Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1981. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Includes bibliographical references. / Studies about residential passive solar heating have been conducted in many countries, mostly dealing with new or existing single family houses and nearly unlimited access to the sun. Only a few studies are related to residential projects that use passive solar in an urban context and must cope with limited solar access, fixed city layouts, and constrictive building laws (1,2,3,4). Multifamily housing in German cities accounts for a major portion of the existing building stock. A range of German energy standards try to enforce the improvement of old and poorly insulated structures by these efforts only support conservation. As yet there is no initiative to seek optimal use of available solar energies. The heat loss in multifamily housing is already reduced to a significant degree: only a small number of weather walls and windows create actual heat losses, and internal gains act as beneficial heat sources which lower the demand for space heat. With increased use of solar energy, the usual 8.5 month heating period could be substantially shortened. Calculations included in this work show the potential for reducing the annual heating season to less than three months. Case studies of two tenement building types generic to the city of Berlin describe the existing situation in Germany and explore possible approaches for improving the use of passive solar energy by combining new and innovative materials with the existing building stock. All the factors related to climatic responsible design under local conditions are explained in a step-by-step procedure suitable for use by any architectural office concerned with using passive solar energy in an urban context. / by Alexander W. Lohr. / M.Arch.

The main aim of this thesis is an introduction of the company Haas Fertigbau, which is concerned with construction of wooden houses and after that making of a marketing strategy. This thesis is diveded into three main parts. In the first part of this thesis is analyzed the current situation of the timber industry and of the building. These two fields that like every others were affected by the global economic crisis. In the next part it is introduced a parent company Haas Fertigbau and afterwards there is in great detail described the company Haas Fertigbau based in Chanovice. In the last chapter there is a practical part of this thesis. It contains a partial approximation of the current marketing strategy, a proposal for a comprehensive marketing strategy and a number of recommendations which could be an inspiration for the company into the future.

Lee Ka Fai Ivan. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2008-2009, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 65). / CONTENT / Chapter 1.0 --- THESIS ABSTRACT / Chapter 1.1 --- Background / Chapter 1.2 --- Definition / Chapter 1.3 --- Thesis Question / Chapter 1.4 --- Significance / Chapter 1.5 --- Research Method / Chapter 2.0 --- HISTORY&THEORY / Chapter 2.1 --- Development of Private Housing in Hong Kong / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Timeline / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Building and Zoning Control / Chapter 2.2 --- Key Issues / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Emergence and Shaping of Skyscrapers / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Mixed-use Development / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Principle of Organization / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Relationships with Context / Chapter 3.0 --- RESEARCH O N BLOCK BUILDING / Chapter 3.1 --- General / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Identification of Block Buildings / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Classification of Block Buildings / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Factors Defining the Types / Chapter 3.2 --- 5 Detailed Cases Study / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Montane Mansion Complex / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Tai On Building / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Alhambra Building / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Mirador Mansion / Chapter 3.3 --- Analysis / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Facade Articulation / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Organizing Principles / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Units Types and Variations / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Light and Ventilation / Chapter 4.0 --- SITE SELECTION / Chapter 4.1 --- Site Analysis / Chapter 5.0 --- PREIMINARY DESIGN / Chapter 5.1 --- Programmatic Study / Chapter 5.2 --- Design Testing and Manipulation / Chapter 5.3 --- Design Concept and Development / Chapter 6.0 --- DESIGN / Chapter 6.1 --- Organizing Principles / Chapter 6.2 --- Architectural Design / Chapter 6.3 --- Scenario of Communal Space / Chapter 6.4 --- Unit Variations / Chapter 6.5 --- Final Model Photos and Presentation Panels / Chapter 7.0 --- BIBLIOGRAPHY

Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 1986.

Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 1987.

Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1987.

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