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Ventilative cooling
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
This thesis evaluates the performance of daytime and nighttime passive ventilation cooling strategies for Beijing, Shanghai and Tokyo. A new simulation method for cross-ventilated wind driven airflow is presented . This ...
While (true) : computation and time : dynamics of stillness
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
As the use of digital technologies and computation becomes prominent in Architectural design, there arises a need to transpose the creative process into that new medium intact. The goal of this thesis is to investigate the ...
Valuing natural capital in real estate development : challenges and opportunites in the Pearl River Delta, P.R. China
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
The challenging economic, social, and political issues that face the Pearl River Delta region of south China make it different from any other area of the world. With the clash of such dynamic elements and a desire for rapid ...
Electronically modulated materials : effects and context
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Recent advancements and increased availability of technologies have led to the design of surfaces and materials that can encode physical properties into digital information that can be manipulated at will. While research ...
Site plan review in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts : authoritative abuse or administrative method for regulation
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004)
Coupling of a multizone airflow simulation program with computational fluid dynamics for indoor environmental analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
Current design of building indoor environment comprises macroscopIC approaches, such as CONT AM multizone airflow analysis tool, and microscopic approaches that apply Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Each has certain ...
The value of contractual terms in office leases
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
This paper uses a comprehensive data set to develop a hedonic model of office rent that estimates values of contractual terms such as tenant improvement allowances, leasing commissions, and options. The model includes ...
The application of simulation to project evaluation for real estate developers in China
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
For developers in China to calculate project financial returns in order to make investment decisions, the traditional Excel model only gives "point estimate" (i.e. a single value) for each input variable, and therefore the ...
The Lure of the West : analyzing the domination of Western firms in the Gulf Region
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
For the past three decades, architecture in the gulf region has undergone a wide ranging-amount of transformations. The discovery of oil during the mid 20th century transformed countries with in the region from small, ...
Regionalism and the design of low-rise building envelope systems
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010)
This investigation proposes the use of a three-pronged approach to evaluating building envelopes for low-rise affordable housing in urban contexts: construction cost estimating, building performance modeling, and cradle ...