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Implications of Modifications to the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and ASHRAE Standard 90.1 in the Upper Midwestern United States
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Modifications to the standards stated by International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and ASHRAE Standard 90.1 are ongoing in response to growing performance expectations beyond the construction industry. As these standards ... -
In a Serious Relationship with my Cell Phone: A Study of Different Perspectives on Mobile Phone Use and Services
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Multiple studies have been conducted on mobile phone use and how, why, how much, and in what ways are individuals using them. However, this study discovers how mobile phones are changing the way an individual thinks, ... -
In Spite of Thunder (or Flight from a Burning Tree): An Exercise in Poetic Recklessness
(North Dakota State University, 2012)This project is a creative exploration and exercise in the serial poetry genre, grounded in the theories set forth in poet Dean Young’s book The Art of Recklessness. Young’s belief that, “No one knows how to write a poem,” ... -
Individual Images for Water Treatment Facility
(2011)These are all the images that compile my final project. -
Inheritance
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Integrated Building Information Modeling Using Off-the-Shelf Software Components: Using Revit, e-Specs and Microsoft Project for Integrated BIM
(North Dakota State University, 2010)This paper examines how a piece of software, Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011, can be used to create an integrated information model for any project using BIM (Building Information Modeling) technology. With the help of ... -
The Integration of Architecture and Empowerment: Inserting Architectural Design into Refugee Camps to Empower Refugees Worldwide
(North Dakota State University, 2018)How can the insertion of architecture and design into refugee habitats empower refugees individually and collectively in specific locations globally? The goal of this research project is to discover ways in which the design ... -
Intentional Community: Architecture Can Form Community for Vanlifers
(North Dakota State University, 2019)What is the potential of community-based infrastructure for vanlifers? Vanlife is an ever-growing movement across North America and the rest of the world. Driven by high costs of living, mundane desk jobs, poor quality of ... -
Interlude/breaking the Horizon
(2012)The Connection by the Idea of a path of Repetition,Broken By a Dynamic movement. -
The Investigation of EEG Responses for Design Tasks Using Traditional and Digital Tools
(North Dakota State University, 2022)With the emergence of computers and modern technology, the way professionals do architecture has drastically change over the recent decades and schools have been faced with the task of how they want to guide the next ... -
Investigation of Potential Anti-Microbial Agents Capable of Inhibiting the Growth of Microorganisms Associated with Dental Implantation-related Infections
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Statement of Problem: Approximately 500,000 dental implant procedures are performed every year, and this number is growing exponentially [1]. Data have shown that these operations have a failure rate of around 5 percent ... -
An Investigation of the Performance of Natatorium Systems
(North Dakota State University, 2023)The air quality in an aquatic facility should be the number one priority when it comes to designing these buildings. The aim of this research is to investigate how we can design a natatorium that efficiently circulates ... -
Lady Lawyers: How The Good Wife Portrays Females in the Legal System
(North Dakota State University, 2012)This research is an attempt at analyzing the messages that entertainment media sends to the public about female lawyers. Although much research has been done on this topic, it has not been revisited in many years, since ... -
Lake Christina Allergy and Asthma Center
(2011)Students in this studio were asked to study the planning principles of a 1960’s “new town” that was proposed for west-central Minnesota, the Minnesota Experimental City(MXC). They were then asked to imagine a new or hybrid ... -
Language Contact and Change: English’s Impact on Subject Personal Pronouns in Spanish
(North Dakota State University, 2012)In my project, I will analyze at the debate of whether English is affecting the use of the subject personal pronoun in Spanish in the United States. In English, the subject personal pronoun is more or less obligatory—speakers ... -
The Language of BIM: Industry Foundation Classes for the Reduction of Construction Time
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Industry Foundation Classes, or IFCs for short, exist for the safe transfer of digital building information between professions. The language of IFC has been prevalent between some architectural firms and their corresponding ... -
Learning Environments: How Space Can Stimulate the Learning Process
(North Dakota State University, 2015)When stimulating the brain and its creativity in learning one needs to focus not on how to drive information in, but instead excite and inspire. The premise for this thesis is in focusing on the topic of space and how it ... -
Life and Architecture in the Public Realm
(North Dakota State University, 2017)While one might think of the public realm as any and all space outside one's front door, the reality has never been as simple. Throughout history, different activities and philosophies have shaped the ways societies interact ... -
The Limitations of Simulation Software in Architectural Design
(North Dakota State University, 2015)Pedestrian simulation software is a design tool that can be useful in helping designers make designs informed by the movement of pedestrians through a defined space. This study looked at the application of the software to ... -
Living through Death in Anime
(North Dakota State University, 2012)The focus of this project is to analyze how Japanese culture view death through anime. In aid of that goal, the project also provides some background information on traditional Japanese myths as well as the two dominant ...