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Passive solar in the city : an energy conscious design for subsidized multi-family housing development
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981)
Until now, passive solar energy has been overlooked as a viable alternative for home heating in urban subsidized housing. Rather ironically, in housing whose residents could most benefit from the use of solar energy, such ...
Energy efficient commercial buildings : a study of natural daylighting in the context of adaptive reuse
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982)
Daylighting is a powerful design element which can have a dramatic impact on people's perception of space, physical and psychological well-being as well as a building's annual and daily energy requirements. Understanding ...
Urban sunspaces : ecology of atria and arcades
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981)
Historically, atria were protected interior patios; well perceived for their climate tempering and spatial amenity to the building; matching a peaceful private outdoor with the yearly climate cycles. Public buildings adopted ...
The evolution of the relationship between energy consumption and the architecture of the highrise office building
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982)
With the growing awareness of the rapid disappearance of the global fuel resources, energy conservation became an issue of general concern. Prompted by the results of studies done in the 1970's--which show a marked increase ...
Natural daylighting and energy conservation : innovative solutions for office buildings
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982)
A neighborhood alternative energy plant
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982)
A design that proposes the redefinition of the role of a power plant facility within a community by creating a humane environment for recreation, education, community gathering, living, and energy production; rather than ...
Economic and design analysis of daylighting a commercial tower in a hot and humid climate
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981)
A forty story commercial office tower in Tampa, Florida was redesigned for daylighting. The methods are outlined and results illustrated, A cooling load comparison is done to determine the economic feasibility of such a ...
Architectural representation ; spatial comprehension and assessment through visualization technique
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982)
There are two distinguishable parts to this thesis. Part I is a discourse on architectural representation. It defines the theoretical boundary for Part II, research on a particular spatial representation system, physical ...