Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Author "Caffey, Stephen"
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Abdulmajeed, Shatha M (2023-01-23)The impacts of global climate change on the designed and built environment have accelerated in the twenty-first century, leading contemporary architects to reconsider conventional building practices. For many centuries, ...
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An Adaptable Net Zero Model to Accelerate Achieving Global Climate Targets: A Monitored Case Study Moghaddasi, Haleh Station (2022-03-14)With increased efforts toward planning for climate change mitigation and the design of carbon neutral and Net Zero (NZ), this study addresses five key barriers in achieving the targets: (1) the lack of consensus in the ...
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Mezaien, Ahmed Abdullah H (2022-07-22)Housing represents a substantial financial challenge for many home-seekers in Saudi Arabia (KSA), especially among young adults. Most private, single-family homes available in the real estate market have significant square ...
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Broussard, Garrett (2014-10-28)An often overlooked key component of 3D animations is the rendering engine. However, some rendering techniques are hard to implement or are too restrictive in terms of the imagery they can produce. The goal of this thesis ...
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Madhani, Himanshu 1986- (2012-11-29)Building Information Modeling (BIM) has changed the ways buildings are designed and constructed. Along with design and construction, operation and maintenance of the built facility is also gaining importance in the ...
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Kavuru, Manogna (2022-08-01)My dissertation pertains to the past, present, and future of Heritage Preservation in India. India, one of the oldest world civilizations - has a diverse built heritage – one that is constantly vying for attention against ...
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Liu, Siran (2015-01-23)This thesis explores the topic of recreating Chinese ink-and-brush painting in 3D computer graphics and introducing film lighting aesthetics into the result. The method is primarily based on non-photorealistic shader ...
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Saseendran, Anusree (2021-07-22)There is a need in the construction industry to attract and recruit more talent to the field to meet the projected rate of employment. The industry suffers from a negative reputation among the public and a lack of diverse ...
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Pariafsai, Fatemeh (2023-05-18)Despite its prominent role in the global economy, the construction industry is still dealing with declining productivity, workplace safety, work disputes, etc. The human element, particularly construction project managers, ...
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Pariafsai, Fatemeh (2023-05-18)Despite its prominent role in the global economy, the construction industry is still dealing with declining productivity, workplace safety, work disputes, etc. The human element, particularly construction project managers, ...
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Catalano, Michael Anthony (2017-01-10)This thesis outlines the research and process of creating an immersive audiovisual work titled “Bright Shadows,” an 11 minute three-dimensional animation of dynamic, colorful abstractions choreographed to instrumental ...
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Salimi Beni, Anahita (2014-12-09)This research combines the need for innovation in character design with the idea of combining 2D and 3D characteristics to create an original and appealing character style. The goal has been to benefit from the capabilities ...
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Ashby, Amanda (2019-12-02)Working as an artist in the film or gaming industries requires finding solutions to unique challenges particular to the project or game one is helping to develop. In addition, many animated films and games are stylized; ...
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Cain, Cashion Alexander (2016-11-09)Architects are often concerned with elements of structure and their relationship to the spaces they create. In this study I use case-control and observational study of two preexisting styles of architecture: Romanesque and ...
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Gobeli, Chelsey Nicole (2018-05-29)The emergence of affordable Head Mounted Displays (HMD) means Virtual Reality (VR) systems are now available to wider audiences. Other than the key target audience, gamers, groups as diverse as oil and gas industries, ...
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Catao Cartaxo Loureiro, Livia (2020-11-12)In Latin America, social housing refers to low-income housing projects provided or subsidized by the state. This dissertation explores an approach for the design and conception of social housing incorporating open building, ...
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Labib, Rania (2019-08-14)The use of large glazed façades in buildings can cause a disabling glare that can impair the vision of the occupants of surrounding buildings. In order to avoid glare, building occupants tend to close their blinds and ...
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Hunter, Christopher Scott (2015-08-07)African American churches have been examined more for the people and events that took place in the buildings rather than for the building that housed the people and events. While many of these churches were organized in ...
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Kiel, Emily Lauren (2012-02-14)The work presented in this thesis explores the idea of embracing, interpreting, and utilizing preexisting art work as source material for new investigations that address the changing relevance of appropriation and ...
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Serna, Mario Abraham (2019-12-12)This thesis explores the abandoned housing in Reynosa, Mexico. Reynosa is the fifth highest city in Mexico with the most abandoned housing, with more than 8,000 abandoned dwellings. This study focuses first on the political ...