Building Technology Program Theses: Recent submissions

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    • Financial analysis of energy-efficient façade systems for application in commercial office developments 

      Dee, Rocelyn Sy, 1976- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)
      Advocates for sustainable development have been campaigning for the implementation of green features in developments. New and high-technology energy-efficient technologies, such as photovoltaic cells and double skin façades, ...

    • Natural ventilation possibilities for buildings in the United States 

      Dean, Brian N. (Brian Nathan), 1974- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
      In the United States, many of the commercial buildings built in the last few decades are completely mechanically air conditioned, without the capability to use natural ventilation. This habit has occurred in building designs ...

    • Material impacts on operational energy usage 

      Love, Andrea, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)
      Decisions regarding materials and construction of a building are made all the time in the architectural process, but thought is not always given to how those choices may affect the buildings ultimate energy usage and the ...