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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Walnut Street
I think my parent’s house in New Jersey incorporates some great examples of designing via systems thinking. The house is oriented to face south, and there is a very old and large tree directly in front. The relationship of the … Continue reading
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Sometimes the right solution isn’t the best one
On Tuesday, Professor Sherman said something along the lines “sometimes the right solution isn’t the best one”. It was in reference to a bay game situation in which all the farmers switched to organic methods causing them to lose money … Continue reading
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The Sky Dome
This week we learned how to apply a vertical sun path diagram to the panoramic picture of a potential site. I’ve seen, but never used a sun path diagram before. It appeared to be a pretty standard diagram using a … Continue reading
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South Terrace
What times of year and times of day make up the primary solar window? The primary solar window for the South Terrace is in the summer from approximately 7 am to 6 pm for a total of 11 hours. Although … Continue reading
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dishes in the sink//to be revisited as “space” in the sink
I live in a house with five other “college guys”. We were friends before moving into a house together, but we’ve never set up firm ground rules, cleaning schedules, or tasks assigned to individual people. Consequently, the condition of the … Continue reading
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