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Appalink, Appalachian Studies Association

Appalink

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Korbel Sawmill Research Notes Fall 2015, Susie Van Kirk

Susie Van Kirk Papers

lists of transfers of ownership over the property containing Korbel Sawmill. Contains ongoing correspondences between companies and individuals exchanging ownership over property, lists of proposed construction plans and reasons for construction, wages of work done, demographics of workers, routes of transit, between 1881 and 2015 when the Korbel sawmill closed permanently.

The Application Of Gage R&R Analysis In S Six Sigma Case Of Improving And Optimizing An Automotive Die Casting Product’S Measurement System, Qizheng Ren

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

With the rapid development of automation technology in automotive manufacturing processes, massive and efficient production is a current trend. Therefore, measurement systems with accurate and automated measuring instruments are sought by automotive companies and suppliers. However, the problematic measuring instruments with unreliable accuracy and stability lead to erroneous measurements and wrong quality decisions that cause manufacturers huge profit losses. An effective method called “measurement system analysis” can be applied to define and eliminate erroneous measurements to ensure adequate reliability. An automotive transmission die casting parts supplier called company T was suffering a serious profit loss due to the erroneous measurements …

Building Performance “What Ifs”, Paul Conrad, Alejandra Ruiz, Genevieve Wasser, Boora Architects

Research-Based Design Initiative

The “Building Performance What Ifs” project collaborated with Boora Architects to analyze the envelope design performance for three schools in the Portland area. The three selected schools, North Clackamas High School, Rock Creek Middle School, and the Early Learning Center addition to Earl Boyles Elementary School serve as examples of evolving knowledge and strategies in envelope performace design in recent years.

Existing Retrofit For Enhanced Performance, Portland State University. School Of Architecture

Research-Based Design Initiative

Hacker is renovating Cruess Hall on the University of California, Davis campus. It is a 22,000 sf structure built in 19 59. Over the years it has had many uses included being a meat processing p lant and is to become a multi-use space which will include an auditorium and wood shop to name a few.

Water And Community Relience, Portland State University. School Of Architecture

Research-Based Design Initiative

RESILIENCE: the capacity of a system to absorb a disturbance and reorganize while undergoing change so as to still retain essentially the same function, structure, identity, and feedbacks .

Research Tools For Assessing Thermal Bridging, Portland State University. School Of Architecture, Zgf Architects

Research-Based Design Initiative

Objective:

Project Overview Results Results Compile knowledge developed from the use of building analysis tools, their applicability and limitations, for the refrence of future needs.

Inside An Internship At Yosemite National Park Museum, Sherry M. Sidick

Historic Preservation Final Projects

No abstract provided.

Projektimi I Ndërtesave Të Banimit Individual - Vila, Erjon Ajazi

Theses and Dissertations

Ky punim i diplomës është një përmbyllje e studimeve themelore në Kolegjin për Biznes dhe Teknologji, departamenti i Arkitekturës dhe Planifikimit Hapësinor. Arsyja e zgjedhjes së Temes nga lënda Projektimi i objekteve të banimit individual – shtëpi villë , ishte për arsye të ndrrimit dhe krijimit të një koncepti të ri për shtëpitë individuale në vendin tonë. Shtëpia në kuptimin objektiv është një strehë, një ndërtesë apo strukturë e cila kryesisht shërben për banim. Shtëpia është një strehë e përdorur për një periudhë të përkoheshme apo të përhershme nga një individ , familje apo një tëresi familjesh gjegjësishte një fis. …

Projektimi I Villave Te Banimit, Leonora Thaqi

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Enhanced Series-Parallel Model For Estimating The Time-Dependent Thermal Conductivity Of Fly Ash Soil Mixtures, Xin Kang, Louis Ge

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

An enhanced series-parallel (S-II) model of one-dimensional conductive heat flow through a unit cell was developed to estimate the time-dependent thermal conductivity of Class C fly ash stabilized soils. The unit cell is composed of three separate heat flow paths: a continuous path through solid contacts (soil contacts, fly ash contacts, and soil fly ash contacts) in parallel arrangement, a series-parallel path of solids in a series arrangement with a parallel arranged path of solid-miniscule pores (miniscule portion of solid water and miniscule portion of solid air), and a continuous path through water and air in parallel arrangement. The solid-miniscule …

Zoning As Taxidermy: Neighborhood Conservation Districts And The Regulation Of Aesthetics, Anika S. Lemar

Indiana Law Journal

Over the last thirty years, municipalities across the country have embraced neighborhood conservation districts, regulations that impose design standards at the neighborhood level. Despite their adoption in thirty-five states, in municipalities from Boise to Cambridge, neighborhood conservation districts have evaded critical analysis by legal scholars. By regulating features such as architectural style, roof angle, and maximum eave overhang, conservation districts purport to protect “neighborhood character” or “cultural stability.” Implicit in these regulations is the unsupported assumption that the essential feature of a neighborhood’s character is its architectural design at a single point in time. The unfortunate result is zoning as …

Rent Controls Are Very Different From The Forbidden Freeze, Lorcan Sirr

Media

A growing number of people in Ireland now rent. Up to one third of urban dwellers live in rented accommodation and may never buy, according to the National Economic and Social Council. This is a for a variety of reasons that range from changes in household formation and immigration to incomes, house prices and credit.

Rent Certainty Is Not Rent Control, Tom Dunne

Reports

The housing crisis and the debate about rent control should result in a beneficial change to the regulation of the sector but the opportunity could be lost for want of clarity of thinking about the nature of rent certainty and the distinction between it and rent control. At present rent is regulated by the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (RTA 2004) which provides that rent can only change once a year and cannot be more than the market rent. Many argue a greater degree of rent certainty is required and that rent should not be allowed to increase by more than …

Greater Drogheda: Emerging Demographic Evidence Base For Ireland’S Sixth City., Brian Hughes

Other Resources

With Ireland’s strong economic recovery and the gradual revival of its construction industry, the future potential status and growth of its provincial cities in general for Drogheda, and the near 80,000 population of the Greater Drogheda Area (GDrA), is viewed as having been portrayed in an underwhelming way in the withdrawn National Spatial Strategy (NSS). Drogheda straddles both Louth and Meath counties, thereby presenting historic governance issues. Its impressive growth since 1996, in becoming Ireland’s largest town, has required several county boundary adjustments. This divided governance has inhibited its commercial growth. The purpose of this Paper is to have GDrA’s …

Developers Hold Keys To Supply But They Can’T Control Demand, Lorcan Sirr

Media

WITH all eyes on Ireland’s homelessness crisis, rising rental costs and an undersupply of newhousing on the market, people ask where the rising demand for homes is coming from. By concentrating on the economic and construction aspects of housing, many people miss the hugely important demographic aspect. Housing is and always will be about people. Brian Hughes, of the government’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) expert group, and Declan Redmond and Brendan Williams of University College Dublin have identified the four main drivers of housing demand—and they’re not what you’d think.

Optimizing User Comfort And Energy Efficiency At Portland Metro Office, Willy Chander, Yost Grube Hall Architecture, Kevin Chavez, Abby Cooper

Research-Based Design Initiative

1. Large windows on all aspects result in uncomfortable thermal and lighting conditions

2. A drop ceiling and high cubicle walls reduce daylight in the building

Garden Peninsula Cultural Byway, Lori Taylor-Blitz

Historic Preservation Final Projects

The natural beauty of the Garden Peninsula and proximity on the Great Lakes has attracted people to its shores for thousands of years. The peninsula holds many intrinsic qualities: cultural, historic, natural and recreational. The Anishinabeg native peoples historically occupied the peninsula during warm fishing months and established seasonal camps here. The French Missionaries followed in the seventeenth century traveling along the sound between islands in Green Bay and following the Niagara Escarpment northward to the Garden Peninsula. In the nineteenth century, a breakthrough in iron smelting technology aided rapid industrial development across the United States and the peninsula experienced …

Gm Technical Center Architectural Records Inventory, Stefanie Turner

Historic Preservation Final Projects

No abstract provided.

Orlie J. Munson, Architect, Bethany Berdes

Historic Preservation Final Projects

No abstract provided.

Institutions Of Higher Education And Cultural Heritage Tourism: A Case Study Of The Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, Terence Michael Gilley

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

The southwest region of Virginia has an unstable economy, which cycles through periods of growth and decline. The strategic plans for southwest Virginia propose cultural heritage tourism as a sustainable industry for economic development of this rural region. Institutions of higher education provide education and training for a qualified workforce and community service. This qualitative, single case study on The Crooked Road, Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail examines the roles of institutions of higher education with regard to cultural heritage tourism for sustainable community and economic development in rural areas. The data sources for this study are the administrators of …

Humanitarianism's History Of The Singular, Miriam Ticktin

Publications and Research

In “The New Universalism” Daniel Bertrand Monk and Andrew Herscher bring together global history and global humanitarianism to argue the emergence of a new (perverse) universal singular—a monadological refugee and form of refuge that threaten to efface both. By putting shelter and displacement side by side, they insightfully point us to different global patterns, such as the turn to the principle of the particular. Monk and Herscher read these patterns against the grain, offering us—almost in passing—a new history of humanitarianism.

The Bridge Newsletter Winter 2015, Missouri University Of Science And Technology

The Bridge Newsletter

-S&T’s Solar House Design Team sets out to redefine the American housing market
-A monumental anniversary
-Academy awards Sneed
-ASCE honors Holmes

Knight Cancer Research Building, Darren Biles, Peter Heibel, Srg Partnership

Research-Based Design Initiative

The Knight Cancer Research Building (KCRB) will be a 7-story research facility with a proposed site in the South Waterfront district. It will be the first building of a two-phase construction project; the second building, expected for completion in about 10 years, will connect to the KCRB's north facade. Until then, the KCRB north facade will be visually and environmentally exposed.

The north facade will include an atrium flanked by more enclosed spaces such as egress stairs, storage, and meeting rooms. The south facade of the Phase II building will define the remaining walls of the atrium as its lower …

Qualitative Daylighting Analysis, Alejandra Ruiz, Genevieve Wasser, Bora Architects

Research-Based Design Initiative

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a combination of strategies used for analyzing daylighting qualities in the context of two classrooms. The strategies include qualitative information from observations and a post-occupancy survey, on-site light level measurements, and computer generated simulations all intended to inform a comparative analysis of the daylighting conditions and perceived daylighting qualities between the two classrooms. This composite approach takes into consideration access to daylight and views, glare problems and control strategies, use of window coverings, and perceived impact of daylight in order to identify and analyze the presence of certain biophilic design patterns. While both rooms …

Healthy Living Environments, Tina Taeb, Ashley Schahfer, Zgf

Research-Based Design Initiative

Internal Connection: Control Safety Privacy Entry Access Windows Wall thickness Common facilities

Physical Connection: Physical Connection Layout organization Organized complexity Familiarity Ceiling heights Spatial dimensions Hallway proportions Tiering Accessibility

Social Connection: With building residents and the city Auditory Visual Interaction Entry Windows Wall thickness Proximity Common facilities

Environmental Connection: Environmental Connection Air quality Light quality Thermal comfort Windows HVAC Orientation

Living Building Challenge, Emily Jane Bedell, Hayley Nelke, Srg Architects

Research-Based Design Initiative

The Living Economy Sourcing imperative intends to promote growth of local economic structure while reducing negative transportation related effects on human and environmental health. Requirements for material sourcing distances are presented in this imperative, as seen in the map below, from Portland, OR. The manufacturer location is defined as the place where the final product is fabricated and assembled. A distribution facility does not qualify as a products’ manufacturer location. Methods of improving and localizing the total sourcing radius should be researched.

Baseline Daylight Autonomy And Glare, Portland State University. School Of Architecture

Research-Based Design Initiative

With the 2050 Energy Challenge in mind, many institutions are embracing strict policies on energy consumption in order to be at the vangaurd of sustainable practice. The California State Educational System is one such organization, specifying a 25% below code requirements for University buildings. This project specifically involves a retrofit of Cruess Hall, a former shop and storage space on the campus of UC Davis.

Our first task was establishing a baseline from which we can understand the conditions of existing light quality. The project is in design development stage, so after a baseline is established design suggestions can be …

Occupant Usage And Behavior, Zach Baugher, Janna Ferguson, Yukari Kubo, Erika Colvin

Research-Based Design Initiative

The Metro Building is located at 600 NE Grand Ave in Portland, OR. Occupied by Metro, a regional governmental organization, the building houses roughly 400 employees over a total of 120,000 square feet of office space. The objective of our research, in collaboration with YGH architecture and New Buildings Institute, is to provide Metro with a cumulative plan of action to address energy inefficiencies due to occupant behavior, equipment, and furniture arrangement. A user survey was sent to all the Metro employees to understand how they feel about their work environment and to begin to brainstorm ways their environment could …

Portland Metro Building Performance: Optimizing Energy Performance And Occupant Comfort At Portland Metro, Ali Alajmi, Janna Ferguson, Erika Colvin, Yukari Kubo

Research-Based Design Initiative

The objective of this research is to investigate potential existing building retrofits to improve the work environment for building occupants as well as the overall building energy performance. Beginning with the building skin and moving to the individual cubicle, our team wanted to find a specific architectural solution that would help to reduce the Metro building’s overall energy consumption and help to create a more comfortable work environment