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Occupant Satisfaction Of Indoor Environmentin Light Of Integrated Green & Well Requirements, Wael Kamel Professor, Department Of Construction And Building Engineering,, Sherine Shafik Professor, Department Of Architecture – Engineering & Environmental Design, Esraa Elgezery M.Sc. Researcher, Department Of Architecture – Engineering & Environmental Design

BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing

Buildings are the foundations of modern cities urban planning. People spend about 80-90% of their life in buildings “indoor environment / closed places”. Most successful models in developing countries set the people’s health and wellbeing in the center of focus of their Sustainable Development Planning Process (SDPP). Building architecture and design techniques developed across the time reached to the GREEN and WELL Buildings Architecture to be the cornerstone and key element of human health, accommodating and ensuring a high quality of life and wellbeing for all people at all ages. A thorough Literature review showed a gap between the Rated …

Architecture Against Crime, Salah Missi Teaching Professor, Faculty Of Architecture – Design & Built Environment,, Maged Youssef Assistant Professor, Faculty Of Architecture – Design & Built Environment

BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing

The accelerated development in the industry of weapons has reshaped the human behaviors, which led to spreading of wars and terrorism. Since World War I, homeless people could not live without making crimes as a source of income. Residential compounds, private proprieties, and public projects have become attraction points magnetizing robbers. Consequently, architects have realized the importance to use design strategies reducing crimes. The scale of crime prevention is varied to cover a single building or a group of buildings. This paper proposes awareness-guidelines for 'architecture against crime' to be considered before setting the urban design of residential compounds in …

Investigating The Effect Of Urban Built Environmenton Mental Health(Depression): Case Study Of Damietta City, Egypt, Mona Maria Master Student, Department Of Architecture, Faculty Of Engineering, Hany M. Ayad Professor, Department Of Architecture, Faculty Of Engineering, Rania Raslan Lecturer (Phd Holder), Department Of Architecture, Faculty Of Engineering

BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing

Mental health disorders account for 7.4% of the burden of disease, and are now the leading cause of long-term disability worldwide. This paper explores the impact of the attributes of the built environment on mental health. It is difficult to measure mental health, so depression has been chosen to indicate it as the most common form of mental illness and its prevalence is projected to increase (CDC, 2013a) and it can be measured. Depression was assessed in across sectional survey of residents on (n=445) which has been divided into 4 study areas. Each 2 areas have the same socio-economic characteristics …

Designing For A Healthy And Cultureintegrative Urban Environment: Thecase Study Of Al-Diriyah Triangle, Sami Al-Sabbagh1 Architect,

BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing

Problem Definition: The given situation is pushing urban designer and planner to think of solutions that could help alleviate the threats of the rapid growth repercussions and plan for a better living urban environment. Aim and Objectives:This paper examines the possibility of planning future urban developments through the application of modern sustainable urban models and solution as well as learn from century old environmentally responsive architectural and urban practices. Methodology: This paper will take the Case Study of Al-Diriyah Triangle project in Riyadh – Saudi Arabia, a new urban development bordering Wadi Hanifa and neighboring to the historic core of …

Monitoring Daily Mobility Patterns For Universitystudents Using Gps Tracking: Tripoli As A Case Study, Nabil Mohareb Associate Professor , Faculty Of Architecture, Design And Built Environment, Osama Omar Assistant Professor, Faculty Of Architecture – Design & Built Environment

BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing

Due to the current rapid growth of cities and technology, younger generations are spending more time in vehicles for their daily trips from home to various destinations, including their educational facilities. It is important to understand how people are using these spaces, and measuring this ‘understanding’ would need to consider a huge number of factors. This paper aims to help understand the pattern of movements in Tripoli city by monitoring Beirut Arab University students for a defined period of time using a GPS tracking method, and then comparing it with the spatial configuration of the city. This preliminary pilot study …

Zero Carbon City- Masdar City Critical Analysis, Walid Fouad Omar Professor, Department Of Architecture, Faculty Of Fine Arts

BAU Journal - Health and Wellbeing

Climate has a direct impact on the performance of buildings and their energy consumption especially in hot arid areas. In these areas, the lack of water and energy sources forces people to build their houses with several strategies, based on minimum energy consumption as using the environment natural climatic strategies for coping with harsh conditions as vernacular architecture. In order to apply and achieve sustainable building in hot and humid climates, efforts must be put into understanding the local climate, and integrating appropriate building technologies into the architectural and urban designs. Today, the continuous progress in technologies offered new means …

A Return To State-Led Integrated Regional Planning? Emerging Approaches From Three U.S. States, Timothy Green, Donovan Finn

School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences Faculty Publications

After decades of neglect, several U.S. states have increased support for regional development planning, creating new programs, organizations, and funding streams to support it. Analysis of programs in three states (New York, Michigan, and Indiana) shows similarities among them as well as contrasts with prior episodes of state-led regional planning. The new programs deliberately sidestep older regional planning organizations like COGs and RPCs in favor of new organizations with larger roles for the private sector and greater access to public funds. The resulting plans focus on individual projects within a pro-development agenda, but still have potential to coordinate action at …

Projektimi I Ndertesave Te Banimit Kolektiv Shtëpi Për Të Moshuar, Albatrit Fazliu

Theses and Dissertations

Tema e cila është trajtuar në këtë punim diplome është shtëpia për të moshuar. Arsyeja e përzgjedhjes së kësaj teme është që të sfidoja kreativitetin tim si dhe të rris aftësitë e mija në projektim e këtyre kategorive të ndërtesave. Hapat e ndërmarra për hulumtimin e këtyre llojeve te shtëpive për të moshuara është shqyrtimi i literaturave të ndryshme, pastaj analiza të lokacioneve dhe veprat historike. Në këtë punim janë trajtuar ndërtesat të banimit kolektiv për të moshuarit, shtrirja e këtyre objekteve në lokacion, lidhshmëria me qytetin si dhe karakteristikat e këtyre objekteve. Në bazë të këtyre informatave arrita që …

Qendër Rehabilituese Për Narkoman, Juliana Duhanaj

Theses and Dissertations

Tema e marrë në këtë punim diplome është projekt propozim për një qendër për rehabilitim për narkoman, në një lokacion të përshtatshëm për nevojat dhe specifikat e këtij objekti, poashtu ka nderlidhje të mirë përmes rrugeve sekondare tek ato primare. Qendrat e specifikurara për rehabilitim të narkomaneve mungojn në vendiin tonë, kjo bën që kjo kategori e njerëzve të mos ketë mundësi kurimi edhe kur ata kanë vullnet dhe dëshirë për ndryshimin e rutines së tyre jetësore. Ky objekt plotëson kushtet dhe nevojat e secilit në të gjitha aspektet duke përfshirë këtu edhe pjesën e aktiviteteve edukative, arsimore dhe poashtu …

Ndërtesë E Banimit Individual Në Prizren, Arlinda Myfti

Theses and Dissertations

Zhvillimet e ndryshme në çdo sferë të jetës, padyshim se ndikojnë edhe në zhvillimin e arkitekturës. Si çdo sferë e jetës e cila evulon me kohën, edhe arkitektura evulon me kohë. Ky punim është bazuar rreth studimit të elementeve dhe kthinave kryesore të shtëpive tradicionale të Prizrenit, të cilët janë ende funksionalë dhe të banueshme pas 150 viteve, dhe shëndrrimi i tyre në shtëpi bashkohore me motive të njejta. Arsyeja pse unë e realizova këtë kërkim është se gjatë vitit të kaluar është shembur shtëpia e vjetër e familjes Myfiu në Prizren. Kam lexuar libra te ndryshme rreth shtëpive tradicionale …

Kompleksi Afaristo-Banimor, Besart Salihu

Theses and Dissertations

Synimi kryesor i këtij punimi është krijimi i një hapësire të re të qëndrueshme dhe tërheqëse të banimit e cila ngërthen në vete parametra dhe standarde urbane konform jetës kolektive dhe zhvillimit urban,duke i rrespektuar të gjitha rregullat administrative dhe statistikat ligjore komunale të qytetit të Gjilanit.Realizimi i projektit është bërë me anë të skicave dhe disa programeve softuerike dhe ilustrative.Silueta banimore e projektuar është e përbërë nga katër blloqe të banimit,të cilat përmbajnë numrin e caktuar të njësive banesore të cilat janë të integruara mirë dhe të ndryshme nga njëra tjetra për nga numri i dhomave,orientimit si dhe grupacioneve …

Kishëz, Blerim Bajraliu

Theses and Dissertations

E gjithë ideja është udhëhequr nga parimi i krijimit të një hapsire të lirë universale. Njeriu me vet faktin e ekzistencës së tij fiton të drejtën e të qenurit në hapsirë, kudo. Kjo na ka drejtuar drejt një objekti i cili është i hapur për të gjithë, pa dyer, pa barriera, i mbyllur vetëm për aq sa për të ofruar mbrojtje natyrore nga agjentët atmosferik por thellësisht i lirë për tu aksesuar në çdo moment në të gjitha hapsirat përbërëse të tij. Edhe pse një objekt dedikuar religjionit të krishterë, elementët simbolik religjioz, si kryqi, nuk vijnë përmes formales. Ato …

Rregullimi Urban I Zonës Rreth Bregut Të Liqenit Të Breznës, Muharrem Cani

Theses and Dissertations

Popullariteti i zonave rurale dhe sidomos atyre malore (në zona më të thella) si një mundësi për të kaluar pushimet, është rritur në shumicën e vendeve. Pothuajse të gjitha zonat rurale mund të ofrojnë mundësi të mëdha për zhvillimin e formave të ndryshme të turizmit rural, duke pasur shumë shembuj sipas të cilëve shumë zona rurale/malore përmes strategjive të përshtatshme dhe efektive arrijnë që të bëjnë një ndryshim apo zhvillim pozitiv edhe në aspektin socio-ekonomik përveq tjerash. Një nga konceptet që përdoren gjithnjë e më shumë është “fshati turistik”. Qëllimi i fshatit turistik është që të zhvillohet një fshat i …

Brutalizmi Në Kosovë, Sabina Toma

Theses and Dissertations

Qëllimi i këtij punimi është hartimi i fjalorit, gjuhës dhe mënyrës së shprehjes arkitektonike të stilit të brutalizmit në Kosovë, stil ky që ka filluar të ndërtohet në periudhën e viteve të 1960-ta deri në fund të viteve të 1980-ta. Ky punim përmban vepra të stilit brutalist të ndërtuara në Kosovë, që nuk çmohen si të tilla, analizon ndikimet e arkitekturës dhe problemet kulturore për ruajtjen e arkitekturës. Arkitektura Moderne apo Brutalizmi në ish-Jugosllavi e kështu edhe Kosova si pjesë konstituive e saj ka qenë në fokus të shumë prezantimeve ndërkombëtare, duke tërhequr vëmendjen e shumë arkitektëve, fotografëve dhe artistëve …

Kompleksi Afarist - Banimi Lura, Endrit Luri

Theses and Dissertations

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Designing Works In Sangallo’S ‘Circle’, Julia Smyth-Pinney

Architecture Faculty Publications

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How Does Three-Dimensional Canopy Geometry Affect The Front Propagation Of A Gravity Current?, Jian Zhou, Subhas K. Venayagamoorthy

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Large-eddy simulations are performed to investigate how three-dimensional canopy geometry affects the front propagation of an incoming gravity current under a given initial forcing. A regular array of rigid square cylinders are used to represent the distributed canopy elements. It is shown that the conventional geometrical parameter of submerged canopies in constant-density flows (ah, where a is the frontal area per canopy volume and h is the canopy height) is misleading when applied to buoyancy-driven flows due to the additional complexity arising from the internal density gradients. Instead, the present study suggests a new geometrical framework consisting of a canopy …

Co2 Curing Efficiency For Cement Paste And Mortars Produced By A Low Water-To-Cement Ratio, Seong Ho Han, Yubin Jun, Tae Yong Shin, Jae Hong Kim

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Curing by CO₂ is a way to utilize CO₂ to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Placing early-age cement paste in a CO₂ chamber or pressure vessel accelerates its strength development. Cement carbonation is attributed to the quickened strength development, and CO₂ uptake can be quantitatively evaluated by measuring CO₂ gas pressure loss in the pressure vessel. A decrease in CO₂ gas pressure is observed with all cement pastes and mortar samples regardless of the mix proportion and the casting method; one method involves compacting a low water-to-cement ratio mix, and the other method comprises a …

Assessment Of Modeling Strategies For Lightly Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls, J. Williams, T. Doan, P. Laursen, Anahid A. Behrouzi

Architectural Engineering

element detailing, which suggest they are susceptible to brittle, compression-controlled failure modes, and deemed deficient by industry practitioners. Researchers at the California Polytechnic State University [1], San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly), recently tested a slender RC wall with vertical and horizontal reinforcement ratios approaching ACI 318-14 [2] code minimum (ρl= ρh= 0.37%) and no boundary elements. Results from this wall test will be presented and contrasted with a set of lightly reinforced walls, specimens C1-C3 tested by Lu et al. [3] at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, with higher levels of reinforcement (ρl= 0.53%). This paper will examine the …

Geo-Spatial Analysis Of Reinforced Concrete Building Damage In 2017 Mexico Earthquake, N. Slavin, A. Bravo, A. Datta, Anahid A. Behrouzi

Architectural Engineering

This paper summarizes analyses of structural damage to reinforced concrete buildings seen after the 2017 Mexico City earthquake. With respect to the 2017 earthquake, the authors are part of a multi-institution National Science Foundation (NSF) RAPID effort that involved several in-field data collection missions yielding a dataset with detailed metadata for nearly 120 buildings. This data has been analyzed in conjunction with a high-density data set of around 1400 buildings from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). The focus of analyses includes identifying correlations between building attributes (age, height, column ratio, design vulnerabilities, etc.) and site attributes (soil zone …

A Round Indiana: Round Barns In The Hoosier State, Second Edition, John T. Hanou

Purdue University Press Book Previews

Rounds barns are architectural phenomena that have graced rural America for over a century. Today the few that survive stand as symbols of another generation’s innovation and ingenuity. To understand the importance of these buildings is to begin to understand the story of farming in America. A Round Indiana: Round Barns in the Hoosier State, Second Edition documents the 266 round barns identified in the history of Indiana. This book contains more than 300 modern and historical photographs alongside nearly 40 line drawings and plans.

Author and award-winning photographer John T. Hanou combed through often-forgotten documents to tell the fascinating …

Bs News September/October

Building Services Engineering

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The Modes Of Intervention In Alvin Lucier’S I Am Sitting In A Room, Daniel Fox

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

Alvin Lucier’s I am sitting in a room (1969) is an icon of experimental music and sound art. The sizable literature addressing the aesthetic and philosophical implications of this piece rarely discusses the performance practice beyond what is indicated in the score itself. This is problematic for two reasons: 1) The meaning that is derived from the piece often hinges not just on what sounds are obtained, but on how they are obtained. 2) Over the past 50 years, changes in the performance practice have altered what constitutes the work: magnetic tape was used until 2000 when it was replaced …

Visualizing Tedx Events: Ten Years Of “Ideas Worth Spreading”, Antonios Liamis

Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects

I have always been fascinated by how ideas are spread. Often, ideas are chosen to serve an immediate purpose, and there is an expectation that the choice will matter only insofar as it serves to achieve the desired goal. However, once an idea takes off, it becomes sufficient in itself to disseminate its message. When I first heard about the rubric “Ideas Worth Spreading” in connection with Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) conferences, I had an emotional response because I was always trying to get involved in those three categories. My fascination with the question of what makes some ideas …

Improving The Economic Viability And Flexural Strength Performance Of Dowel Laminated Casaurina Glauca Patchwood, Hesham Elseginy

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the strength of local casuarina glauca patchwood under artificial weathering presenting the changes of strength of wood along fibers. The study involved wood of similar density - half factorial design experiment was used with four factors to use fewer samples to have a total of 8. The specimens were exposed to artificial weathering consisting of soaking wood in water, drying at 60 °C, and exposure to UV radiation. Three-step aging cycle was repeated 8 times. In general, the tested wood species changed their compressive strength differently under the influence of artificial weathering. …

Designing Analog Learning Games: Genre Affordances, Limitations And Multi-Game Approaches, Owen Gottlieb, Ian Schreiber

Articles

This chapter explores what the authors discovered about analog games and game design during the many iterative processes that have led to the Lost & Found series, and how they found certain constraints and affordances (that which an artifact assists, promotes or allows) provided by the boardgame genre. Some findings were counter-intuitive. What choices would allow for the modeling of complex systems, such as legal and economic systems? What choices would allow for gameplay within the time of a class-period? What mechanics could promote discussions of tradeoff decisions? If players are expending too much cognition on arithmetic strategizing, could that …

Identifying Challenges To Project Outcomes From A Transportation Project Owner Perspective, Evan D. Bingham, Clifton B. Farnsworth, Rebecca O. Warr, James P. Smith

The Professional Constructor

Transportation project owners are often concerned with the risks associated with construction, because these challenges can directly affect project outcomes and often lead to increased time and cost for projects. It is, therefore, vital to identify challenges early within the project life cycle. Transportation project delivery has evolved to strengthen the influence that the owner has upon the project, transitioning away from the exclusive use of traditional Design-Bid-Build to the more innovative and involved approaches of Design-Build and Construction Manager / General Contractor. Unfortunately, this has resulted in increased owner risk. In this research, transportation project owners were asked to …

A Culture-Based Analysis Of Construction Management Students’ Conflict Management Styles, David W. Martin

The Professional Constructor

The use of collaborative project delivery systems in the construction industry requires cooperation and shared management of the construction process to achieve success. This growth in collaborative systems requires project representatives to effectively manage conflict. Project failures utilizing collaborative methods are frequently attributed to an inability of project representatives to collaboratively resolve conflict. Research suggests that minorities are prone to use a collaborative conflict management style and the inclusion of minorities in construction management (CM) roles can reduce negative conflict. The growing evidence that increasing workforce diversity in CM is beneficial to the industry indicates that there is value in …

Role Of Infrastructure In The Success Of Residential Developments In Michigan, Aditi Hardekar, M.G. Matt Syal

The Professional Constructor

Infrastructure systems are critical for the success of a residential development. These systems include the infrastructure within and around the development as well as facilities and amenities in the surrounding area. Most of the residential development literature tend to focus on the planning, layout, social aspects, and the residential units itself, but lack emphasis on the infrastructure systems. This paper identified supporting infrastructure for residential developments based on the review of research and industry literature, and several case studies nationwide. The availability and absence of infrastructure systems were investigated in each case study. The review led to the identification of …

Analyzing The Safety Effects Of Edge Lane Roads For All Road Users, Marcial F. Lamera

Master's Theses

This thesis acts as one of the first studies that analyzes the safety effects of Edge Lane Roads (ELR) for all road users. This is important since ELRs can be a solution to many issues, such as alleviating congestion, increasing multimodality along roadways, and reducing maintenance costs. ELRs in both North America and Australia were observed. Starting with the North American ELRs, the following study designs were employed to estimate the safety of ELRs: (a) yoked comparison where each ELR installation was matched with at least two comparable 2-lane roads to serve as comparison sites and (b) an Empirical Bayes …