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Title: Our Energy Future: Lessons in Sustainability AND IPRO Teams for K-12: The Education Outreach Service Learning Cluster (sequence unknown), IPRO 332 - Deliverables: IPRO 332 Midterm Presentation F09
Creator: Chavez, Jorge, Johnson, Ross, Chin, Jason, Grande, Gina, Lay, Livia, Mccloat, Declain, Nguyen, Nam, Olechno, Patrick, Randle, Jennifer, Tyler Ii, Micheal, Vega, Mayra, Weiner, Andrew, Zajac, Gregory
Date: 2009-12
Description: The mission of the IPRO is to educate the community, focusing mainly on elementary and high school students, on the issues of sustainability...
Show moreThe mission of the IPRO is to educate the community, focusing mainly on elementary and high school students, on the issues of sustainability and energy conservation. The group looks to expand on the work that has been completed in previous semesters, by adding multi-media presentations to enhance the current teaching modules. Previous modules have presented to classrooms simply with information, and the team looks to add upon this by adding interactive and entertaining materials to intrigue the audience.
Deliverables for IPRO 332: IOur Energy Future: Lessons in Sustainability AND IPRO Teams for K-12: The Education Outreach Service Learning Cluster for the fall 2009 semester
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Title: Our Energy Future: Lessons in Sustainability AND IPRO Teams for K-12: The Education Outreach Service Learning Cluster (sequence unknown), IPRO 332 - Deliverables: IPRO 332 IPRO Day Presentation F09
Creator: Chavez, Jorge, Johnson, Ross, Chin, Jason, Grande, Gina, Lay, Livia, Mccloat, Declain, Nguyen, Nam, Olechno, Patrick, Randle, Jennifer, Tyler Ii, Micheal, Vega, Mayra, Weiner, Andrew, Zajac, Gregory
Date: 2009-12
Description: The mission of the IPRO is to educate the community, focusing mainly on elementary and high school students, on the issues of sustainability...
Show moreThe mission of the IPRO is to educate the community, focusing mainly on elementary and high school students, on the issues of sustainability and energy conservation. The group looks to expand on the work that has been completed in previous semesters, by adding multi-media presentations to enhance the current teaching modules. Previous modules have presented to classrooms simply with information, and the team looks to add upon this by adding interactive and entertaining materials to intrigue the audience.
Deliverables for IPRO 332: IOur Energy Future: Lessons in Sustainability AND IPRO Teams for K-12: The Education Outreach Service Learning Cluster for the fall 2009 semester
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Title: DEGRADATION RATE MODEL TO ESTIMATE SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION
Creator: Zhai, Wenjuan
Date: 2016, 2016-05
Description: Concern over climate change as a consequence of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human activities has resulted in efforts to better...
Show moreConcern over climate change as a consequence of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human activities has resulted in efforts to better understand potential mitigation measures such as carbon sequestration in soils. Processes shaping natural carbon sequestration may be used to remove excess CO2 from combustion and other anthropogenic sources of carbon, and, alleviate concerns over climate change. Land application of biosolids is a process that increases the amount of soil carbon sequestration and may produce carbon credits in accordance with the definition of UN Climate Change Convention. A dynamic degradation rate model (DRM) has been developed based on a mass balance and first order kinetics to describe the soil organic carbon (SOC) decomposition process, which provides insights on carbon sequestration due to microbial biomass, SOC, CO2 emission rates, residence time of sequestered carbon, and biomass to biosolids ratios. A curve fitting approach was used to produce a best fit average degradation rate for biosolids degradation and microbial biomass yield. This study employed a 34-year biosolids application database from the literature to determine the amount of carbon sequestered in 41 strip-mined Illinois fields. The DRM application identifies two SOC phases in soil. Soil organic carbon gain in phase one (first 10 yrs) is primarily due to biosolids C application remaining and accumulation while in phase two, SOC gain is due to biomass or C sequestration. Carbon sequestration changes with time relate to variations in biosolids application amounts (10 and 18 Mg ha-1 yr-1), different degradation rate constants (0.04yr-1 to 0.16yr-1), and biomass yields (35 to 40%). Additionally, comparison between model simulation results and laboratory resultsdetermine the amount of carbon sequestered in 41 strip-mined Illinois fields. The DRM application identifies two SOC phases in soil. Soil organic carbon gain in phase one (first 10 yrs) is primarily due to biosolids C application remaining and accumulation while in phase two, SOC gain is due to biomass or C sequestration. Carbon sequestration changes with time relate to variations in biosolids application amounts (10 and 18 Mg ha-1 yr-1), different degradation rate constants (0.04yr-1 to 0.16yr-1), and biomass yields (35 to 40%). Additionally, comparison between model simulation results and laboratory resultsdetermine the amount of carbon sequestered in 41 strip-mined Illinois fields. The DRM application identifies two SOC phases in soil. Soil organic carbon gain in phase one (first 10 yrs) is primarily due to biosolids C application remaining and accumulation while in phase two, SOC gain is due to biomass or C sequestration. Carbon sequestration changes with time relate to variations in biosolids application amounts (10 and 18 Mg ha-1 yr-1), different degradation rate constants (0.04yr-1 to 0.16yr-1), and biomass yields (35 to 40%). Additionally, comparison between model simulation results and laboratory resultsdetermine the amount of carbon sequestered in 41 strip-mined Illinois fields. The DRM application identifies two SOC phases in soil. Soil organic carbon gain in phase one (first 10 yrs) is primarily due to biosolids C application remaining and accumulation while in phase two, SOC gain is due to biomass or C sequestration. Carbon sequestration changes with time relate to variations in biosolids application amounts (10 and 18 Mg ha-1 yr-1), different degradation rate constants (0.04yr-1 to 0.16yr-1), and biomass yields (35 to 40%). Additionally, comparison between model simulation results and laboratory results provided by a yearlong study indicates that higher temperatures and moisture content and finer soils are related to larger degradation rates. To summarize, this study has the following contributions: (1) developed a degradation rate model which simulates the biosolids degradation process in soil and identifies two SOC phases in soil, and quantifies the biosolids degradation rate constant, biomass yield, and the C sequestered amount for multiple and long term soil application; (2) assessed the effect of changes in the amount of biosolids applied, soil type, and weather conditions on the C degradation rate by comparing model results to laboratory data; and (3) provides an easy quantitative method for predicting C sequestration from biosolids added to soil.
Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, May 2016
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Title: Design of a Large Scale Structure (sequence 315), IPRO 315 - Deliverables
Creator: Aguilar-wedge, Carmen, Animashaun, Oladipo, Baur, Alex, Cullen, Michael, Hadi, Shuaib, Hedge, Namrata, Kuo, Steve, Lee, Christopher, Lee, Yongdoo, Rybaltowski, Karol, Scully, Dawveed, Shen, Jie-hua, Yousef, Shadi
Date: 2009-12
Description: Located in Oakbrook, IL the architects and engineers of IPRO 315 will design a 22 story hotel. Together architects and engineers will modify...
Show moreLocated in Oakbrook, IL the architects and engineers of IPRO 315 will design a 22 story hotel. Together architects and engineers will modify and re analyze a structure created by pervious designers, and select any new materials for construction. In creating the hotel students will be responsible for the structural analysis of columns, beams, foundation, steel, and concrete design required to insure all serviceability requirements. The students will be required to follow the 2006 International Building Code, and secure the safety of all possible occupants. Management, leadership, ethics, and teamwork will be an integral part of building a large scale structure as students learn to work together on a “real life” project.
Deliverables for IPRO 315: Design of a Large Scale Structure for the fall 2009 semester
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Title: SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION OF NIOBIUM FOR SUPERCONDUCTING RF CAVITIES
Creator: Cao, Chaoyue
Date: 2014, 2014-07
Description: Surface characterization techniques including point contact tunneling (PCT) spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy have been employed to study...
Show moreSurface characterization techniques including point contact tunneling (PCT) spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy have been employed to study the surface of niobium (Nb) superconducting radio frequency (SRF) cavities. PCT spectroscopy provides a direct means of measuring the surface superconductivity, which is closely correlated with the cavity’s performance characterized by the quality factor Q. Cavities with remarkably high Q show near ideal tunneling spectra with sharp coherent peaks and low zero bias conductance, consistent with the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrie↵er (BCS) density of states (DOS), and bulk gap parameter, " = 1.55 -1.6 meV. Cavities with Q-drop often exhibit strong non-uniform heating during RF operations, with high loss regions identified as hot spots. PCT spectra on hot spots reveal suppressed superconductivity, broadened DOS and Kondo tunneling, consistent with magnetic impurities on the surface. Raman spectra on hot spots indicate the presence of various impurities on the surface including amorphous carbon, C-H chain compounds and NbC, providing insights into the formation of hot spots. The origin of the impurities is unclear at present but it is suggested that particular processing steps in SRF cavity fabrication may be responsible.
Ph.D. in Physics, July 2014
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Title: Devices that Assist Blind & Visually-Impaired Individuals in Swimming and Other Exercise Activities (sequence unknown), IPRO 310 - Deliverables: IPRO 310 Midterm Presentation F09
Creator: Dykeman, Kimberly, Healton, Michaela, Lipman, Timothy, Ludwig, Ross, Park, Jay, Reilly, Jeffrey, Sarkar, Smita, Sirk, Phillip, Toro, Branden
Date: 2009-12
Description: The objective is to develop, test, and implement assistive technology with the community that promotes safety and improves independence of...
Show moreThe objective is to develop, test, and implement assistive technology with the community that promotes safety and improves independence of blind and visually impaired (BVI) swimmers.
Sponsorship: Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind & Visually-Impaired. Notre Dame University
Deliverables for IPRO 310:Devices that Assist Blind & Visually-Impaired Individuals in Swimming and Other Exercise Activities for the fall 2009 semester.
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Title: BIG DATA SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE AT EXTREME SCALES
Creator: Zhao, Dongfang
Date: 2015, 2015-07
Description: Rapid advances in digital sensors, networks, storage, and computation along with their availability at low cost is leading to the creation of...
Show moreRapid advances in digital sensors, networks, storage, and computation along with their availability at low cost is leading to the creation of huge collections of data { dubbed as Big Data. This data has the potential for enabling new insights that can change the way business, science, and governments deliver services to their consumers and can impact society as a whole. This has led to the emergence of the Big Data Computing paradigm focusing on sensing, collection, storage, management and analysis of data from variety of sources to enable new value and insights. To realize the full potential of Big Data Computing, we need to address several challenges and develop suitable conceptual and technological solutions for dealing them. Today's and tomorrow's extreme-scale computing systems, such as the world's fastest supercomputers, are generating orders of magnitude more data by a variety of scienti c computing applications from all disciplines. This dissertation addresses several big data challenges at extreme scales. First, we quantitatively studied through simulations the predicted performance of existing systems at future scales (for example, exascale 1018 ops). Simulation results suggested that current systems would likely fail to deliver the needed performance at exascale. Then, we proposed a new system architecture and implemented a prototype that was evaluated on tens of thousands nodes on par with the scale of today's largest supercomputers. Micro benchmarks and real-world applications demonstrated the e ectiveness of the proposed architecture: the prototype achieved up to two orders of magnitude higher data movement rate than existing approaches. Moreover, the system prototype was incorporated with features that were not well supported in conventional systems, such as distributed metadata management, distributed caching, lightweight provenance, transparent compression, acceleration through GPU encoding, and parallel serialization. Towards exploring the proposed architecture at millions of node scales, simulations were conducted and evaluated with a variety of workloads, showing near linear scalability and orders of magnitude better performance than today's state-of-the-art storage systems.
Ph.D. in Computer Science, July 2015
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Title: DESIGN OF RESILIENT CONTROLLABLE CHEMICAL PROCESSES - AN AUTOTHERMAL REACTOR CASE-STUDY
Creator: Chylla, R. W., Cinar, A.
Date: 1990-07
Publisher: AMER CHEMICAL SOC
Description: A technique for the analysis of state-space linear systems is applied to the problem of selection of resilient chemical process designs....
Show moreA technique for the analysis of state-space linear systems is applied to the problem of selection of resilient chemical process designs. Structural Dominance Analysis affords the evaluation of many process design and control configurations and assessment of the effects of potential manipulated variables and disturbances. After a brief presentation of the analysis method, a complex multibed tubular autothermal reactor system is examined. Resilient process configurations, ease of control, and effects of various inputs on reactor state variables and outputs are considered, and effective control configurations are selected.
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Title: Reuse of 1230 N. Burling | Cabrini Green Youth Center
Creator: Ciorba, Dan
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: Demolishing a concrete building that is structurally sound is ecologically wasteful and irresponsible. With the many advantages concrete...
Show moreDemolishing a concrete building that is structurally sound is ecologically wasteful and irresponsible. With the many advantages concrete offers and rising energy costs, there needs to be a way that existing and structurally sound, concrete buildings can be reused. This explored method for concrete reuse depends heavily on technological advances in the foreseeable future that allow for the process to be accomplished efficiently and for the material to be preserved for a longer period of time.
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Title: Searching for W' bosons at LHC with single top production, Proceedings of the XLIII International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics
Creator: Duffty, Daniel, Sullivan, Zack
Date: 2013-09-15, 2013-09-15
Publisher: IIT Press
Description: One of the strengths of the LHC is its capacity for the discovery of new physics. As a consequence of many BSM theories, W′ bosons make an...
Show moreOne of the strengths of the LHC is its capacity for the discovery of new physics. As a consequence of many BSM theories, W′ bosons make an ideal particle to search for to constrain many models. One mode in particular has relatively low background: Single top quark production mediated by a W′ boson. For W′ masses less than 1500 GeV, all the decay products of the top quark are visible, and the strongest channel is the top’s decay into an electron or muon, with the associated neutrino and a bottom jet. As the W′ mass increases, the decay products from the highly boosted top and bottom quarks from the W′ appear as fat jets; boosted top tagging algorithms abound, and we propose a boosted bottom tag to set an exclusion limit of 2750 GeV for standard model-like couplings with existing 8 TeV data.
Sponsorship: IIT College of Science, High Energy Physics Division of Argonne National Laboratory
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Title: BIO-COMPOSITE NANOMATERIALS; CHARACTERIZATION, MANIPULATION AND APPLICATION
Creator: Kim, Taeyoung
Date: 2013, 2013-05
Description: Biomaterials are any matter or material which interacts with biological system which were present on natural or synthetic nonviable materials....
Show moreBiomaterials are any matter or material which interacts with biological system which were present on natural or synthetic nonviable materials. An ideal biomaterial must physically and chemically compatible for biological applications to avoid toxicity and immune reaction. Collagen is a widely abundant, robust biopolymer that is found in the extracellular matrix (ECM) of many tissues. In terms of its structure and organization, collagen is a bio-nano material. The use of collagen in stem cell differentiation is particularly enticing since it is now evident that the extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins can regulate the cell’s fate and growth by their molecular and physical properties. In this thesis research, we have characterized the physical and structural properties of collagen and its composite materials. We found collagen interacts with NaCl and other nano-materials, such as carbon nanotube (CNT) and TiO2 nanotube, resulting in the modification of collagen structure and increase of its stiffness. In particular, CNT has changed collagen structure at both the molecular level and the higher organizational level. The effects of the matrices on cell growth and development were studied. It was found that collagen/CNT matrix specify and accelerate the stem cell differentiation toward neural cells. Since neurons form the foundation of biological circuit, manipulation of neurons in growth has the potential to form desired biological circuit. We also examined collagen in vaginal wall connective tissues, and found that alteration of collagen properties in clinical tissues is correlated to the onset of pelvic organ prolapse.
PH.D in Chemistry, May 2013
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Title: FoodLab - A revitalization strategy for the Pari yard, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Creator: Lussich Garese, Maria Fernanda
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: This project aims to develop a new design strategy to redevelop the Pari yard and reclaim the adjacent Tamanduatei river by turning it into an...
Show moreThis project aims to develop a new design strategy to redevelop the Pari yard and reclaim the adjacent Tamanduatei river by turning it into an operative landscape. A holistic system to harverst, clean and reuse the abundant summer rainfall was created in order to enable a highly sustainable urban redevelopment.
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Title: Feedback control of a continuous-flow stirred tank reactor with competing autocatalators
Creator: Chaivorapoj, W., Birol, I., Cinar, A., Teymour, F.
Date: 2003-08-06
Publisher: AMER CHEMICAL SOC
Description: Two types of nonlinear feedback control schemes are introduced and analyzed for their capability of recovering the original state of an...
Show moreTwo types of nonlinear feedback control schemes are introduced and analyzed for their capability of recovering the original state of an isothermal continuous-flow stirred tank reactor with one robust cubic autocatalytic species, perturbed by a temporary disturbance of an invading cubic autocatalytic species in the inflow. The control objectives are to eliminate the invading species from the system and to restore the original state of the host species. The extent of applicability of the control design to different nonrobust invading species is studied, when the controller is tuned for a specific invader. Moreover, a time-delay feature is suggested in one of the control schemes developed to achieve the control objectives in systems with poor detection of invading species.
Endnote format citation for DOI:10.1021/ie020427+
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Title: the evolution of the south fork turning basin: Grilli_Preliminary_Research
Creator: Grilli, Graham
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: a historical analysis of the South Fork Turning basin from 1833-2040 including proposals for future timeline. wetland remediation coupled with...
Show morea historical analysis of the South Fork Turning basin from 1833-2040 including proposals for future timeline. wetland remediation coupled with modular housing and adaptive reuse solutions. prototype for other potential developments along river's edge leading to healthier Great Lakes basin.
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Title: Defining the Role of the 21st Century Public Library in Madison: Bartley_N_MadisonLibrary_Final_Board
Creator: Bartley, Nate
Date: 2011, 2011-05
Description: Madison, WI is dominated by two main forces; the state government and the University of Wisconsin. These two institutions are linked by State...
Show moreMadison, WI is dominated by two main forces; the state government and the University of Wisconsin. These two institutions are linked by State Street, a pedestrian and bike corridor that serves as the main public gathering space for the city. The new Central Public Library along this strip will provide a free, democratic space for all Madison citizens. Beyond collecting books and storing media, the Madison Library offers opportunities for gatherings and informational exchanges 24 hours a day.
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Title: Cure for the IKIA Syndrome : presented at IACRL 2008 conference: 08Final_Schedule
Creator: Uth, Charles, Link, Jeanne
Date: 2008-02
Description: Informal observations of a practical and creative approach piloting Blended Library Instruction for undergraduate Civil Architecture and...
Show moreInformal observations of a practical and creative approach piloting Blended Library Instruction for undergraduate Civil Architecture and Engineering students, in collaboration with faculty. At Illinois Institute of Technology students don’t receive library instruction as a required class or in tandem with a composition class. Faculty will schedule one-time sessions, which ideally should be planned with a class assignment in mind, but students are rarely engaged with a one time instruction. Many have IKIA syndrome or I Know It Already syndrome. The Millennials are a group that has integrated technology into every aspect of their lives and they assume that retrieving useful or necessary information will be easy. When they discover this isn’t the case lack of time, heightened anxiety, and increased frustration can prevent them from doing their best work. By intentionally creating a similar crisis prior to library instruction, students were more interested in what they stood to gain during pending library instruction. In this presentation we will discuss: 1) A creative means of delivering library instruction to a traditionally challenging population: engineering undergraduate students 2) Qualitative information collected via multiple assignments and interpreted in a quantitative fashion, as well as our observations. 3) A method for preparing students for library instruction that can be applied in almost any discipline without asking the instructor to sacrifice class time.
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Title: PROBING THE PAN-GENOME OF LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES
Creator: Deng, Xiangyu
Date: 2011-04-26, 2011-05
Description: Bacterial pathogens often show significant intra-species variations in ecological fitness, host preference and pathogenic potential to cause...
Show moreBacterial pathogens often show significant intra-species variations in ecological fitness, host preference and pathogenic potential to cause infectious disease. The species of Listeria monocytogenes, a facultative intracellular pathogen and the causative agent of human listeriosis, consists of at least three distinct genetic lineages. Two of these lineages predominantly cause human sporadic and epidemic infections, whereas the third lineage has never been implicated in human disease outbreaks despite its overall conservation of many known virulence factors. The genomes of 26 L. monocytogenes strains representing the three lineages are compared based on both in silico comparative genomic analysis and high-density, pan-genomic DNA microarray hybridizations. We uncover 86 genes and 8 small regulatory RNAs that likely make L. monocytogenes lineages differ in carbohydrate utilization and stress resistance during their residence in natural habitats and passage through the host gastrointestinal tract. We also identify 2,330 to 2,456 core genes that define this species along with an open pan-genome pool that contains more than 4,052 genes. Phylogenomic reconstructions based on 3,560 homologous groups allowed robust estimation of phylogenetic relatedness among L. monocytogenes strains. The pan-genome approach enables accurate co-analysis of DNA sequence and hybridization array data for both core gene estimation and phylogenomic reconstruction. Application of our method to the pan-genome of L. monocytogenes sheds new insights into the intra-species genomic diversification, niche expansion and evolution of this important foodborne pathogen.
Ph.D. in Biology, May 2011
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Title: Urban Margins : An Architectural Narrative: Phillips - Masters Book
Creator: Phillips, Christopher
Date: 5/4/2011, 2011-05
Description: Manhattan’s expansion is limited by its context; for decades its growth has been upward and inward. It fills the remaining gaps and leftover...
Show moreManhattan’s expansion is limited by its context; for decades its growth has been upward and inward. It fills the remaining gaps and leftover spaces in its own fabric. As time presses on, this layered context grows in density, accumulating a thickness around the alley, the fire escape, and the rooftop. By resisting the city’s tendency to stifle, one can gather these moments of Manhattan’s past, and channel the interplay of space and narrative.
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Title: Green Building Design Concept & Integration (sequence unknown), IPRO 335 - Deliverables
Creator: Avanessian, Aris, Banda, Justine, Bergerson, Joshua, Burke, Jeffrey, Christo, Robert, Dexter, Eric, Kim, Kibum, Mey, Andrew, Okunaga, Jonathan, Razeq, Ali, Schaefer, Jacqueline, Thovar Leon, Adrian, Um, Hye
Date: 2009-12
Description: The scope of this IPRO project spans structural, architectural, foundation, HVAC, lighting and electric system designs, as well as building...
Show moreThe scope of this IPRO project spans structural, architectural, foundation, HVAC, lighting and electric system designs, as well as building cost estimating and professional ethics. The IPRO team will become informed about and apply principles associated with green design concepts, energy sustainability, post occupancy comfort, acoustic design issues, smart building concepts, health issues (abatement of mold- and allergy-causing agents), and safety considerations.
Deliverables for IPRO 335: Green Building Design Concept & Integration for the fall 2009 semester
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Title: High Performance Green Homes (sequence unknown), IPRO 317 - Deliverables: IPRO 317 Project Plan F09
Creator: Bhat, Adnan, Campbell, Brittanie, Cink, Jefferey, Gutstein, Yehuda, Hadi, Shuaib, Hafdi, Kamal, Hasan, Hasan, Kenig, Elezar, Lipski, Brian, Lollino, Luca, Margolis, Jordan, Nigamatzyanov, Tagir, Patel, Hiren, Patel, Neal, Shehada, Hazem, Toops, Melissa, Trauner, Crystal, Zgourdah, Mourad
Date: 2009-12
Description: The purpose of this project is to show how a team committed to helping people help save the world can leapfrog today's best designs. As...
Show moreThe purpose of this project is to show how a team committed to helping people help save the world can leapfrog today's best designs. As opposed to the tradition of minimum design standards that just meeting the building code, highest practical design standards are the focus. True sustainability is the goal of this project, including; Zero Carbon Emissions, Net Zero Energy, 100% Solar Power, 10 times the traditional design life, 1/10th the maintenance, rot proof, termite proof, fire proof, hurricane and earthquake resistant. The project team, using cutting edge technology, will develop all aspects of a start-up design and build company to promote High Performance Green Homes. This project will provide a great opportunity for IIT students to experience a challenging and interesting project and to significantly contribute to a better world.
Sponsorship: Jimmy Eng
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