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Fundamentals of Building Performance Simulation pares the theory
and practice of a multi-disciplinary field to the essentials for
classroom learning and real-world applications. Authored by a
veteran educator and researcher, this textbook equips graduate
students and emerging and established professionals in engineering
and architecture to predict and optimize buildings' energy use. It
employs an innovative pedagogical approach, introducing new
concepts and skills through previously mastered ones and deepening
understanding of familiar themes by means of new material. Covering
topics from indoor airflow to the effects of the weather, the
book's 19 chapters empower learners to: Understand the models and
assumptions underlying popular BPS tools Compare models,
simulations, and modelling tools and make appropriate selections
Recognize the effects of modelling choices and input data on
simulation predictions And more. Each subject is introduced without
reference to particular modelling tools, while practice problems at
the end of each chapter provide hands-on experience with the tools
of the reader's choice. Curated reading lists orient beginners in a
vast, cross-disciplinary literature, and the critical thinking
skills stressed throughout prepare them to make contributions of
their own. Fundamentals of Building Performance Simulation provides
a much-needed resource for new and aspiring members of the building
science community.
Fundamentals of Building Performance Simulation pares the theory
and practice of a multi-disciplinary field to the essentials for
classroom learning and real-world applications. Authored by a
veteran educator and researcher, this textbook equips graduate
students and emerging and established professionals in engineering
and architecture to predict and optimize buildings' energy use. It
employs an innovative pedagogical approach, introducing new
concepts and skills through previously mastered ones and deepening
understanding of familiar themes by means of new material. Covering
topics from indoor airflow to the effects of the weather, the
book's 19 chapters empower learners to: Understand the models and
assumptions underlying popular BPS tools Compare models,
simulations, and modelling tools and make appropriate selections
Recognize the effects of modelling choices and input data on
simulation predictions And more. Each subject is introduced without
reference to particular modelling tools, while practice problems at
the end of each chapter provide hands-on experience with the tools
of the reader's choice. Curated reading lists orient beginners in a
vast, cross-disciplinary literature, and the critical thinking
skills stressed throughout prepare them to make contributions of
their own. Fundamentals of Building Performance Simulation provides
a much-needed resource for new and aspiring members of the building
science community.
Staging Democracy responds to compelling calls in democratic theory
for communication and coalition across social difference by asking
how we realize these ideals in concrete terms. It shifts the focus
from if and why marginalized difference should find entry into
politics, to the practical question of how this is to be done. What
explains those rare moments when marginalized voices break through
in contemporary politics? And how might a closer look at the
strategies and resources at play within such moments enhance how we
understand and enact civic engagement? Political theory and
practice have traditionally overlooked the performing arts as a
site of civic politics, and yet marginalized communities
continually turn to them to communicate, challenge, and catalyze
change. This book brings vivid moments of creative practice from
three continents together with performance studies and political
scholarship to argue that artistic performance offers a potent form
of democratic voice for claims from the margins. Across political
contexts, democratic aims, and artistic genres, Staging Democracy
shows how the very qualities that lead some to think of the arts as
unclear, irrational, and irresponsible – and thus politically
suspect – shape artistic performance’s distinct capacity to
enact democratic engagement in conditions of deep difference and
inequality.
This textbook aims to guide, instruct and inspire the next
generation of innovation designers, managers and leaders. Building
upon an evidence-based innovation development process, it
introduces, explains and provides visual models and case examples
of what Business Design is, how it is applied across sectors and
organizations, and its impact on decision-making and value
creation. Students will read and analyze design-led innovation
business cases from across the globe, discover multi-disciplinary
strategies (from marketing to anthropology) and practice applying a
designer's toolkit to find, frame, and solve business problems in
contemporary ways. Throughout the book, students will break down
the process of innovation and move from initiation to
implementation, engage in iterative feedback loops, and develop
concrete plans for personal and professional collaboration and
workplace application. For MBA and senior undergraduate students,
this book offers a step-by-step and comprehensive reference guide
to creative problem framing and solving - inside and beyond the
classroom. It integrates marketing principles and management
frameworks, with anthropological and design methods reflecting the
diverse and in-demand skills vital to tomorrow's workforce. For
instructors, this book offers a way to confidently engage learners
in the realm of design practices and strategies relevant to
business decision-making. The pedagogical framework, along with a
comprehensive suite of techniques and templates, offers both novice
and experienced teachers a step-by-step reference guide that
facilitates skills development in creative problem framing and
solving.
Neither government programs nor massive charitable efforts
responded adequately to the human crisis that was Hurricane
Katrina. In this study, the authors use extensive interviews with
Katrina evacuees and reports from service providers to identify
what helped or hindered the reestablishment of the lives of
hurricane survivors who relocated to Austin, Texas. Drawing on
social capital and social network theory, the authors assess the
complementary, and often conflicting, roles of FEMA, other
governmental agencies and a range of non-governmental organizations
in addressing survivors' short- and longer-term needs. While these
organizations came together to assist with immediate emergency
needs, even collectively they could not deal with survivors'
long-term needs for employment, affordable housing and personal
records necessary to rebuild lives. Community Lost provides
empirical evidence that civil society organizations cannot
substitute for an efficient and benevolent state, which is
necessary for society to function.
Monica, the Angel of Mansfield Memorial Homes is the story of my
wife, Monica, from November of 2004 to February of 2006, which is
the present. She came to the nursing home because of Duchene
Muscular Dystrophy, which robbed her of the ability to walk.
Yielding complete control of her life to God has caused her to
blossom into a very caring individual, not unlike a fall blooming
chrysanthemum. I have a number of illnesses that have me disabled
for the last eight years and unable to care for her at home. We
cope with the separation in our lives with frequent visits, a
private room, nightly prayer and a lot of help from God's grace.
When she was at home, leaving the house became very difficult an in
effect she was cut off or isolated from the outside world. At the
nursing home she was able to form new friendships and
relationships. Telling people about God's love and about how Jesus
died on the cross to save us from our sins was a challenge that
became a reality. One of the friends she made was a man named Tony.
Tony could not see the need of his salvation because he was a very
good person. Good by our standards, but not God's. He started
having trouble keeping food down and was eventually diagnosed with
cancer. About two weeks before he died he saw his need of salvation
and accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. Monica also has the
patience to communicate with many of the patients who cannot talk
due to stroke, Alzheimer's, brain damage or what ever. Many of
these patients cannot remember her name, but they all know she is
their friend. One lady who goes around crying all the time will
come to Monica just to hold her hand to find some relief from the
sadness. God knows about her sadnessand so does Monica. It is a
story that reveals how God cares for even those in nursing homes.
After all, he cares about the sparrow, doesn't' he?
The book is about two 17 year olds doing what 17-year-olds do all
over the world. They fall in love. It didn't take long for us to
decide that we never wanted to part. Today we are approaching our
39th anniversary. My wife, Monica, is in a nursing home and we both
know she will never leave there alive. She has Duchenne Muscular
Dystrophy (the disease that the Jerry Lewis Telethon is all about.)
About three to five days a week we enjoy a conjugal visit in her
private room. I bring dinner, which I either buy or fix personally.
We also share physical intimacies in celebration of our love.
Philippians 4: 11 says: "For I have learned in whatsoever state I
am therewith to be content." I praise God for the time we do have
together. Most of the book tells about the sorrow, joys, humor in
raising two handicapped boys.
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