’s” representing the core values for planning at the City of Dallas, Texas (City of Dallas, Core Values). However, many neighborhoods in Southern Dallas endure environmental injustices partly because land use planning ignores or disregards the needs of low-income communities of color. This report examines the Shingle Mountain environmental justice crisis in Southern Dallas to illuminate the environmental injustices that the community of Floral Farms has endured partly due to misguided planning and the neglect of the city of Dallas.The study focuses on examining how the grassroots, community-led land use plan developed by residents …

Und Wellness Center, Gregor Cork

School of Aerospace 3D Models

3D model of the UND Wellness Center. The dataset it was made from was created in the later portion of the Fall 2021 school semester, right before the first major snow of the season (11/9/2021).

Und West Hall, William Laber

School of Aerospace 3D Models

A model of West Hall, a partially deconstructed dorm building on the campus of the University of North Dakota.

River Cities Speedway, Emmelinne Miller

School of Aerospace 3D Models

A 3D model of the River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, ND.

Archaeology Of The International Space Station, Justin Walsh, Alice Gorman, Wendy Salmond

Art Faculty Data Sets

The explicit goal of the International Space Station Archaeological Project (ISSAP) is to provide an understanding of material culture as a key component of life in space, on par with the research by biomedical and psychological scholars that has been ongoing since the 1960s. We take as our inspiration a phrase first used in the National Academy of Sciences report Human Factors in Long-Duration Spaceflight, which described a crewed spacecraft as “a microsociety in a miniworld” (Lindsley 1972, 23). One of our primary methods is the cataloguing of people and elements of material culture (objects and built spaces) from photographs …

Qendra E Sportit Për Komunitet, Prishtinë, Edra Gjinolli

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Që nga salla e parë e sportit e deri tek sallat e sportit të realizuara ditëve të sotme paraqitet një karakteristikë kryesore – këto salla gjithmonë tentojnë të ndryshojnë si për nga përmbajta ashtu edhe nga dukja e jashtme, gjithmonë duke pasur parasyshë kriteret për ndërtesat apo fushat e sportit. Në vitet e fundit, objektet sportive janë bërë gjithnjë e më komplekse, të shumëllojshme dhe hibride të cilat në vete përmbajnë jo vetëm sportin por edhe aktivitete të tjera si kulturë, art e hapësira të tjera të cilat i dedikohen një komuniteti. Prandaj duke e ditur se në qytetin e …

Vile Banimi, Deniz Bunjaku

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Ndertesa te cilen kam perzgjedhur te projektoj eshte ndertese e banimit (Vilë) qe pergjithesisht perfshine hapsirat e qendrimit ,fjetjes dhe rekreacionit . Gjithashtu ndertesa perfshine edhe hapsiren ku personi perkates do te mund te ushtroj profesionin e tij ( hapsiren e punës) . Perzgjedhja e lokacionit per kete lloj ndertese eshte bere pikerisht ne nje zone te qete dhe tejet relaksuese, e rrethuar nga hapsira te gjelberuara dhe larg nga zhurmat e qendres se qytetit. Lokacioni ndodhet ne rajonin e qytetit te Vushtrrise me saktesishte fshati “Novelan”-Kosove. Lokacioni eshte perzgjedhur kryesisht duke perkrahur profesionin e personit ne fjale dhe tipit …

The Ideology Of Critical Regionalism As A Teaching And Design Resource For The Next 100 Years Of Cela, David Hopman

Landscape Architecture Faculty Publications - Archive

This addresses the future viability of Critical Regionalism as an ongoing ideology and aesthetic construct. Regionalist trends in the early 20th century, around the time that CELA was founded, and the theory of Critical Regionalism as originally proposed in early 1980s are explained and proposed as flexible ongoing frameworks for teaching and design. Tracing the evolution and persistence of the ideas of regionalists breeds confidence for projecting the evolution of their principles forward to students of landscape architecture and to clients as adaptable verities worthy of perpetual renewal.

Shtëpi Banimi B+P+1, Ramize Ismaili

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Duke e marrë parasysh se Prishtina si qytet ështe shum i ngarkuar me ndërtime të mëdha e të paplanifikuara, te cilat nuk i ndjekin normativat dhe nuk i anlizojnë mundësite që krijon gjendja eksistuese e këto ndërtime po paraqesin probleme të shumta si në zhvillimin e jetës së banorëve, në komunikacion ashtu edhe në hapësirat publike. Duke i marr parasysh të gjithë këto probleme qytetarët më shum parapëlqejnë të jetojnë në periferi të qytetit duke i’u shmangur mbi ngarkesave të shumta të krijuar në qytet. Mënyra e planifikimit dhe krijimit të ndërtesave në pjesët e qytetit nuk i përmbushin kërkesat …

Stacioni I Autobusave Dhe Qendrat E Mobilitetit Bujanoc, Vullnet Abazi

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Tema e këtij Punimi të Diplomës mbështetet në rëndësinë e dizajnimit dhe projektimit urban me pjesëmarrjen e publikut në vendimmarrjen e qështjeve që ndikojnë në zhvillimin urban të qyteteve dhe fshatrave. Trajtimi i një teme të tillë ka ardhur si rezultat i mungesës së stacionit të autobusëve dhe qendrave të mobiliteit në komunën e Bujanocit, komunë e cila vazhdimisht shoqërohet me rënie të numrit të banorëve e cila vie si pasojë e diskriminimit të vazhdueshëm që i bëhet banorëve të kësaj komunë. Me anë të këtij projekti është tentuar që përveç anës së planifikimit dhe dizajnit të preken edhe fusha …

Study Abroad 2019 Kenya And Tanzania, School Of Architecture

School of Architecture Study Abroad & Special Programs - Archive

In summer 2019, two UT Arlington faculty led a study abroad to Kenya and Tanzania, East Africa -- Professor Diane Jones Allen, Director of Landscape Architecture in the College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs (CAPPA) and Professor Michael Zaretsky, Director of Architectural Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering in the College of Engineering. They brought seven UT Arlington students from the disciplines Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Architectural Engineering, and Public Affairs to work with communities in rural Tanzania. They worked with a Cincinnati-based non-profit called Village Life Outreach Project (VLOP) with whom Professor Zaretsky has worked with since 2008. …

Green Streets To Serve Urban Sustainability: Benefits And Typology, Joowon Im

Landscape Architecture Faculty Publications - Archive

Urbanization and climate change have impacted the ecosystems of US cities. Impervious surfaces in the urbanized areas are a critical issue for both challenges and green infrastructure and can be an alternative solution to achieve urban sustainability. Green infrastructure protects urban ecosystems by reducing imperviousness by treating stormwater runoff and providing other multifaceted benefits. However, even with the great potential, its adoption is still discouraged due to limited understanding and guidance especially for the cities with a growth-driven policy. This paper proposes that green infrastructure, particularly green streets in relation to impervious surfaces, can deliver urban sustainability by providing a …

Haa 372 World Cities: Cairo, Mother Of The World, Mark Delancey

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This course will examine the urban development and architectural heritage of Greater Cairo, Egypt since the reconstruction of the fortress of Babylon in the Roman period, through the establishment of Cairo itself in 969, and until the present. Cairo has always been a crossroads of cultures, set between Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. It has been home to significant Jewish, Christian and Muslim populations who have been impacted by the various ruling dynasties who have held sway there, including the Byzantines, early Islamic rulers, Tulunids, Shi'i Fatimids, and later Sunni Ayyubids, Mamluks, and Ottomans. In the 20th century, rapid …

Mapping In The Humanities: Gis Lessons For Poets, Historians, And Scientists, Emily W. Fairey

Open Educational Resources

User-friendly Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is the common thread of this collection of presentations, and activities with full lesson plans. The first section of the site contains an overview of cartography, the art of creating maps, and then looks at historical mapping platforms like Hypercities and Donald Rumsey Historical Mapping Project. In the next section Google Earth Desktop Pro is introduced, with lessons and activities on the basics of GE such as pins, paths, and kml files, as well as a more complex activity on "georeferencing" an historic map over Google Earth imagery. The final section deals with ARCGIS Online …

Re-Imagining A Neighborhood Center: Completing Mixed-Use Streets In The Elmwood Neighborhood Utilizing Dallas' Complete Streets Design Manual, Shirley Jane Mathews, Ardeshir Anjomani

Planning Masters Professional Reports - Archive

Walkable neighborhoods with adjacent commercial centers have the ability to encourage mode shifts to walking, bicycling, or transit. Mode shifts from single-occupancy vehicles (SOV) to the destinations within a neighborhood center of Elmwood's size may result in approximately 3,000 SOV trip reductions per day (H-GAC, 2018). This study examines the Dallas Complete Streets Design Manual (2016) and applies the Dallas Complete Streets Vision to a 1,400 foot (.3 mile) segment of Edgefield Avenue, adapting the guidelines to Edgefield Avenue with site-specific consideration. It refers to the Dallas Complete Streets Design Guidelines in the development of a complete street proposal for …

Ndërtesë Shumëbanesore Me Administratë, Lindrit Berisha

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Shekulli XXI ka hyrë si shekull ku popullsia urbane e ka kaluar atë rurale. Nevoja e lart

për banim ka dërguar në krijimin e qendrave dhe kuartireve të dendura urbane, për më

tepër banimi i lart dhe i dendur shihet sot si një nga qasjet për të arritur një arkitekturë

të qëndrueshme, ku banimi, puna dhe shit-blerja bëhen në afërsi.

Zona kufitare në mes dy lagjeve më të mëdha në Qytetin e Prishtinës – Dardanisë dhe

Ulpianës – ku sot ndodhet tregu informal, paraqet një “skaj” me potencial të lart për të shqyrtuar

krijimin e një kompleksi banimor si zhvillim …

Aeroporti I Gjakovës, Sado Kolic

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Pse është i rëndësishem projektimi i një aeroporti? Industria e aviacionit konsiderohet të jete një aset i vlefshem i transportit, për shkak të ndikimit të drejtepërdrejt të transportit në shendetin e ekonomive tona kombetare dhe nderkombetare. -Aeroportet kontribojne miliona euro ne vite per ekonimite lokale dhe krijojne dhjetera mija vende pune, drejteperdrejt ose terthorazi. -Aerportet luajne nje role te konsiderueshem ne zhvillimin ekonomik,dhe ngarkesat me te rendesishme qe levizin jane njerezit. Aeroportet jane me shume se vende per te kapur aeroplane,per te marre pjese ne nje takim biznesi,ose per te bere disa blerje pa dogane;ato jane nder investimet me te …

Bibloteke Leximore B+P+K, Ermirë Zulfaj

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Tema e marrë për ta shqyrtuar në këtë punim diplome është Biblotekë Leximore. Rëndësia e kësaj teme qëndron se një biblotekë është e nevojshme për nxënësit dhe komunitetin e Malishevës.

Lokacioni i përzgjedhur për për projektimin e kësaj ndërtese është Malisheva, Për shkak se Malishevës i mungon nje bibloteke adekuate, është një biblotekë por e përmasave të vogla e cila nuk i plotëson kërkesat.

Ndërtim i tillë që përveq nxenesave të Malishevës mund të shfrytëzohet eddhe nga ata të fshtrave përreth, pasi që lokacioni ka afërsi me stacionin e autobusave. Nxënësat qe e kanë shkollën larg munden që pas orarit …

Villë Luksoze Malore, Blerim Mustafa

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Villë Luksoze, e cili ka sipërfaqe të madhe dhe të bukur , duke ruajtur në të njëjtën kohë idenë unike të dizajnit të brendshëm dhe funksionit. .Villa është një vend e cila i përfshin të gjitha hapësirat e nevojshme për një familje e cila nuk përdoret qdo ditë për të jetuar në të por për një kohë të caktuar.Villa ka dy etazhe P+1 ku qendrimi ditor eshte I vendosur ne pajmjen panomarike qe ka villa perkatsisht eshte e shtrire ne pjeset perpara qe shihet edhe rruga kryesore , dhe është edhe pjesa e jashtme e oborrit,perfshir edhe pjesen …

Enabling Sustainable Built Heritage Revitalisation From A Socio-Technicalperspective: A Case Study, Daniel Chi Wing Ho, Huiying Hou

Faculty of Design & Environment (THEi)

This study aims to investigate built heritage revitalisation projects in Hong Kong through a case study.

Tree Density And Diversity In Hong Kong’S Public Housing Estates: Fromprovision Injustice To Socio-Ecological Inclusiveness., Louis Shing Him Lee, C.Y. Jim, Allen Hao Zhang

Faculty of Design & Environment (THEi)

Socio-economically underprivileged urban communities might suffer from restricted access to urban forests. Environmental injustice research on urban greenery in Asian cities is lacking. Public housing estates in Hong Kong, accommodating low-income households and over half of the 7.45 million population, were investigated for injustice in tree provision. Two clustering schemes used socio-economic and ecological characteristics to classify 93 estates. Factor analysis of 14 socio-economic variables identified four factors related to deprivation, namely ageing population, overcrowding, working poor with high academic qualifications, and marginalised language minorities. Principal component analysis of six ecological indices returned two components related to tree density and …