Introduction Defensible space was a concept originally explored by Oscar Newman in the 1970s. Defensible Space is an architectural principle of design where the intent of the house layout and […]
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LCCA vs LCA Life Cycle Cost Assessment (LCCA) has a lot of overlap and can be confused with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) due to the similar acronym. LCA focuses on […]
LCA vs LCCA Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has a lot of overlap and can be confused with Life Cycle Cost Assessment (LCCA) due to the similar acronym. LCCA focuses on […]
Introduction Energy conservation and energy recovery strategies can be used to reduce reliance and overall use (cost) of a building’s HVAC system. These strategies can involve mechanical systems, heat transfer […]
Introduction All buildings generally require some sort of fire and life safety precautions. Smaller residential buildings will require at the very least, fire detectors such as smoke and carbon detectors […]
Introduction: The Floor Area Ratio (FAR) is the main regulating component that controls the overall sizes of buildings. FAR is the total ratio of the total buildable floor area to […]
Introduction Regardless of what energy conservation choices are made and sustainable strategies employed, it is still relatively rare for buildings to be Net Zero (requiring zero energy). Even if a […]
Introduction Exterior wall assemblies are designed in limitless ways, with immeasurable different amounts of materials. However, all of these assemblies generally conform to one of two different strategies to prevent […]
Introduction: Occupancy Groups are defined by building code in order to help categorize and classify the use of spaces. These influence and control so many different things such as maximum […]
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