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Quantifying Fire Hazards of Sustainable Initiatives in the Built Environment
Title
Quantifying Fire Hazards of Sustainable Initiatives in the Built Environment
Author
Saunders, Christina
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Engineering, Sustainability
Description
We are now challenged with design-oriented goals of sustainability initiatives requiring energy efficiency in the built environment. Stricter energy codes have added more potential fuel load to a structure and its building envelope. However, these...
Computational analysis of power loss reduction in BIPV systems considering partial shadow conditions
Title
Computational analysis of power loss reduction in BIPV systems considering partial shadow conditions
Author
Hosseiniirani, Seyedehhamideh
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Sustainability
Description
Implementing PV panels as a source of clean energy for the building sector is growing worldwide. Currently, PV materials are widely installed on building roofs; however, with more population and urban area growth, the rooftop of high-rise building...
A Life Cycle Analysis Approach For Making Sustainable Fiber Optic Purchasing Decisions In The Telecommunication Industry
Title
A Life Cycle Analysis Approach For Making Sustainable Fiber Optic Purchasing Decisions In The Telecommunication Industry
Author
Stephens, Jesse
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Sustainability, Environmental economics, Business
Description
In recent decades, substantial research has surfaced that links global climate change with the human element. As the human species has evolved, the industrialization of prosperous nations has produced extreme consequences on our environment. Conti...
SAFER FOR CYCLING: EVALUATING SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTS OF PROTECTED INTERSECTION GEOMETRIC DESIGN THROUGH MICROSIMULATION
Title
SAFER FOR CYCLING: EVALUATING SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL EFFECTS OF PROTECTED INTERSECTION GEOMETRIC DESIGN THROUGH MICROSIMULATION
Author
Preston, Abigail
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Civil engineering, Transportation, Sustainability
Description
On-street bike lanes have been increasingly visible in the City of Charlotte but rarely utilized. The Charlotte Bikes bicycle program, adopted by City Council May, 2017, proposed that bicycle facilities implemented on arterials should be separated...
THE ROLE OF URBAN GREEN ROOFS AS INVERTEBRATE HABITAT
Title
THE ROLE OF URBAN GREEN ROOFS AS INVERTEBRATE HABITAT
Author
Merritt, Danielle
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Sustainability, Environmental sciences, Ecology
Description
Developed countries witnessed an 80% expansion of urban land use between 1990 and 2015. This is leading to degradation of ecosystems and habitats, resulting in a general loss of biodiversity in urban areas. I investigated the habitat potential of ...