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Green Building: The Integration of LEED v2009 Criteria in the BIM Environment
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Building Information Modeling, or BIM, is the best way to manage every aspect of a building project. The only aspect that is missing is sustainability. While it may be apparent, it is not easily managed my most programs ... -
A Grid-based Space: Cognitive Mapping in Fargo, North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2010)We all navigate the city. We give directions to strangers and friends. We sketch out maps on bar napkins and the backs of our hands. Addresses are scribbled in margins or printed distinctly at the top of letterhead. These ... -
Groat Point Residence Energy Analysis Research
(North Dakota State University, 2014)The purpose of this research project was to perform energy analysis of the Groat Point project, provided by Kristi Hanson Architects. I will first give a description of my research methodology, then I will share my ... -
How Can Declining Rural Communities in North Dakota Be Saved?
(North Dakota State University, 2023)Rural North Dakota has become somewhat of an abandoned land. There are dozens of small communities, with major service gaps and unsustainable populations. With the death of each rural town, the state loses pieces of its ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Making Privately-Funded Mixed-Use NFL Stadium Development Feasible: A Washington DC Case Study
(North Dakota State University, 2018)This research investigates if mixed use designed within the stadium itself can generate revenue that equals a typical stadium subsidy, which would create justification for a privately-funded venue. Because the Washington ... -
The Methodology of Calculating the Carbon Footprint of a Building
(North Dakota State University, 2022)The thesis research topic I chose is the methodology of calculating the carbon footprint of a building. I chose this topic because I care a lot about our environment and sustaining it. How can I take a site and not wipe ... -
Oncology Center: Healing through Architecture
(North Dakota State University, 2017)Designers play an important and specific role in the design of health-related facilities. Specifically, for diseases such as cancer which has its own criteria within the field of health care design. Besides the physical ... -
The Optimal Humanitarian Aid Shelter
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Disasters, both man-made and natural, put a strain on local environments. The best way to handle such a situation is to be prepared for it. A good example of not being prepared for a situation would have to be with Hurricane ... -
Overcoming: An Architectural Response: Study of Architectural Settings that Transition Individuals to Adulthood
(North Dakota State University, 2019)What role do architectural programs and architectural elements play in helping individuals overcome liminal conditions on the pathway to adulthood? This research report will frame student learning in a college environment ... -
Participatory Design | Public Private Partnerships | Crowdfunding: Creative Financing Solutions for the Modern World of Architecture
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The process of an architectural project has long followed the same lineage. - Site selection - Financing - Programming - Design - Construction - Maintenance - Post-Occupancy Review. One of the biggest differences ...