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Enhancing Comfort And Sustainability: Analyzing The Impact Of Natural Ventilation And Eco-Friendly Materials On Indoor Temperature Reduction, Hyo Won Lee Jan 2024

Enhancing Comfort And Sustainability: Analyzing The Impact Of Natural Ventilation And Eco-Friendly Materials On Indoor Temperature Reduction, Hyo Won Lee

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

As the world grapples with issues such as increasing energy consumption, climate change, and environmental degradation, the need for sustainable solutions is becoming more and more urgent. In this context, passive cooling has emerged as one of the promising approaches to achieve energy efficiency in various sectors. This research study the basic concept of passive cooling to new buildings to identify synergies in energy savings when reducing temperature inside buildings and applying eco-friendly materials, and to explore potential benefits for promoting sustainable development. By analyzing existing research, case studies, and technological advancements, this study seeks to highlight the feasibility and …


Campus Planners' Preferences For Residence Hall Project Delivery Methods, Paul E. Riel Jan 2015

Campus Planners' Preferences For Residence Hall Project Delivery Methods, Paul E. Riel

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This research determined the preferred project delivery method utilized by campus planners when building student housing on a university campus. Four key performance indicators were also evaluated to determine if they influenced the campus planner to select a particular project delivery method. The four key performance indicators were: owner input, cost, safety, and on-time completion. Campus planners identified though the Society for Campus and University Planners (SCUP), were invited to participate in this survey research method. Five research questions were explored in this study. They were:

1. What is the preferred project delivery method (PDM) when building a residence hall …


Facility Matters: The Perception Of Academic Deans Regarding The Role Of Facilities In Higher Education, Wallace Harris Jan 2014

Facility Matters: The Perception Of Academic Deans Regarding The Role Of Facilities In Higher Education, Wallace Harris

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine how academic deans perceived the characteristics of facility built environment and its impact on learning in higher education. Q methodology was used as the means to explore the subjective opinions of academic deans within the State of Florida regarding the facility built environment’s impact on learning in higher education. For this Q study, the concourse statements were the result of communications taken from the subject literature and participant responses to this study’s online concourse questionnaire. The resulting 32 item Q sample was sorted online by 43 academic deans, associate and assistant deans. …


Master Site Development Plan : University Of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, Reynolds Smith Hills Oct 1972

Master Site Development Plan : University Of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, Reynolds Smith Hills

Campus Buildings and Sites Textual

A book on building and developing University of North Florida. PALMM


Sanitary Sewerage And Storm Drainage Master Plan Map Figure 2, Metcalf & Eddy Engineers Jul 1955

Sanitary Sewerage And Storm Drainage Master Plan Map Figure 2, Metcalf & Eddy Engineers

Arthur N. Sollee, Sr. Textual Materials

Sanitary Sewerage Projects Construction Program map included with data for the report: A Factual Report on Annexation for the Metropolitan Area of Jacksonville Florida. Prepared by Metcalf & Eddy Engineers Boston, Massachusetts for Reynolds, Smith & Hills Architects & Engineers, Jacksonville Florida.


Sanitary Sewerage And Storm Drainage Master Plan Map Figure 3, Metcalf & Eddy Engineers Jul 1955

Sanitary Sewerage And Storm Drainage Master Plan Map Figure 3, Metcalf & Eddy Engineers

Arthur N. Sollee, Sr. Textual Materials

Sanitary Sewerage Projects Construction Program map included with data for the report: A Factual Report on Annexation for the Metropolitan Area of Jacksonville Florida. Prepared by Metcalf & Eddy Engineers Boston, Massachusetts for Reynolds, Smith & Hills Architects & Engineers, Jacksonville Florida. Construction stage paths marked and described by the legend.


Chronicle: John E Mathews Bridge Edition Presenting The Story Of A Great Achievement, Sam D. Melson Dec 1952

Chronicle: John E Mathews Bridge Edition Presenting The Story Of A Great Achievement, Sam D. Melson

City and Regional Planning -- Florida

Special Edition of the independent weekly Chronicle on the John E. Mathews Bridge, it's planning and construction.