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Dentz, Jordan Lewis. "The design of a panelized roof system for residential construction." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/65673.
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The cost of housing in the U.S. continues to rise faster than household income. Innovative building materials and construction technologies have the potential to reduce housing construction costs. One strategy to do this is componentization. There is a longstanding trend towards the increased use of components in U.S. residential construction. One such type of component is the composite building panel, used for walls, roofs and floors. Presently the types of composite panels used in residential construction include pre-framed walls of standard construction and, more innovatively, structural foam core panels with wood or wood composite faces. This thesis focuses on the design of a panelized roofing system for residential construction. The roof was chosen for various reasons. It includes some of the most complicated geometrical and structural challenges. It is often the most difficult area of the house to frame conventionally. Its construction is a crucial step in getting the house weather tight. For these reasons and others builders have identified it as a prime target for innovation. The design of the panelized roof system is illustrated as a tree of decisions. The path traveled down this tree led to a ribbed panel spanning from eave to ridge. A design selection method developed by Stuart Pugh was used to design the connection details of the system. The interdisciplinary design process used to design the roof system is examined and evaluated in light of the results it yielded. Mock-ups, models and a full scale proof-of-concept structure were built. These constructions were used as learning tools during design and to demonstrate and evaluate the performance of the roof system design.
by Jordan Lewis Dentz.
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Aguero, Patrick I. R. "Concrete tilt-up in residential construction: innovative energy efficient design." Thesis, Aguero, Patrick I.R. (1995) Concrete tilt-up in residential construction: innovative energy efficient design. Masters by Research thesis, Murdoch University, 1995. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/38169/.
Full textLangley, Tyler. "Transportation Energy Analysis for Single-Family Residential Construction in California." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2010. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/409.
Full textWilliamson, John Allen. "Tectonic detailing in residential housing." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/24120.
Full textRedstone, Victoria. "Design analysis of the American residential garage, 1900-1940." Virtual Press, 2003. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1260632.
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Underwood, Catherine Richardson. "Permanent Bracing Design for MPC Wood Roof Truss Webs and Chords." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31581.
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Sang, Xiaoxia, and 桑曉夏. "Informing energy-efficient envelope design decisions for residential buildings in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/206451.
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Liu, Peng. "Reestablishing identity of individual homes in high-rise residential towers." Virtual Press, 2001. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1217401.
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潘亮 and Liang Pan. "Urban street as public space: alternative design of large residential areas to encompass new urban streets casestudies related to Shenzhen, PRC." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31980478.
Full textSpencer, John Darnell. "Lessons learned in the use of Design/Information Technology in the non-residential construction industry." Thesis, Springfield, Va. : Available from National Technical Information Service, 1999. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA372208.
Full textLi, Jing Qiang. "Designing constraints for capacity analysis of residential floor areas." Virtual Press, 2004. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1292545.
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Akkan, Aytac. "Investigation Of Constructional Design Efficiency Of Residential Buildings Made With Autoclaved Aerated Concrete." Master's thesis, METU, 2004. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/2/12605160/index.pdf.
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(AAC) panels. Focus was on the effects of plan shape, plan size and layout organization and the modularity of vertical AAC wall panels on the planimetric design efficiency of residential buildings. To this end, relevant analyses were conducted on 30 residential building projects obtained from the design office of an AAC panel manufacturing firm in Tü
rkiye, AKG Gazbeton. The lengths, widths and areas of building elements (quantitative data) were then calculated from the production drawings of these building. A total of fifteen ratios, which were considered relevant to the study as indicators of design efficiency, were computed by using this quantitative data. This was followed by the construction of frequency distribution tables and histograms showing the variations of the computed ratios. At the final phase, Analyses of Variance (ANOVA) were conducted to determine the source of variation and Chi-Square tests conducted to determine whether or not the distributions could be considered &
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. According to the results of the study, it was found that plan shape and plan size of building projects together with their layout organizations, were the main influential factors on the efficiency of their wall and floor areas. It was also found that the modularity of vertical wall panels used in these buildings was another important factor to be considered in planimetric design efficiency.
Huang, Huasheng, and 黃華生. "The effects of building regulations control on the design of private residential buildings." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2003. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31244944.
Full textDettbarn, Dorothee. "Linking the design of facilities, recycling, and curriculum : applying a design method inspired by experiences in Latin America and South Asia to a BSU residential hall renovation." Virtual Press, 2003. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1266028.
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Bothma, Johan. "Landscape and architectural devices for energy-efficient South African suburban residential design." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/22852.
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Tong, Yee-hang Arthur, and 唐以恆. "Planning for better quality of life for high rise residential development in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2003. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31261152.
Full textMcGlohn, Emily, and Emily McGlohn. "A Comparative Study of Climate Based Design of Building Enclosures." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12348.
Full textSchirén, Whokko, and Trixie Swahn. "Vibrations in residential timber floors : A comparison between the current and the revised Eurocode 5." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för byggteknik (BY), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-89293.
Full textPeagler, Arriyan L. "Design guidelines for incorporating landforms and sculptural elements into residential treatment centers for at-risk youth." Virtual Press, 2008. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1397794.
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Shi, Xin, and 施歆. "A fuzzy reasoning cost estimation model of sustainable building refurbishment solutions for residential buildings in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/208599.
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Hashemi, Fesharaki M. "Energy optimisation in residential apartments through the passive design strategies by evaluating the local construction materials and designs in semi-arid climate condition of Tehran." Thesis, University of Salford, 2018. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/47079/.
Full textYang, Xi. "Measuring the Effects of Environmental Certification on Residential Property Values - Evidence from Green Condominiums in Portland, U.S." PDXScholar, 2013. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1113.
Full textOkamoto, Patricia Seiko. "Os impactos da norma brasileira de desempenho sobre o processo de projeto de edificações residenciais." Universidade de São Paulo, 2015. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3146/tde-19072016-083350/.
Full textThis study was carried out in order to identify possible influences of the standard NBR 15.575 on the design process of residential buildings and to propose improvements for processes and departments of a real estate developer and construction company aiming to better meet the requirements introduced by the \"Brazilian Standard for Performance\". First, case studies were conducted in order to identify how the requirements presented in the text of the standard have encouraged changes in the design process of six real estate and construction companies, taken as contractors of design projects. In this context, the best practices and possible obstacles met by these companies were identified. Questionnaires and interviews were also applied to three designers, two manufacturers and one auditor/consultant of Quality Management System to assess their positioning towards the new regulatory environment. The analysis of the information obtained from the case studies has given basis to the application of the method called Action research on a seventh real estate and construction company (R) in a second moment. After analyzing the results, it was found that most of the companies interviewed in the first methodological step do not know about the performance of the buildings that they previously constructed. To meet the demands presented in the text of NBR 15.575, some actions could be identified; however, many difficulties have been encountered. On the other hand, in the second methodological step it was found that the implementation of the Action research in R company has allowed its employees to better understand the text and the requirements presented by the NBR 15.575, promoting discussions and generating ideas. As a result, it has allowed planning and implementation of improvements on the design process. It was concluded that the direct impacts and the main influences of ISO 15.575 on the design process are: (1) the reinforcement to the need of considering technical standards on building design, on development and on construction of residential buildings; (2) the encouragement to increase quality in buildings once considering the users´ demands; and (3) the creation of opportunities to significant gains at the corporate level by stimulating communication, collaborative work and the systemic view to those involved.
Krejčí, Vlastimil. "Bytový dům Terasy Havlíčkova - vybrané části STP." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta stavební, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-225617.
Full textLI, HUNG-MAO, and 李虹茂. "A Local Panel System House Design Transform from Traditional Residential Construction." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/hks36y.
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Cottage homes and apartments built by RC construction are main building types in Taiwan. These buildings are constructed simply and quickly with low prices. Their design, however, are totally different to local traditional residences and are not in harmony with specific climate environments. In addition, adopted materials may cause great environmental impacts and high emission of CO2. The result apparently departs from the trend of “cultural connection” and “sustainable building”. Owing to this, we attempt to develop a building system based on traditional residence concepts, local materiasl and technology, as well as regional characteristics to satisfy modern requirements. There are three goals proposed in this study: the connection of residential characteristics, the satisfaction of residential functions, and the development of residenial benefits. In order to strengthen the sustainability of this building system, we use the concept of “open building” and “systematic house” as an experimental study. The system is divided into main system, subsystem, and semisystem to discuss respectively. We collect some modern construction methods, and select appropriate solution models to constitute an integrated construction system. This study finally proposes a local panel system house, from traditional grid casement construction, based on the concept of typical building constructure processes of traditional residences. The characteristics of a panel system are described as follows: �� The system’s concept results from the building mode of traditional residences, whichs means to standardize the frame unit, the built space and its structure according to the rules of linear arrangement. �� The interface of subsystematic connection can be moveable. This system has high flexibility of different construction levels and high construction movability in a residential period. �� In an ideal situation, a set of a panel system can be built to differnet residential types in Taiwan. �� This system is highly standardized. It can be produced massively and pre-casted to show traditional residential features. �� This system has higher additional benefits in flexibility, comfort, and customization. �� The result can be expanded and accumulative widely. It can be also applied to develop various design programs effectly and fastly. The result of this study shows that the local panel system house can consider traditional residence characteristics, and has high industrialization and rationalization to be in harmony with specific climate conditions in Taiwan. It can even take some environmental features such as variableness, energy saving and sustainability into account. We believe that the research result is beneficial for the industrial application in the near future.
Weier, Anna. "An experiment with design and construction : determining barriers to sustainable, urban, residential renovation." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/21024.
Full textSU, FU-HSUAN, and 蘇芙萱. "Design and Construction Interface of Tile –A case study of residential bathroom and kitchen." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/nq8x9r.
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室內設計研究所
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ABSTRACT There are two places are very important which are kitchen and bathroom. They have to be used by everyone in the daily. Because of the users whose different habits、life pattern and the equipment is updated quickly , these two places whose resistance、convenience and visual beauty need to be explored in different design interface . New design interface affect the construction, so we can discussion these two places to know how to choice the good ways from construction and design. Through the discussion of the bathroom bath and kitchen tile design interface, analyze the tile in the design and construction of the relevance of the integration of the design interface of the important projects and the production of "tile project checklist" to achieve the design interface integration construction interface And at the same time meet the requirements of the design stage owners to design interface to integrate the construction interface to design interface checklist to solve the construction interface may occur in the omission, in the construction interface phase, in the material to confirm and arrange the duration, the implementation of check Schedules and re-confirmed with the design interface, so that the construction workers have the basis for construction, in the design interface to integrate the map to mention the nuclear point of time, and the implementation of the implementation of the interface is to achieve the same consensus.
Melnichuk, Svetlana Valeryevna. "Hygrothermal design methodology for exterior wood-frame walls in Canadian low-rise residential construction." 2007. http://link.library.utoronto.ca/eir/EIRdetail.cfm?Resources__ID=788856&T=F.
Full textSherriff-Shuping, Roselle Danette. "Buying into residential eco-estates: perception and reality of "green living" in eco-estates in Gauteng, South Africa." Diss., 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22131.
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Parnell, Russell. "Vibration Serviceability and Dynamic Modeling of Cold-Formed Steel Floor Systems." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/3963.
Full text"Large-scale private residential developments: a comparative study of the design patterns in Mei Foo Sun Chuen, Tai Koo Shing and Whampoa Gardens." 1997. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5889177.
Full textThesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 105-108).
Table of Contents --- p.i
List of Figures --- p.iii
List of Tables --- p.v
List of Appendices --- p.vi
Glossary --- p.vii
Abstract --- p.viii
Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1
Chapter Chapter 2 --- Background --- p.6
Urban location --- p.6
Estate planning --- p.9
Non-Residential Facilities --- p.13
Streets and parking --- p.15
Pedestrian Walkways --- p.16
Open Spaces --- p.17
Chapter Chapter 3 --- Daily Life --- p.19
Mornings --- p.20
Noontime --- p.22
Evenings --- p.23
Chapter Chapter 4 --- Mei Foo Sun Chuen --- p.24
Background --- p.24
Estate Masterplan --- p.26
Residential Towers --- p.27
Non-residential facilities --- p.28
Street System --- p.30
Pedestrian Paths --- p.32
Open Spaces --- p.33
Summary --- p.36
Chapter Chapter 5 --- Tai Koo Shing --- p.37
Background --- p.37
Subdivisions within the estate --- p.39
Ancillary community facilities --- p.41
Internal Street System --- p.44
Internal and External Pedestrian Walkways --- p.45
Open spaces --- p.47
Summary --- p.51
Chapter Chapter 6 --- Whampoa Garden --- p.52
Background --- p.52
15residential and commercial sites --- p.54
Residential Towers --- p.55
Ancillary community facilities --- p.55
Streets --- p.57
Pathways --- p.60
Open Spaces --- p.62
Summary --- p.66
Chapter Chapter 7 --- Summary and Discussion --- p.67
Urban location --- p.67
Planning of estates --- p.65
The residential towers and the cruciform --- p.72
Ancillary community facilities --- p.74
Streets and parking --- p.78
Pedestrian walkways --- p.81
Open spaces and recreational spaces --- p.83
Chapter Chapter 8 --- Conclusion and Recommendations --- p.91
Appendix 1 --- p.98
Appendix 2 --- p.99
Appendix 3 --- p.100
Appendix 4 --- p.101
Appendix 5 --- p.102
Appendix 6 --- p.103
Appendix 6 --- p.104
Bibliography --- p.105
Pfretzschner, Kathryn S. "Practical modeling for load paths in a realistic, light-frame wood house." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/34042.
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HSIEH, YU-CHIEH, and 謝雨潔. "Constructing of Design Items for Residential Interior Design." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/77235903121595451316.
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室內設計研究所
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The 21th century has seen the excessive growth of the interior design industry in Taiwan, and the uneven supply of the employment market. This translates into instability in the development of the industry itself and its production output. In order to improve on this instability, the research seeks to construct design items for residential interior design. It is hoped that this will benefit both the interior design industry and its academic field. Hence the main objectives of this research are to: (1) Study the relevant literature for the design process criteria of residential internal design both locally and abroad. (2) Construct design items and their framework for residential interior design. (3) Analyze the differences in opinion of experts in the industry and academia on the design items, as influenced by their different individual characteristics. The research extrapolates a framework through content analysis, within which questionnaire surveys are carried out on experts, and the Fuzzy Delphi method is employed to analyze the data, thereby selecting the most suitable design items for residential interior design. Thereafter a second questionnaire survey is conducted, the data of which are then analyzed using the SPSS statistics software, through processes such as reliability analysis, descriptive statistical analysis, and differential tests. This is to study the differences in opinion on design items for residential interior design as influenced by different individual characteristics. It seeks to understand the proportion of emphasis given by each expert to the implementation of each design criterion, which can then serve as a reference to industrial practitioners and in future studies. Lastly, the research concludes that the ‘design items for residential interior design’ comprise 7 categories and 64 sub-categories, with a total of 189 design items. The statistical results reveal that, in the categories for residential interior design, the interior design industrial and academic experts place more emphasis on ‘lines of movement and use of spatial functionalities’, and less on ‘laws and regulations’. Furthermore, the differential tests demonstrate that the experts show the most significant differences in opinion on the design items when influenced by the 4 individual characteristic variables of ‘work experience’, ‘highest educational qualification’, ‘professional certification’, and ‘engagement in teaching activities’. These constitute areas that warrant further research.
Teixeira, Herberto Gil Moniz. "High performance green buildings." Master's thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/578.
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Tseng, Yu-Ling, and 曾于玲. "Research of Virtual Reality in Interior Design Constructions─ Residential Space as Case Study." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/b59qn8.
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室內設計研究所
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Virtual Reality is the most popular technology in the 21st century that merges science with creativity. With its wide variety of uses and well-known advancements in communication, entertainment and problem solving, it’s no surprise that it is the industry leading tool in interior design. This study uses the HTC VIVE case analysis to promote virtual reality in interior design and related industries. This study will look at two parts of virtual reality environments: “scene simulation” and “interaction”, as well as critical factors and construction process of indoor virtual reality dimensions. There are many critical factors that one must look at in creating a successful interactive virtual reality environment. In designing a virtual reality “Scene”, accurate scale and perspective as well as realistic projections of space lay the foundation. Interactive elements such as: (1) 3D movement, (2) scene change, (3) door openings and closings, (4) object communications, (5) lighting variations, (6) day and night distinctions, (7) change design plan, are critical to virtual realistic interactions. Another important interactive component in virtual reality is “user interface”. Key factors of a successful user interface include: recognizability and display positioning. Finally, successful virtual reality interactive operations require to follow past successful methods. In turn, it will reduce learning cost and improve virtual motion comfortability. These aspects of virtual reality make the user experience immersive and in turn worthwhile for both sides of the industry.