Author(s)/Creator(s)

Karen Kentile

Document Type

Thesis, Senior

Degree

B. ARCH

Date

Spring 2012

Keywords

climate, homes, energy performance, New York, Arizona, Kansas, Florida

Language

English

Disciplines

Architecture | Environmental Design

Description/Abstract

"Architecture attuned to building form and energy production and consumption can, in turn, suggest an alternate landscape for the country...

This book addresses architecture's role in the energy crisis, recognizing that residential buildings account for 53.7% of the built environment and their gridded energy produces over 21% of the United States' carbon emissions. This thesis begins to implement a process for design which can essentially optimize shelter based on climate, and further develop a local context for dwelling."

New York : Mount Morris

Kansas: Saline River Valley, Smokey Hills

Arizona: Salt River

Florida: Moonshine Bay

Additional Information

Advisors: Tim Stenson / Ted Brown

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