Building Technology Program Theses: Recent submissions
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Building an all-electric Volpe : a perspective on economic considerations and carbon emissions
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)Recent studies show the need for deeper and faster cuts to global emissions if countries/cities are to meet goals set out in the Paris agreement. Buildings account for 35% of US greenhouse gas emissions and offer a unique ... -
Timber joinery in modern construction: Mechanical behavior of wood-wood connections
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)Timber joinery is a method of geometrically interlocking timber elements prevalent in historic cultures around the world, including North America, Europe, and East Asia. The use of joinery as structural connections faded ... -
Computing embodied effort in the constructible design space of bobbin lace
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020)In recent years, research in design and computation has included processes of making as an expansion of the more established study of shapes with grammar formalism. This interest parallels a rise in craft practices as, ...
