Outputs (441)

Sunlight and daylight in the traditional built environment: case of the hot arid regions. (2000)
Conference Proceeding
BELAKEHAL, A., TABET AOUL, K. and BENNADJI, A. 2000. Sunlight and daylight in the traditional built environment: case of the hot arid regions. In Sayigh, A.A.M. (ed.) Renewables: the energy for the 21st century: proceedings of the 6th World renewable energy congress (WREC VI), 1-7 July 2000, Brighton, UK. Oxford: Pergamon Press [online], chapter 123, pages 624-627. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-008043865-8/50123-9

Sunlighting is an essential consideration in order to achieve an architecture that is environmentally conscious in hot arid regions. The aim of this chapter is to identify the sunlighting strategies and their resulting typology in some urban spaces,... Read More about Sunlight and daylight in the traditional built environment: case of the hot arid regions..

The doocots of Moray: a holistic approach to their evolutionary development. (2000)
Thesis
BROWN, N.A. 2000. The doocots of Moray: a holistic approach to their evolutionary development. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This study concerns a particular building type; the doocot. Consequently the work has an architectural bias. In stark contrast to large-scale, 'high culture', urban buildings erected for human occupation, the mere doocot has been mostly omitted from... Read More about The doocots of Moray: a holistic approach to their evolutionary development..

Scottish market crosses: the development of a risk assessment model. (2000)
Thesis
THOMSON, L.J. 2000. Scottish market crosses: the development of a risk assessment model. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The purpose of the research was to investigate the causes and effects of stone decay and soiling upon Scottish market crosses, and to develop a risk assessment model for this monument type. Risk assessment methods are otherwise used in spheres of bus... Read More about Scottish market crosses: the development of a risk assessment model..

Environmental design using dynamic insulation. (2000)
Journal Article
TAYLOR, B.J. and IMBABI, M.S. 2000. Environmental design using dynamic insulation. ASHRAE transactions, 106(1): proceedings of the 2000 Winter meeting of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), 5-9 February 2000, Dallas, USA, pages 15-26.

In conventional airtight buildings, the architect has considerable freedom to decide how much the external environment will influence the internal heating, cooling, and ventilation loads. The services engineer provides the plant and equipment require... Read More about Environmental design using dynamic insulation..

Improving building function: an analysis of design management processes and operational planning in the development of hospital food service systems. (2000)
Thesis
PARKS, C.A. 2000. Improving building function: an analysis of design management processes and operational planning in the development of hospital food service systems. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The complexity of future societies will be reflected not only in the buildings that are created but also in the processes that evolve such buildings. Within the construction industry, and specifically in relation to large, complex multi-user building... Read More about Improving building function: an analysis of design management processes and operational planning in the development of hospital food service systems..

Bioregions and future state visioning: a visually integrative approach to the presentation of information for environmental policy and management. (1999)
Thesis
BALL, J. 1999. Bioregions and future state visioning: a visually integrative approach to the presentation of information for environmental policy and management. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This thesis explores the comparatively new philosophy of bioregionalism to see what it might have to offer the environmental management process. The foundations of bioregional philosophy stretch back into the early part of last century with roots in... Read More about Bioregions and future state visioning: a visually integrative approach to the presentation of information for environmental policy and management..

Dynamic insulation in multistorey buildings. (1999)
Journal Article
TAYLOR, B.J. and IMBABI, M.S. 1999. Dynamic insulation in multistorey buildings. Building services engineering research and technology [online], 20(4), pages 179-184. Available from : https://doi.org/10.1177/014362449902000403

Dynamic insulation permits the movement of air and moisture through the external walls of a building to reduce heat loss and achieve high indoor air quality. The present paper details a pilot study carried out to examine the influence of fire safety... Read More about Dynamic insulation in multistorey buildings..

Factors influencing salt-induced weathering of building sandstone. (1999)
Thesis
POMBO FERNANDEZ, S. 1999. Factors influencing salt-induced weathering of building sandstone. Robert Gordon University [online], PhD thesis. Available from: https://openair.rgu.ac.uk

The role of chemical cleaning in causing salt-induced weathering of building sandstone was investigated by looking at the changes in a series of weathering indicators selected. These were mainly, porosity and pore size distribution changes, chemical... Read More about Factors influencing salt-induced weathering of building sandstone..

Stone cleaning: a value assessment. (1999)
Thesis
LAING, R.A. 1999. Stone cleaning: a value assessment. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Buildings are an important record of a country's history and cultural heritage, and make an important contribution to modern cultural identity. Any intervention which changes their appearance, or the manner in which they contribute towards the living... Read More about Stone cleaning: a value assessment..

Natural landscape scenic preference: techniques for evaluation and simulation. (1998)
Thesis
WHERRETT, J.R. 1998. Natural landscape scenic preference: techniques for evaluation and simulation. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The aesthetic beauty of a landscape is a very subjective issue: every person has their own opinions and their own idea of what beauty is. However, all people have a common evolutionary history, and, according to the Biophilia hypothesis, a genetic pr... Read More about Natural landscape scenic preference: techniques for evaluation and simulation..