Building Technology Program Theses: Recent submissions
Now showing items 142-144 of 230
-
Energy conservation and thermal comfort in buildings in northern Pakistan
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995)The Hunza Valley, a remote area of mountainous northern Pakistan, is undergoing rapid change culturally, socially, and architecturally. Many of these changes are linked to the exchange of information and commerce facilitated ... -
Recommendations for the analysis and design of naturally ventilated buildings in urban areas
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)The motivation behind this work was to obtain a better understanding of how a building's natural ventilation potential is affected by the complexities introduced by the urban environment. To this end, we have derived in ... -
Design of structurally-sound masonry buildings using 3D static analysis
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)In the design of buildings, structural analysis is traditionally performed after the aesthetic design has been determined and has little in uence on the overall form. This thesis presents methods to integrate architectural ...
