Optimization of load-bearing structures with respect to environmental impact: An implementation of an optimization tool for timber industrial buildings in early design stages based on parametric design [PDF]
, 2023 The Swedish government has set up national goals to reach net zero emissions from human activities by 2045. In 2020 the construction industry was responsible for 21 percent of the total green house gas emissions in Sweden.
Elm Dahlman, Wilma, Tynelius, Hanna
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AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF LOW INVESTMENT SWINE PRODUCTION SYSTEMS [PDF]
This publication summarizes an evaluation of smaller and lower investment swine production systems. The systems analyzed range from pasture operations with production during the warmer months to rather intense year-round use of remodeled buildings.
Eidman, Vernon R. +2 more
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Design of a Single Family Home and Rooftop Rainwater Catchment System in Nepal Using Earthbag Technology [PDF]
, 2017 After the devastating April 2015 Gorkha earthquake in Nepal, entire villages were destroyed and remain unbuilt. In addition, rural subsistence farmers in the village of Takure, Nepal are struggling to provide for their families due to a long seasonal dry
Carreon, Olivia +2 more
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The corner failure in a masonry building damaged by the 2016-2017 Central Italy earthquake sequence [PDF]
, 2019 Although still poorly investigated, the failure of corners is a frequent event in masonry buildings and clearly recognizable in the aftermath of a seismic event.
Argiento, L. U. +2 more
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The Hot/Wet – Hot/Dry Studio: Investigations in contrast, context, and construction [PDF]
, 2018 The objective of this paper is to present a pedagogy which focuses the present into a larger social, cultural, and built context as a means to investigate and respond to unique geographic and environmental conditions ...
Holton, Robert
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Poetic technology: a case against Pavlovian detailing [PDF]
, 2000 This thesis investigates the reciprocity between an architectural design concept and the architectural detail. This investigation attempts to demonstrate that the detail can be a generator of meaningful experience through its response to construction ...
Ervin, Jeffrey Hunter
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Collapse Behaviour of Cold-Formed Steel Structure at Elevated Temperatures [PDF]
, 2018 This thesis describes a full-scale fire test and finite-element (FE) modelling carried out on a cold-formed steel structure. The structure was collapsed with an inwards asymmetrical collapse mechanism.
Yong, Pei Ming
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Design Decisions for a Buildable Prefabricated Modular High-Rise Structure with Customized Geometry: A Case for Honolulu, HI. [PDF]
, 2018 D.Arch. Thesis.
Honyak, Michael R.
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, 2008 Prepared by the Fall 2008 Conservation of Historic Building Materials class. This Historic Structure Report contains historical information of the Lyon House and the surrounding acreage, architectural descriptions, conditions assessments, maintenance ...
Brown, Amanda +15 more
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