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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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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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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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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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Assessment and Analysis of the Plaster Exhibit Hall Ceiling at the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia, PA [PDF]
, 2008 In December of 2003, a portion of the plaster Exhibit Hall ceiling at the Wagner Free Institute of Science fell two stories, causing concern as to the stability of the remaining plaster.
Goeke, Marlene Lauren
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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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Integrated residential photovoltaic array development [PDF]
An advanced, universally-mountable, integrated residential photovoltaic array concept was defined based upon an in-depth formulation and evaluation of three candidate approaches which were synthesized from existing or proposed residential array concepts.
Shepard, N. F., Jr.
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