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USING ARCHITECTURE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING:
PRESENTING VIABLE ENERGY-SAVING RENOVATION DESIGN STRATEGIES TO HOMEOWNERS VIA AN INTERACTIVE WEB LEARNING TOOL
by
Emily Renee Kemper
__________________________________________________
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE
May 2009
Copyright 2009 Emily Kemper
Object Description
| Title | Using architecture in the fight against global warming: presenting viable energy-saving renovation design strategies to homeowners via an interactive web learning tool |
| Author | Kemper, Emily Renee |
| Author email | ekemper@usc.edu; emilykemper@gmail.com |
| Degree | Master of Building Science |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Building Science |
| School | School of Architecture |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-03-11 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-04-24 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Schiler, Marc |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Noble, Doug Milne, Murray Petrunia, Paul |
| Abstract | Architecture plays an important role in the challenges associated with global warming in that buildings are responsible for half of all greenhouse gas emissions due to energy usage. In order for greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced quickly and effectively, clients as well as designers should understand the basic principles of sustainably designed buildings. This thesis attempted to find correlations between precedents in primitive, vernacular, and contemporary housing in order to establish a set of viable renovation design strategies for homeowners looking to reduce their energy consumption. This information was presented to homeowners and clients in the form of a learning tool meant to simplify basic architectural principles and communicate them effectively (Figure A). The result is an interactive web site, which yields design strategies based on regional precedents specific to climate zones. This tool established a framework for a new way of disseminating information about building efficiency to the end user. |
| Keyword | energy efficiency; residential; homeowners; single-family homes; energy-saving; renovation; architecture; design strategies; web site; climate zones; passive design; vernacular; primitive structures; internet; global warming; carbon emissions |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2110 |
| Rights | Kemper, Emily Renee |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Kemper-2795 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume51/etd-Kemper-2795.pdf |
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| Full text | USING ARCHITECTURE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST GLOBAL WARMING: PRESENTING VIABLE ENERGY-SAVING RENOVATION DESIGN STRATEGIES TO HOMEOWNERS VIA AN INTERACTIVE WEB LEARNING TOOL by Emily Renee Kemper __________________________________________________ A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF BUILDING SCIENCE May 2009 Copyright 2009 Emily Kemper |
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