Coastal construction manual : principles and practices of planning, siting, designing, constructing, and maintaining buildings in coastal areas.

Mode of access: Internet.

Coastal construction manual : principles and practices of planning, siting, designing, constructing, and maintaining residential buildings in coastal areas.

"FEMA-55."

Lumber requirements for nonfarm residential construction /

"May 1939."

Assessing the impact of streetscape on residential property in lower to middle socio-economic areas

A number of factors have been shown to influence residential property prices in various locations. Studies have identified the importance of location in relation to services, transport and proximity to negative factors such as power lines and cell phone towers. Often the socio-economic status of a residential precinct can determine the overall quality and nature of the streetscapes in that area, with higher value suburbs or locations offering a better visual appearance compared to areas where these factors are not present. However, does the same value for a good streetscape apply in lower socio-economic areas or a buyers more motivated by less aesthetic factors such as size of the house, construction materials or land size. This paper analyses specific streets in a lower to middle socio-economic suburb of Christchurch New Zealand to determine if the location of a house in a street with good streetscape appeal has greater value, investment performance and saleability compared to adjoining streets with less aesthetic appeal.

Public awareness of ‘green’ residential property – an empirical survey based on data from New Zealand and Germany

Over the last few years more stringent environmental laws (e.g. the German “Energie¬ein-sparverordnung ENEV” - Energy Performance of Buildings Directive) and soaring energy prices has increased the need for the real estate industry to react and participate in overall energy reduction through efficient house construction and design, as well as upgrading the existing housing stock to be more energy efficient. Therefore the Property Economics Group at Queensland University of Technology in Australia and Nuertingen-Geislingen University in Germany are carrying out research in relation to sustainable housing construction and public awareness of “green” residential property. Part of this research is to gain an understanding of the level of knowledge and importance of these issues to the house buyer and to determine the importance of sustainable housing to the general public. The paper compares data from two different empirical studies; one of studies analyzes the situation in New Zealand, the other is focused on Germany.

An investigation of the effects of lateral wind loading on pole frame housing

This project set out to investigate the behaviour of a pole frame house subjected to a lateral wind load. The behaviour of poles embedded in the ground was examined. The existing theoretical methods for determining lateral load capacity of an embedded pole were reviewed, and three common methods of pole embedment were tested at different depths to gauge the response of poles and types of pole embedment to a lateral load. The most suitable embedment method was used in the foundation for a full-scale model pole house, which was constructed and tested at various stages during the construction to examine the response of a pole house to lateral wind load. The full scale testing was also used to monitor the effect of the various structural components on the overall stiffuess of the house. The results from the full scale tests were used to calibrate a computer model of a pole house which could then be used to predict the behaviour of different configurations of pole house construction without the need for further expensive full scale tests.

Certificación energética de la vivienda de Ekaitz Roldán y proyecto de posibles mejoras

[ES]Mediante este trabajo se tiene como objetivo la obtención de la calificación energética de la vivienda de Ekaitz Roldán, así como un análisis de posibles mejoras. Para obtener la certificación se usará la herramienta informática CE3X, que se vale de métodos simplificados para conseguirla. Se estudiarán diversos caminos para mejorar el resultado obtenido, existiendo predilección por la actuación sobre las instalaciones térmicas, principalmente sobre la caldera. Mejoras sobre la arquitectura de la casa no se contemplan en principio por ser una casa de relativamente nueva construcción. Se ha obtenido una calificación final de 28,7 (E), y sustituyendo el equipo de agua caliente sanitaria y calefacción por uno que use biomasa como combustible se ha logrado mejorar a 1,3 (A).

Valorização da flora de Cusseque e Caiúndo no centro e sul de Angola e avaliação da biomassa lenhosa utilizada para combustível e construção

Tese de mestrado em Biologia da Conservação, apresentada à Universidade de Lisboa, através da Faculdade de Ciências, 2016

All-weather home building manual /

"Contract H-2047R."

Earth for homes /

Bibliography: p. 59-70.

Standard modular foundation panels for houses of all shapes /

Issued Sept. 1976.

Affordable infill housing : five case studies : Albany, New York ; Burlington, Vermont ; Louisville, Kentucky ; Orange, New Jersey ; Springfield, Massachusetts /

"Joint Center for Affordable Housing"--cover.

Moradia e meio ambiente: extensão universitária e compromisso social

This book’s guideline is a description of the activities developed during the University Extension project entitled "Housing and Environment: building dialogue over the urbanization of the settlement Ilha", located in the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba. This project was coordinated by professors from the Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR). The initial objectives of the extension project were to investigate ways of intervention on the scenario of poor conditions of housing and urbanization of the settlement Ilha, for their land regularization. The book tells the story of the extension project, showing how the initial goals have changed with time. In addition, this book describes the frustrations and the learning process along the way, from the view of professors and students of UTFPR who actively participated in this project. This book also intends to report the feelings that the villagers attributed to their place of residence; the joys, stumbling and learning by using a participatory methodology from what Paulo Freire says about popular education. Moreover, the book brings the confrontation between the technical and popular vision on the regularization of the area.