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Chen, Yixing – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The objective of this study was to develop a "Virtual Design Studio (VDS)": a software platform for integrated, coordinated and optimized design of green building systems with low energy consumption, high indoor environmental quality (IEQ), and high level of sustainability. The VDS is intended to assist collaborating architects,…
Descriptors: Buildings, Pollution, Energy Conservation, Building Design
Chance, Shannon Massie – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This descriptive, exploratory study focused on how institutions of higher education have used the United States Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED[R]) Green Building Rating system. It employed statistical methods to assess which types of universities have used LEED, what ratings they earned, and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Colleges, Leadership, Educational Facilities Design