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Making design work: Sustainability, Product Design and Social Equity
(Kluwer, 2001)
This paper discusses the relationship between the product designer, sustainability and the creation of good quality work within the manufacturing sector. When the principles of sustainability are applied to the nature of ...
Blacksburg Freshwater Heritage: A Conceptual Plan to Highlight History, Heritage and Environmental Stewardship at Owens Street, Spout Springs, and Five Chimneys Park
(Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2009-06)
The Community Design Assistance Center worked with a team of project stakeholders to develop conceptual master plans for three town-owned properties: Spout Spring Park, Five Chimneys Park, and Owens Park. Each site contains ...
Royal Shenandoah Greenway conceptual master plan : prepared for the Front Royal Tree Stewards, the town of Front Royal, and Warren County, May 2009
(Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2009-05)
The Community Design Assistance Center (CDAC) was asked by the Front Royal Tree Stewards, in conjunction with the Town of Front Royal, to develop a conceptual master plan for a greenway. The Royal Shenandoah Greenway, that ...
Conceptual master plan for Boxerwood Nature Center and Woodland Garden
(Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2008)
The CDAC design team began the project with an initial site visit and tour of Boxerwood with staff members Hunter Mohring and Karen Bailey. The CDAC team photographed the site as they learned about the many spaces, places, ...
Dante Multi-Purpose Trail: Conceptual Master Plan
(Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2009-03)
Dante is a small community in Russell County, Virginia. Although today its population does not exceed 1000, it was once a thriving community rich from the abundance of coal layered in the mountains. The community boasted ...
Wildwood interchange design : Exit 19 - Interstate 77, Carroll County, Virginia
(Virginia Tech. Center for Community Design Assistance, 2009-07)
“Carroll County is located in Southwestern Virginia. It is bordered by Patrick County to the southeast, Floyd County to the east, Pulaski and Wythe Counties to the north, Grayson County and the City of Galax to the west, ...
Ellis Acres Memorial Park, Dillwyn, VA
(Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2007)
Ellis Acres Memorial Park, Inc. is interested in renovating the remaining building on the historical Buckingham Training School property to serve as a community building. Among other things, it would house an historical ...
Amherst town square conceptual design
(Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2008-05-01)
The town of Amherst approached the CDAD to develop a plan for the town that considers previous plans and abides by the community's desires. The CDAC was asked to develop a conceptual design for the plaza area utilizing ...
No Wealthy Parent Left Behind: An Analysis of Tax Subsidies for Higher Education
(American University Law Review, 2007)
As most students attending colleges and universities (and their parents) understand, the cost of higher education is quite high. In 2006, tuition and fees at four-year colleges increased by approximately six percent with ...
In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students in Utah
(Center for Public Policy and Administration, University of Utah, 2007-02-13)
Utah is one of the states that allows undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at state colleges and universities. However, there is significant disagreement over whether undocumented students can legally attend a ...