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Tweeting the High Line Life: A Social Media Lens on Urban Green Spaces
(MDPI, 2020-10-27)The objective of this study is to investigate elevated parks as urban green spaces using social media data analytics. Two popular elevated parks, the High Line Park in New York and the 606 in Chicago, were selected as the ... -
Catawba Sustainability Center and Catawba Hospital Renewable Energy Site Planning Process Study
(Virginia Tech, 2020-09-29)The transdisciplinary Renewable Energy Facilities Siting Project produced a white paper outlining their proof-of-concept using a case study from the Catawba Valley. -
Epistemological Framework for Computer Simulations in Building Science Research: Insights from Theory and Practice
(MDPI, 2020-10-22)Computer simulations are widely used within the area of building science research. Building science research deals with the physical phenomena that affect buildings, including heat and mass transfer, lighting and acoustic ... -
Mainstreaming environmental education for architects: the need for basic literacies
(Ubiquity Press, 2020)What are recent architectural graduates perceptions about the level of knowledge required of interns entering architectural practice and suitability of architectural education? Research is presented that examines recent ... -
Counteracting high winds with low pressure: Development and testing of a new roof vent system
(College Publishing, 2011-01-01)Roof system failures are common during high wind events. In locations subject to high wind conditions, membrane roofing systems must typically be either physically attached or fully adhered to the substrate or ballast may ... -
A Decision-Making Framework for Vegetated Roofing System Selection
(2008-04-01)Design frequently involves making tradeoffs to obtain the “optimal” solution to a design problem, often using intuition or past experience as a guide. Since vegetated roofing is a relatively complex and comparatively new ... -
Factors predicting older Adults’ attitudes toward and intentions to use stair mobility assistive designs at home
(Elsevier, 2020-03-16)Home modifications that increase stair accessibility of existing housing stock are significant for older adults who want to age in place. This sequential mixed-methods study investigated older adults’ attitudes toward and ... -
Planning for Resilience: Predicting Vegetated Roofs’ Runoff Reduction
(2014-06-09)The rate of incorporation of vegetated systems into urban buildings is on the rise. These systems represent a psychological link to the natural world that city-dwellers have left behind and a physical filter to temper the ... -
Strong Island: Portsmouth's History in Brick and Stone
(Virginia Tech, 2020-04)Some cities are the product of an exceptional history that has produced a distinctive cityscape. Portsmouth, on Britain's south coast across the English Channel from France, is one of these cities, with a built environment ... -
Exploring the Architecture of Place in America's Farmers Markets
(University of Cincinnati Press, 2020-04)Exploring the Architecture of Place in America's Farmers Markets draws attention to the simple but elusive architectural space of public and farmers markets. It discusses three seminal types of markets—heritage building, ... -
Urban Residential Building Energy Consumption by End-Use in Malawi
(MDPI, 2020-02-18)Buildings account for about 40% of the global energy consumption and this energy demand is projected to continue growing over the next few decades. Residential buildings are responsible for over 60% of this consumption ... -
VillaNurbs monograph
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Aiguablava Case study Stgilat Home
(2019-06-04)A pilot house connects the most avant-garde technology with the mediterranean lifestyle The Stgilat Aiguablava villa by Enric Ruiz-Geli / Cloud 9 is a pilot project based on a Smart version of Mediterranean Architecture, ... -
Aiguablava Case study Stgilat Home
(2019-03-19)A pilot house connects the most avant-garde technology with the mediterranean lifestyle The Stgilat Aiguablava villa by Enric Ruiz-Geli / Cloud 9 is a pilot project based on a Smart version of Mediterranean Architecture, ... -
What Park Visitors Survey Tells Us: Comparing Three Elevated Parks—The High Line, 606, and High Bridge
(MDPI, 2019-12-22)Many cities have replaced abandoned transportation infrastructure with an elevated park to gain increased economic benefits by developing old fabric. By following this trend, most studies to this point have only focused ... -
Roof Integrated Photovoltaic Panels United Solar Ovonic & Acrylife
(Virginia Tech. Center for High Performance Environments, 2004)The purpose of this thesis is to design a system for integrating United Solar photovoltaic panels to an Acrylife polyvinyl chloride membrane to be used on low-sloped roofs. There are several issues that have to be examined ... -
Research Topic: Building Integrated Photovoltaic Roof Membrane
(Virginia Tech. Center for High Performance Environments, 2004)This research is focused on the development of an integrated roof membrane and photovoltaic solar panel system. The goal is to have a final product that can be installed as a typcal low-slope roof membrane, yet function ... -
Research Topic: Architectural Decision Framework for Integrating Technology in the Classroom Environment
(Virginia Tech. Center for High Performance Environments, 2007-09)The primary goal of this research is to define different state-of-the-art instructional technologies, how they map and address different pedagogical models and instructional goals, and how they might influence architectural ...
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