Building Technology Program Theses: Recent submissions

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    • Development of straw insulation board : fabrication methods, structure, thermal performance 

      Harvey, Henry S. (Henry Stimson) (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)
      Insulation board is being fabricated and tested for use in developing countries. It is made at a low density, in the area of 5 to 10 pounds per cubic foot (80 to 160 kilograms per cubic meter), and has good thermal properties ...

    • Adaptable structural surfaces 

      Foeldeak, Hans-Michael, 1975- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003)
      The framework for this thesis are the lightweight constructions that have been developed during the 20th century. As part of this thesis, a prototype for a column has been developed, that is a hybrid construction out of a ...

    • Modeling the water consumption of Singapore using system dynamics 

      Welling, Karen Noiva (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
      Water resources are essential to life, and in urban areas, the high demand density and finite local resources often engender conditions of relative water scarcity. To overcome this scarcity, governments intensify infrastructure ...