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Decision-Making Support in Early Design Stage for High Performance Naturally Ventilated Buildings
(2018-03-15)
While a lack of design decision-making support for natural ventilation evaluation in the early stage is noticeable, the interest in high performance naturally ventilated buildings has been rapidly growing in recent years. ...
Evaluation of the Environmental and Economic Impact of Urban Development vs. 20th Century Modern Heritage Conservation in Kuwait City
(2021-05-18)
Following a law passed in 2004 alleviating maximum building height, historic architecture in Kuwait City is under threat of demolition and replacement by high rise buildings. The impact is three-fold: first, the demolition ...
Toward a Resilient Architecture
(2021-05-24)
Today, sustainability is recognized as a technical problem and is relegated to engineers. However,
the issue of environment and design are so interdependent that one can shape the other. Therefore,
Architects need to get ...
VOLUNTARY ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM: The Work from Home (WFH) Trend Presenting a Win-Win Opportunity for the Triple Bottom Line
(2021-11-15)
The global pandemic COVID-19 has led to an advanced exploration of the remote world, with many employees and employers wanting to continue with the current work-from-home scenario even after offices reopen. Consequently, ...
Early Phase Performance Driven Design Assistance Using Generative Models
(2022-09-21)
Form-finding in the current performance-driven design methodology of architectural design is
typically formulated as a design optimization problem. Although effective in engineering or late-stage
design problems, optimization ...
Priorities in building decarbonization: Accounting for total carbon and the time value of carbon in cost-benefit analyses of residential retrofits.
(2022-06-08)
Energy consumption in new construction is decreasing thanks to stricter building codes, but few codes limit emissions of existing buildings, particularly in existing homes. This study investigates the carbon- and ...
DataHub: Data Centers for Cities and People
(2021-01-21)
This thesis looks at how to design data centers for the urban context in a way that benefits cities and the people who live in them. COVID-19 has only reinforced the sentiment that our physical realm will require more and ...