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Energy management of the organ fraction of the municipal solid waste. Case study: Metropolitan area of Medellin, Colombia (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Morales Maya, C., Valencia Morales, M. V., González Castaño, A., & Penagos Garcia, G. L. (2015). Energy management of the organ fraction of the municipal solid waste. Case study: Metropolitan area of Medellin, Colombia. In M. Cucinella (Ed.), 15 PLEA: Architecture in (R)Evolution : 31st International PLEA Conference, Bologna 9-11 September 2015 : Book of Abstracts

The global problem of production and final disposal of the municipal solid waste, has today a greater environmental impact due to economic growth, the industrial development and the increase of population in urban areas. In the case of Colombia, the... Read More about Energy management of the organ fraction of the municipal solid waste. Case study: Metropolitan area of Medellin, Colombia.

Intellibility assessment in a square shaped preschool classroom according to the grouping of children of 3 to 5 year of age (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Marin Restrepo, L., Morales Maya, C., Guerrero Teran, G., Gracia Cardona, A., & Waldron Toro, J. (2015). Intellibility assessment in a square shaped preschool classroom according to the grouping of children of 3 to 5 year of age. In T. Ahram, W. Karwowski, & D. Schmorrow (Eds.), Procedia Manufacturing: 6th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2015) and the Affiliated Conferences, AHFE 2015 (6206-6213)

Architecture and Acoustic are intimately related, been sound an extremely important part of the human natural environment. Sounds give specific qualities to spaces establishing whether or not a hearing condition is pleasant or annoying to those who i... Read More about Intellibility assessment in a square shaped preschool classroom according to the grouping of children of 3 to 5 year of age.

Capturing the Realities through Digital Preservation and Scanning Techniques: The case of ZouMaTang Ancient Village, China (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Cheshmehzangi, A., Adkins, D., & Ch’ng, E. (2015). Capturing the Realities through Digital Preservation and Scanning Techniques: The case of ZouMaTang Ancient Village, China.

In China, many villages are facing severe decline and deprivation and some are even replaced or reallocated over time. In recent years, the effects from rapid pace of urbanisation on rural areas has been so significant and at such large scale that ru... Read More about Capturing the Realities through Digital Preservation and Scanning Techniques: The case of ZouMaTang Ancient Village, China.

Architecture by tools: The syntax of drawing and the creativity of thought (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Tahsiri, M. (2015). Architecture by tools: The syntax of drawing and the creativity of thought. . https://doi.org/10.1145/2757226.2764762

This short paper summarizes a PhD research in progress as titled in the heading. The research investigates the effect that design tools have on the method of drawing and creativity in early stages of architectural design with an intention of contribu... Read More about Architecture by tools: The syntax of drawing and the creativity of thought.

Decreasing the effect of verbal noise in analyzing cognitive activity of a design process (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Tahsiri, M., Hale, J., & Niblock, C. (2015). Decreasing the effect of verbal noise in analyzing cognitive activity of a design process. . https://doi.org/10.1145/2757226.2764545

In studying cognitive activity in design it is common practice to use designers' verbalizations during a design process to elicit the reasoning behind design actions. These verbalizations are segmented in order to enable a quantifiable analysis of th... Read More about Decreasing the effect of verbal noise in analyzing cognitive activity of a design process.

Analysis of flexible pavement materials with image analyzer (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Umar, T., & Wamuziri, S. C. (2015). Analysis of flexible pavement materials with image analyzer. In Eighth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-8) (338-345)

Future demand to study and understand properties of flexible pavement materials to enhance its performance and durability and to increase its life is huge. Keeping these points in mind, this study presents the work to assess the distribution of aspha... Read More about Analysis of flexible pavement materials with image analyzer.

A comparison of urban tree populations in four UK towns and cities (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Rumble, H., Rogers, K., Doick, K., & Hutchings, T. (2015). A comparison of urban tree populations in four UK towns and cities. In Trees, People and the Built Environment II - Conference Proceedings

Trees are a valuable asset to cities and towns, providing numerous services that sustain and support human life. They store carbon, filter airborne pollutants and intercept rainwater. The structure of urban tree populations and how resilient urban tr... Read More about A comparison of urban tree populations in four UK towns and cities.