This practicum intends to improve the landscape surrounding the Investors Group Field stadium at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It addresses the site’s current challenges, the proposed changes to the neighboring infrastructure, and how these improvements are better-suited to the daily lives of fans, residents, and University of Manitoba students. The design proposal further aims at creating a more welcoming and enjoyable experience for visitors first arriving at the stadium. Moreover, it shows how fans, residents, and University of Manitoba students would benefit from the interrelationship between Investors Group Field, University of Manitoba, and a changing new neighboring infrastructure — a “win-win” situation entitled Doppelpass (“one-two pass”). / May 2016

Studien har en kvalitativ ansats och dess syfte är att studera studenters upplevda sexuella handlingsutrymme vid Växjö universitets Campus, med utgångspunkt i ett socialkonstruktionistiskt perspektiv. Kvalitativa intervjuer med sju studenter vid Växjö universitet, som är boende på universitets Campusområde ligger till grund för en förståelse av det sexuella handlingsutrymmet. Våra forskningsfrågor kretsar kring huruvida det finns ett sexuellt handlingsutrymme specifikt för Campus och vilka möjligheter respektive hinder som inryms. Med hjälp av socialkonstruktionistiskt orienterade teorier vill vi försöka nå en förståelse. Begrepp som normer, makt, maktstrukturer, heteronormativitet, genusordningen, det romantiska kärlekskomplexet, handlingsteori, den plastiska sexualiteten och demokratiseringen av privatlivet behandlas i uppsatsen. Ambitionen är att få människor att reflektera över maktstrukturer och den förgivet tagna diskursen. Vår förhoppning är att studien på längre sikt ska kunna vidga det sexuella handlingsutrymmet, vari fler individer inkluderas. Slutsatserna är att det finns ett specifikt upplevt sexuellt handlingsutrymme på Campus, som kan ses som en egen kultur. Hinder vi fann i detta utrymme var heteronormen samt genusordningen. Empirin kunde visa en pågående upplösning av det romantiska kärlekskomplexet och närvarandet av den plastiska sexualiteten.

This thesis examines ways to reduce energy consumption in university buildings. Occupancy based controls and other advanced building technologies being studied at the Intelligent Workplace (IW) at Carnegie Melon University were examined to see if they could be applied in at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU). Additionally, a sustainability assessment for the current TAMIU campus was performed with an analysis of the potential for TAMIU to obtain LEED certification from the US Green Building Council. First, occupancy-based controls that would shut off lighting, utilize power management features on computer equipment, and reduce airflow when a space is unoccupied were examined. An estimated annual savings of $525 could be obtained in the test office at Texas A&M by implementing these controls. If same controls were applied to the proposed green building at TAMIU, approximately $203,422 could be saved annually. Secondly, advanced building technologies used at the IW were examined to see if they are feasible in the new green building at TAMIU. Biodiesel cogeneration was found to be economically infeasible as a main power supply using the loads calculated for the building. A feasibility calculation for a radiant heating and cooling system with ventilation was performed and it was estimated that using one of these systems could have potential at TAMIU if the building envelope is designed correctly. Displacement ventilation could be implemented for research purposes in the test bed, but should not be implemented on a broader basis until more is known about the performance of these systems in hot and humid climates. Daylighting should be used in the new building whenever its implementation will not significantly increase solar loads. Thirdly, a sustainability assessment of the current TAMIU campus was performed. Several good practices and areas for improvement were identified in nine sustainability-related areas. The current TAMIU campus was examined to see what scope of work would be required to achieve LEED certification from the US Green Building Council. It was found that 39 credits, which is enough to achieve LEED certification, are either achievable as-is, achievable with a policy change, or achievable with a minor retrofit scope.

This thesis examines ways to reduce energy consumption in university buildings. Occupancy based controls and other advanced building technologies being studied at the Intelligent Workplace (IW) at Carnegie Melon University were examined to see if they could be applied in at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU). Additionally, a sustainability assessment for the current TAMIU campus was performed with an analysis of the potential for TAMIU to obtain LEED certification from the US Green Building Council. First, occupancy-based controls that would shut off lighting, utilize power management features on computer equipment, and reduce airflow when a space is unoccupied were examined. An estimated annual savings of $525 could be obtained in the test office at Texas A&M by implementing these controls. If same controls were applied to the proposed green building at TAMIU, approximately $203,422 could be saved annually. Secondly, advanced building technologies used at the IW were examined to see if they are feasible in the new green building at TAMIU. Biodiesel cogeneration was found to be economically infeasible as a main power supply using the loads calculated for the building. A feasibility calculation for a radiant heating and cooling system with ventilation was performed and it was estimated that using one of these systems could have potential at TAMIU if the building envelope is designed correctly. Displacement ventilation could be implemented for research purposes in the test bed, but should not be implemented on a broader basis until more is known about the performance of these systems in hot and humid climates. Daylighting should be used in the new building whenever its implementation will not significantly increase solar loads. Thirdly, a sustainability assessment of the current TAMIU campus was performed. Several good practices and areas for improvement were identified in nine sustainability-related areas. The current TAMIU campus was examined to see what scope of work would be required to achieve LEED certification from the US Green Building Council. It was found that 39 credits, which is enough to achieve LEED certification, are either achievable as-is, achievable with a policy change, or achievable with a minor retrofit scope.

<p>Studien har en kvalitativ ansats och dess syfte är att studera studenters upplevda sexuella handlingsutrymme vid Växjö universitets Campus, med utgångspunkt i ett socialkonstruktionistiskt perspektiv. Kvalitativa intervjuer med sju studenter vid Växjö universitet, som är boende på universitets Campusområde ligger till grund för en förståelse av det sexuella handlingsutrymmet. Våra forskningsfrågor kretsar kring huruvida det finns ett sexuellt handlingsutrymme specifikt för Campus och vilka möjligheter respektive hinder som inryms. Med hjälp av socialkonstruktionistiskt orienterade teorier vill vi försöka nå en förståelse. Begrepp som normer, makt, maktstrukturer, heteronormativitet, genusordningen, det romantiska kärlekskomplexet, handlingsteori, den plastiska sexualiteten och demokratiseringen av privatlivet behandlas i uppsatsen. Ambitionen är att få människor att reflektera över maktstrukturer och den förgivet tagna diskursen. Vår förhoppning är att studien på längre sikt ska kunna vidga det sexuella handlingsutrymmet, vari fler individer inkluderas. Slutsatserna är att det finns ett specifikt upplevt sexuellt handlingsutrymme på Campus, som kan ses som en egen kultur. Hinder vi fann i detta utrymme var heteronormen samt genusordningen. Empirin kunde visa en pågående upplösning av det romantiska kärlekskomplexet och närvarandet av den plastiska sexualiteten.</p>

Thesis (M.U.D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-47).

Thesis--PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.

Buffalo, New York was once among the wealthiest cities in the United States, today it is one of the poorest, with a poverty rate of 30%. The economic-infrastructural shift following the opening of the St Lawrence Seaway ended the region’s reliance on the Erie Canal, leading to years of economic and population decline. The resulting urban voids left from acres of abandoned worker’s homes, industrial land and commercial strips provide opportunities for an innovative approach to negotiating Buffalo’s urban issues. This thesis proposes the university campus as a pilot project to address settlement and building in this shrinking context by way of a new urban paradigm incorporating ecology, urbanism and architecture.

This practicum examines fear of crime within campus physical environments at the University of Manitoba Fort Garry campus, to develop planning and design recommendations that might contribute to campus safety. The study explores the relationship between planning and crime prevention, including a comprehensive literature review of place-based crime prevention theories; the documentation of selected universities’ crime prevention planning and design principles including University of Minnesota -Twin Cities, Carleton University and University of British Columbia – Vancouver Campus. Seven planning recommendations and seven design recommendations are outlined in the concluding chapter. The study suggests that constant users, natural surveillance, mixed uses, high prospect and low refuge, are key design attributes that are relevant to reducing the fear of crime in campus physical environments. The study also suggests that more awareness about the issue of crime prevention. and information sharing amongst key stakeholders, can help make better decisions on crime prevention planning.

This practicum examines fear of crime within campus physical environments at the University of Manitoba Fort Garry campus, to develop planning and design recommendations that might contribute to campus safety. The study explores the relationship between planning and crime prevention, including a comprehensive literature review of place-based crime prevention theories; the documentation of selected universities’ crime prevention planning and design principles including University of Minnesota -Twin Cities, Carleton University and University of British Columbia – Vancouver Campus. Seven planning recommendations and seven design recommendations are outlined in the concluding chapter. The study suggests that constant users, natural surveillance, mixed uses, high prospect and low refuge, are key design attributes that are relevant to reducing the fear of crime in campus physical environments. The study also suggests that more awareness about the issue of crime prevention. and information sharing amongst key stakeholders, can help make better decisions on crime prevention planning.