Browsing Engineering (Faculty of) by Author "Shahi, Sheida"
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Adaptive Balconies: An Open Design System for Housing Tower Renewal at 545-565 Sherbourne Street, Toronto
Shahi, Sheida (University of Waterloo, 2015-01-22)This investigation is based on the renovation and reconsideration of residential tower neighbourhoods, and speculates an open design system as an alterna- tive to current practices prevalent across the city of Toronto. The ... -
Developing design option assessment methods for high-rise residential building adaptation projects
Shahi, Sheida (University of Waterloo, 2021-04-01)Adapting existing buildings is complex, but it can reduce the ratio of operating-to-embodied energy and the amount of demolition and construction waste. There has been a growing interest in the adaptation of existing ...