Thesis (Ph. D.)(Architecture)--University of Pretoria, 2003. / Includes summary. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 165-168).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 348-380). Also available in print.

Thesis (M. S.)--Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. / Committee Chair: Doyoyo Mulalo; Committee Member: Will Kenneth; Committee Member: Yavari Arash. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.

Thesis (M.S.)--Washington State University, May 2010. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 16, 2010). "School of Earth and Environmental Sciences." Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-57).

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Queensland, 2005. / Includes bibliography.

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Montana State University--Bozeman, 2007. / Typescript. Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Ferd Johns. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-68).

Thesis (M. Arch.)--Montana State University--Bozeman, 2007. / Typescript. Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Ferd Johns. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-83).

El presente proyecto responde al turismo sostenido que se ha demostrado en los últimos años en la región Ica, específicamente en la ciudad de Paracas por sus atractivos turísticos de entorno natural principalmente en la Reserva Nacional de Paracas y las Islas Ballestas, demostrando el potencial de dicha ciudad con relación al turismo por naturaleza. Paracas, es uno de los principales destinos para visitar por el turista nacional y extranjero que visita Ica, con fines de recreación y vacacional en su mayoría, es por ello que la Cámara de Comercio Exterior y Turismo de Paracas ha determinado que para el año 2021 el balneario recibirá aproximadamente un millón de turistas, teniendo en cuenta que los hoteles de la misma categoría llegan en temporada alta a estar completamente ocupado, se necesitará de mayor capacidad hotelera emplazado en entorno natural para poder abarcar la demanda que se tiene proyectado hacia el 2021. Por lo tanto, se propone un Hotel 5 estrellas con énfasis en la arquitectura sostenible, para recibir a los futuros usuarios nacionales y extranjeros y a la vez crear una infraestructura que respete el entorno natural, generando una arquitectura más consecuente con la localidad. / This project responds to the sustained tourism that has been demonstrated in recent years in the Ica region, specifically in Paracas City for its tourist attractions of natural environment, demonstrating its potential in relation to tourism by nature. Paracas, is one of the main destinations to visit by the national and foreign tourist who visits Ica, for recreational and holiday purposes for the most part, that is why the Chamber of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Paracas has determined that by 2021 the bay will receive approximately one million tourists, however, the current hotel located in natural environment in high season are completely occupied, so more hotel capacity be needed to meet the demand that is projected around 2021. For that reason, it’s necessary to proposes a 5-star Hotel with an emphasis on sustainable architecture, to welcome future tourist and, at the same time, create an infrastructure that respects the natural environment, generating a more consistent architecture with the locality. / Trabajo de investigación

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A field study of the feasibility and the performance of a sustainable drainage technique combined with a renewable energy device to provide heating in a domestic setting was carried out from March 2008 to November 2010 to acquire practical data about the system’s operation. Among all the sustainable drainage techniques, permeable pavement system (PPS) was selected to be applied in this project since this particular technique can be used for driveways and car-parking hard standings, but more specially they can be designed as a tanked system whereby an impermeable membrane is installed at the bottom of the tank in order to hold the rainwater collected as runoff from hard areas and roofs before releasing it in a controlled manner. The renewable energy device applied in this study is a ground source heat pump system (GSHP), which has been found in previous studies to provide a better performance when installed in wet conditions. Based on this, the PPS and the GSHP with horizontal ground heat exchanger (GHE) were integrated in a 350mm deep reservoir under ‘real life’ conditins. The combined system operated in heating mode in a family–sized, three bedrooms detached EcoHouse at the Building Research Establishment Innovation Park, Watford, UK. Monitoring the combined system included taking measurements of the temperature of the conditioned space, the ground around the PPS/GSHP system, and of the ambient air every 10 minutes. Assessing the performance of the PPS/GSHP system involved investigating the effect of extracting heat via the GHE on the ground temperature, the impact of the PPS/GSHP on the thermal profile of the air above the surface of the reservoir, and computing the PPS/GSHP coefficient of performance (CoP). The thesis includes information about the design of the PPS/GSHP system including the structure of the sub-base, types and size of the used aggregate and stone, the depth of the excavated reservoir amongst others, also the technical problems that materialized, largely due to the fact that the PPS/GSHP was installed and operating under real-life circumstances. Results obtained from the study provided evidence for the workability of the combined system in regards of stormwater management and of providing heat to the EcoHouse. However, monitoring the rainwater stored in the reservoir showed that, due to leakage, the top part of the buried coil was not covered with water. The monitoring also revealed that the rainwater surrounding parts of the coil was, in severe weather, frozen. Moreover, highly significant correlations (p<0.01) were calculated for the ambient air and the ground temperature relationships with the CoP. All of these factors resulted in a 1.8 coefficient of performance being obtained. This low figure was related to the shallow depth of the reservoir since it became clear that its ground temperature was greatly influenced by the ambient air temperature. The study also revealed that the evaporation process was prevented from occurring due to the Inbitex™ composite layer, as a result there was no significant effect on cooling the thermal profile of the air near the surface of the pavement. Furthermore, it was concluded that continuous heat extraction from the ground contributed to an underground temperature drop.