Residential buildings account for a large portion of total energy consumption in the United States. Residential energy usage can be dramatically reduced by improving the efficiency of building envelope systems. One such method is to incorporate...
This dissertation presents an analytical investigation that examined the seismic performance of steel stud backed and Concrete Masonry Units (CMU) backed masonry veneer wall systems, under in and out - of - plane loads, in medium rise building...
Qubbat al-Sakhrah (Mosque : Jerusalem); Jerusalem--Buildings, structures, etc.; Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Caliph, 642-705
This thesis provides a hypothesis as to why the Dome of the Rock
was built. I examine various scholarly theories concerning the
construction of the first notable work of Islamic architecture, which was
built in Jerusalem during the last decade of...
The objective of this thesis is to develop computer programs for the dynamic analysis of structures. For a shear building two computer programs were developed: (1) Dynamic Analysis of a Shear Building within the Elastic Range and (2) the Dynamic...
School superintendents--United States; School management and organization--United States; School principals--United States; Leadership--United States; Ethics--United States; Teaching
The need for moral leadership in schools compels us to seek new models for school leadership. This self-study captures the actual experience of a beginning principal using a reflective practitioner methodology in an effort to explore the...
Istanbul (Turkey)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture, Ottoman--Turkey--Istanbul--History
Following the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by the Ottomans, a new trend in architecture developed that achieved a balance between the traditional Ottoman building practices of Bursa and Edirne with the styles found in Byzantium and the West....
Public health administration--Kentucky; Patient advocacy--Kentucky
Background: One of the core functions of public health is to develop policies that support community and individual health. There are many historic examples in which public health practitioners have advocated successfully for policies that...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; University of Louisville. School of Medicine; Educational facilities; Men; Courtyards; Automobiles;
Health Sciences Building, also referred to as the Instructional Building; part of the Health Sciences Center. Photograph taken from above features the sculpture Ad Astra ("to the stars") and provides a view of the south face of the Health...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; University of Louisville. School of Medicine; Educational facilities; Courtyards; Columns;
Health Sciences Building, a modern concrete and glass building featuring large concerte columns. This building is part of the Health Sciences Center. Part of the courtyard can be seen in front of the building; there are several small trees in...
This thesis chronicles my journey within the framework of a hero's journey, as a theatre artist in the Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Louisville's Theatre Arts Department. This thesis is divided into six chapters that explore the...
Research literature acknowledges the importance of teacher leadership in school reform initiatives. The literature is replete with qualitative studies describing the experience of teacher leadership in its variety of enactments. The meager amount...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Houchens Building (Louisville, Ky.); Post offices; Stairways;
Front stairway and entrance to the Houchens Building at the University of Louisville. Both the stairway and the handicap access ramp are visible. The Houchens Building was acquired for $1.3 million. The post office, located in the Houchens...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; University of Louisville. Speed Scientific School; Educational facilities; Doors & doorways;
W.S. Speed Building, part of the J.B. Speed School of Engineering. A view of the entranceway, with the words "Civil & Electrical Engineering" inscribed over the doorway. Current uses: Civil and Environmental Engineering; Electrical...
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; University of Louisville. School of Medicine; Educational facilities; Men; Courtyards; Automobiles;
Health Sciences Building, also referred to as the Instructional Building; part of the Health Sciences Center. This is a view from across the courtyard, from the Library and Commons building. A single figure crosses the courtyard; there are cars...
Floods--Kentucky--Louisville; Floods; Flood damage; Interiors; Basements; University of Louisville--Buildings; Men; Furniture; Stairways; University of Louisville--Employees
Plumbing crew stands in the doorway of the University of Louisville College of Business basement. Left to right: Danny Carter, Plumbing Foreman Physical Plant; Troy Thompson, H.V.A.C. mechanic Belknap Campus; Leo Lear, plumber Belknap Campus; Tom...
Shumaker Research Building (Louisville, Ky.); Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Research facilities; Trees;
The front of the Shumaker Research Building, a multi-story red brick building with a rounded glass feature on the front of the building, with entranceways on either side. The roof is channelled and green like oxidized copper. There are several...
Tutors and tutoring; English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching (Higher)
In this dissertation, I present the results of research conducted in the University Writing Center at the University of Louisville during the fall of 2006 and serves as an example of an empirical study blending qualitative and quantitative methods....
Buildings; University of Louisville--Buildings; Office buildings;
Fairfax Building (Development and University Relations Building) seen from the roof of the Chemistry Building. There are cars in the parking lot in front of the building. Location: Belknap Campus: 2323 South Brook Street. Current uses: Houses U of...
This study defines a new approach for building a Web Services based infrastructure for distributed data mining applications. The proposed architecture provides a roadmap for "autonomic" functionality of the infrastructure hiding the...
Buildings; Automobiles; Utility poles; Industry; Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company
Address: 1541 S. Seventh Street. The Standard Sanitary Company building is shown with a handwritten note in the upper corner, reading "March 10 1925 Brass Finishing Building Standard San. MFG Co. L.W. Hancock Gen Contractor". It's a large...
