Building Technology Program Theses: Recent submissions

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    • Sustainability in architecture 

      Cordero, Elizabeth, 1959- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)
      Current standard practice in architecture does not take into account the external societal costs that a building creates. To understand the total consequences of a building, one must consider all of the ecological and human ...

    • Straw insulation materials to address heating fuel requirements, thermal comfort, and natural resource depletion in developing regions 

      Charlson, Joseph Arons (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)
      In modem society, major stresses are placed on the natural environment in an attempt to make the location comfortable for the human occupants. For many developing regions with cold winters such as northern Pakistan, new ...

    • Natural ventilation generates building form 

      Chen, Shaw-Bing (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996)
      Natural ventilation is an efficient design strategy for thermal comfort in hot and humid climates. The building forms can generate different pressures and temperatures to induce natural ventilation. This thesis develops a ...