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An Appraisal of California Codes’ Impact on Residential Electricity Consumption
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-03-30)In his talk, he will consider whether California energy policies implemented in the mid1970s influenced residential electricity consumption. Many studies of these policies have been done over the years. These studies ... -
The Runner or the Course? Capacity Endowments and Paradigm Alternations in the Domestic Tech Development of Brazil and Mexico
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2017-01-26)The talk will employ a comparison of the historical experience of four large-scale industries – the Mexican and Brazilian auto and oil industries – to evaluate some of the main factors shaping firm-level learning and ... -
New Directions in Building Information
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Through the Eyes of the User: An Evidence-Based Approach for Evaluating Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Design
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-10-06)The built environment is critical to support the needs of NICU babies, their families, and caregivers. In this session, a novel approach to evaluating design based on the activities and needs of the users will be presented. -
Technology‑Assisted Music Education
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An Energy‐Aware, Agent‐Based Maintenance‐Scheduling Framework to Improve Occupant Satisfaction
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-03-31)Facility management has become increasingly challenging due to complex building systems that generate more diverse and complex maintenance issues. Facility managers and staff must deal with many daily maintenance requests ... -
Sustaining Sustainable Cities: Building Grassroot and Elite Support for Long-Term Urbanism
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-02-25)Chattanooga, Tennessee is considered to be amongst the most sustainable cities in the United States. Kent Portney’s research (Taking Sustainability Seriously) places the city in the top ten most seriously engaged in promoting ... -
3D Body Scanning for Product Design
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-01-28)The human body has complex spatial relationships with consumer products. Products that fit the human body must fit well to deliver performance, comfort, and overall user safety. Yet, body shape and measurements vary ... -
Behavior Mapping to Understand Collaboration
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Sport and Architecture
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TechSAge: reconceptualizing how aging impacts disability and the Implications for the Design of Environments, Products and Technologies
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-04-16)The RERC on Technologies to Support for Successful Aging with Disability (RERC TechSAge) serves as a catalyst for a major shift in the understanding of successful aging with disability and subsequently in the design of ... -
Successful Delivery of Flash Track Products
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015-03-26)The Construction Industry Institute (CII) has funded Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech to develop best practices for the successful implementation of Flash Tracking (Faster fast Track). Flash Track is defined by this research ... -
Variability of User Evaluations Based on Design Representation
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014-10-23)A critical component in the development of new products is the inclusion of input from future users. This input is invaluable in defining and understanding the technical/functional needs that the product must fulfill. ... -
Renewable Urbanism: A Research Agenda of the Eco Urban Lab in Shanghai and Atlanta
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Tools for Collaboration and Decisionmaking
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Space Syntax: Progress and Prospects of a Program of Architectural Research
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013-10-24)Space syntax has emerged internationally as a major program of architectural research addressing the human functions of space. At its core, this program is about modeling the properties and affordances of built form ... -
Usable Spaces or Inclusive Places: Why ADA Didn't Live up to it Promise and What is the Alternative?
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Systems, Modeling and Performance in Architecture
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Defining Artifact and Context in Gothic Architecture: Why It's Not So Obvious
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-10-25)This talk will discuss the “edges” of the Gothic cathedral. Cathedral buildings are big and their walls meet the ground solidly, so how and why are the boundaries of the artifact in fact less definite than they ... -
Smart Space and Interactive Architecture: Making Technology-Empowered Living Labs at NCKU
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012-10-11)Digital technologies continue to proliferate, enabling ever smarter devices, materials and space to change the way we interact with our built environment. While smarter materials, devices, and space can be pervasively ...
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