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Sinatra Living: Ada Tour Route (Final), University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Ada Tour Route (Final), University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Planning and Design

This document contains the final drawing for the ADA compliant route through the Sinatra Living project house.


Sinatra Living: Ada Tour Route (Preliminary), University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Ada Tour Route (Preliminary), University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Planning and Design

This document contains the preliminary drawing for the ADA compliant route through the Sinatra Living project house.


Sinatra Living: Work Breakdown Structure (Wbs), University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Work Breakdown Structure (Wbs), University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Planning and Design

This document is a table, called Work Breakdown Structure, that is a timeline for each phase of the project and high level tasks that need to be completed.


Sinatra Living: Workplan, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Workplan, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Planning and Design

This document, labeled as project document 3 Workplan, contains the plan for the project including budgeting and fundraising plans.


Sinatra Living: Go/No-Go Decision Points, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Go/No-Go Decision Points, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Planning and Design

This document, labeled as project document 3.5.3 Go/No-Go Decision Points, contains the outline for two period of the project that have specific requirements needed before proceeding to the next phase.


Sinatra Living: Technical Scope Summary, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Technical Scope Summary, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Planning and Design

This document, labeled as project document 3.4 Technical Scope Summary, contains the scope of technical aspects for the project house.


Sinatra Living: Project Flow Chart, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Project Flow Chart, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Planning and Design

This document contains the Team Las Vegas project flowchart and overall timeline for the planning, design, and execution of the Sinatra Living project house.


Sinatra Living: Concept 3 Set, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Concept 3 Set, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Planning and Design

An architectural drawing showing Concept 3, which is one of three available floor plans. This document contains drawings for the interior and exterior of the Sinatra Living house.


Sinatra Living: Concept 2 Set, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Concept 2 Set, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Planning and Design

An architectural drawing showing Concept 2, which is one of three available floor plans. This document contains drawings for the interior and exterior of the Sinatra Living house.


Sinatra Living: Concept 1 Set, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Concept 1 Set, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Planning and Design

An architectural drawing showing Concept 1, which is one of three available floor plans. This document contains drawings for the interior and exterior of the Sinatra Living house.


Sinatra Living: Reflected Ceiling Plan, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Reflected Ceiling Plan, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Planning and Design

An architectural drawing for the reflected ceiling plan of the Sinatra Living house.


Sinatra Living: Roof Plan, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Roof Plan, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Planning and Design

An architectural drawing for the roof plan of the Sinatra Living house.


Sinatra Living: Floor Plan (Final), University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Floor Plan (Final), University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Planning and Design

An architectural drawing of the floor plan for the Sinatra Living house.


Sinatra Living: Elevation West, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Elevation West, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Planning and Design

An architectural drawing plan of the Sinatra Living house.


Sinatra Living: Elevation South, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Elevation South, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Planning and Design

An architectural drawing plan of the Sinatra Living house.


Sinatra Living: Elevation North, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Elevation North, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Planning and Design

An architectural drawing plan of the Sinatra Living house.


Solar Synapsis: Engineering Advisory Committee Presentation, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Solar Synapsis: Engineering Advisory Committee Presentation, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Marketing and Promotion

This document is a slide presentation, as presented on March 4, 2016 to the Engineering Committee, to gain support for Team Las Vegas's project. Uses original project name "Solar Synapsis".


Compact Facility For Testing Steady And Transient Thermal Performance Of Building Walls, Aimee Byrne, Gerard Byrne, Anthony Robinson Jan 2017

Compact Facility For Testing Steady And Transient Thermal Performance Of Building Walls, Aimee Byrne, Gerard Byrne, Anthony Robinson

Articles

Energy efficiency retrofit of buildings represents a key effort in reducing EU energy demand by 20% by 2020. However, predictions tend to overestimate savings by large percentages. The shortfall in savings can be attributed to incorrect predictive techniques, comfort takeback along with other behavioural and workmanship variables. Common predictive techniques related to heat loss tend to be based on the U-value of the building envelope. This paper presents the design of a more straightforward and compact version of the traditional Hot-Box apparatus (measures U-value) which instead determines the thermal resistance of samples of building envelope. U-value includes the need to …


Climate Change In The Hudson River Estuary: Promoting Adaptation And Resilience Through Stakeholder Engagement In Design And Visualization, Gabrielle S.D. Weiss Jan 2017

Climate Change In The Hudson River Estuary: Promoting Adaptation And Resilience Through Stakeholder Engagement In Design And Visualization, Gabrielle S.D. Weiss

Bard Center for Environmental Policy

In response to the growing risk to communities from climate change impacts, Professor Cerra at the Cornell University School of Landscape Architecture developed the Climate Adaptive Design (CAD) program. CAD is being implemented as a partnership between the Hudson River Estuary Program (Estuary Program) and Cornell that utilizes participatory design and visualization to engage communities about planning for future climate impacts. The goal of CAD is to build climate resilience, galvanize community participation and education, and build links to external sources of support including local institutions of higher education. This thesis outlines background for the development of the program and …


Sinatra Living: Application For Federal Assistance Sf-424, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Application For Federal Assistance Sf-424, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Competition Materials

This document is a copy of the application for federal assistance completed by Team Las Vegas. This document requests funding assistance for participating teams the Solar Decathlon competition.


Sinatra Living: American Institute Of Architects Presentation, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: American Institute Of Architects Presentation, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Marketing and Promotion

This document is a slide presentation, as presented on July 7, 2016 to the American Institute of Architects, to gain support for the Team Las Vegas project. Uses final project name Sinatra Living.


Sinatra Living: Budget Justification, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Budget Justification, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Competition Materials

This is an Excel document that contains the detailed budget information for the Sinatra Living project.


Sinatra Living: Background Demographics, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Background Demographics, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Competition Materials

This document contains a brief overview of the background demographics for the Las Vegas area, including citations of resources used.


Sinatra Living: Sd 2017 Project Proposal, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Sd 2017 Project Proposal, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Competition Materials

This document is the final proposal packet for the Team Las Vegas Sinatra Living project house. Proposal contains final drawings and images of the house, a written description of the vision for the house and its components, a list of the features and a layout for each of the three available floor plans or house configurations.


Las Vegas: Engineering Jury Feedback, Solar Decathlon Jury Jan 2017

Las Vegas: Engineering Jury Feedback, Solar Decathlon Jury

Sinatra Living: Competition Materials

A document containing the evaluation and feedback of the Team Las Vegas project house (Sinatra Living) by the Engineering Jury. The Engineering Jury is responsible for determining the winners of the Engineering category for the 2017 Solar Decathlon.


Las Vegas: Communications Jury Feedback, Solar Decathlon Jury Jan 2017

Las Vegas: Communications Jury Feedback, Solar Decathlon Jury

Sinatra Living: Competition Materials

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Sinatra Living: A Home For Active Aging, Approaches And Concepts For Solar Decathlon Contests, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: A Home For Active Aging, Approaches And Concepts For Solar Decathlon Contests, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Marketing and Promotion

This document is a slide presentation describing the Sinatra Living project house and its various features, which cater to "Actively Aging" adults.


Sinatra Living: Ada Consultant Meeting Presentation, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Sinatra Living: Ada Consultant Meeting Presentation, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Marketing and Promotion

This document is a slide presentation, as presented on July 7, 2016 to the ADA Consultant, to evaluate ADA accessibility of the project house. Uses final project name Sinatra Living.


Greenfest: Solar Decathlon 2017, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Greenfest: Solar Decathlon 2017, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Marketing and Promotion

This document is a promotional flyer for GreenFEST, an event related to the 2017 Solar Decathlon.


Support Team Las Vegas: Solar Decathlon 2017, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team. Jan 2017

Support Team Las Vegas: Solar Decathlon 2017, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. Solar Decathlon Team.

Sinatra Living: Marketing and Promotion

This document is a letter created for marketing and promotion of the Team Las Vegas project. Letter contains a description of the project, and contact information for the team.