Browsing Theses by Subject "material sustainability"
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On the Path to Material Re-Use: Navigating the complexity of material sustainability for architectural practice
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-20)The aim of this thesis was to understand how to define sustainability holistically, and how architecture can contribute to holistic sustainability by way of its material form. I conducted a literature review of definitions ... -
Reconstruction Site: Re-designing the disposable Expo
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-18)Building, supported by the practice of architecture, is churning resources into waste at an alarming rate. Our method of construction has its inevitable conclusion in a pile of rubble. Lamentably, the natural resources we ...