Building Technology Program Theses: Recent submissions
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Analysis and design for thermally autonomous housing in resource-constrained communities : a case study in Bhuj, India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)In the 2010 International Workshop on Housing, Health and Climate Change Meeting Report, the World Health Organization identifies housing as a primary cause of poor health in developing countries. The report cites inadequate ... -
Improving in place : a passive solar design approach to public housing redevelopment
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)For the New York City Housing Authority, or NYCHA, sustaining the city's 178,000 units of public housing for future generations is a significant and increasingly difficult task. Faced with aging infrastructure and cuts in ... -
New structural systems in small-diameter round timber
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)Trees, when used as structural elements in their natural, round form, are up to five times stronger than the largest piece of dimensioned lumber they could yield. Additionally, these whole-timbers have a lower effective ...
