Building Technology Program Theses: Recent submissions

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    • Modeling of opening characteristics of an atrium in natural ventilation 

      Luo, Qinzi (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018)
      Atriums are widely applied in non-residential buildings to provide social contact, daylight, air circulation, and aesthetic requirements. Buoyancy-driven ventilation systems are common because they can maintain suitable ...

    • Comparative urban performance simulation 

      Farrell, Robert James, III (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
      This research is concerned with applying environmental urban performance analysis methods to comparative urban master planning. Using bottom-up physics-based urban simulation algorithms, the author established a repeatable ...

    • Biologically-inspired high-performance envelope design in tropical climates 

      McCormick, Elizabeth L. (Elizabeth Lister) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017)
      Removed from bioclimatic design and vernacular styles, modern buildings have become merely icons, symbolic of humankind's victory over nature - evident in the rapid escalation of global greenhouse gas emissions and fossil ...