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Architectural and social comparisons of English manor houses, 1260-1735

Creator:: Hagerty, Dorothy Dean
Abstract:: This comparison study involved the exploration of architecture and social life of the thirteenth century Medieval, sixteenth century Tudor and eighteenth century Georgian periods. Within the architectural and social categories, the specific objective was to examine the changes in the five hundred year period. Three specific houses were chosen as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Comparisons of English Manor Houses 1260 1735 Redacted for privacy Abstract approved: Dr. Jeanette Brandt

Transhumance as an adaptive strategy of West Coast RV retirees

Creator:: Williams, Diane
Abstract:: This ethnography describes RV [recreational vehicle] seasonal migration as an adaptive, transhumant strategy. The study population is retired, transhumant migrants, who are members of a nation-wide, membership camping organization. Fieldwork was conducted over a period of seven months at two sites located on the West Coast. These sites reflect northern...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Coast RV Retirees Abstract approved: Jeanette Brandt This ethnography describes RV

Homeownership consumption and investment attitude scales : development and analysis

Creator:: Brandt, Jeanette Ann
Abstract:: A method to measure consumers' housing consumption and investment attitudes according to various dimensions was initiated. In addition, construct validity of the measurement instrument was initiated through use of personal variables. Two scales were developed to measure homeownership consumption and investment attitudes. The dimensions of homeownership consumption and investment found...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : development and analysis AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jeanette Ann Brandt for the degree of Doctor of

Housing for nuclear and single parent families : a comparison by two methods

Creator:: Asam, Susan Lynn
Abstract:: The vast majority of housing in the United States today has been created to conform to a family definition that does not match current demographic realities. The "traditional family" - a married couple with an employed husband, a homemaker wife, and several children has been the model family that housing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Parent Families: A Comparison by Two Methods. Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Dr. Jeanette A

A heuristic causal model of factors affecting age integrated/age segregated neighborhood preference during retirement

Creator:: Malroutu, Yamini Lakshmi
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine a causal model of factors affecting age integrated/age segregated neighborhood preference during retirement. Data were anaLzed for 1299 preretirers in four states: Idaho, Michigan, Oregon, and Utah, collected in a mail survey in 1990 by the Western Regional Agricultural Experiment Station Committee...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Preference during Retirement. Abstract approved: Dr. Jeanette A. Brandt The purpose of this research was

Occupants' satisfaction and problems among four categories of passive solar systems

Creator:: Malroutu, Yamini Lakshmi
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if occupants' satisfaction and problems with their houses differed by four categories of passive solar systems. The four categories were: 1) south facing window, 2) sunspace, 3) south facing window + sunspace, and 4) south facing window + sunspace + Trombe wall....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Privacy_ Dr. Jeanette A. Brandt The purpose of this study was to determine if occupants' satisfaction and

Types of household composition that influence energy problem beliefs and home energy conservation behaviors according to resource constraints among western United States' renters

Creator:: Yoo, Kyung Sook
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to further the understanding of two types of renter households' energy problem belief and energy conservation behaviors. The theoretical framework for this study was Niemeyer's (1982) model of energy adjustment. Niemeyer found that resource constraints were the significant factors in the number of existing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Among Western United States' Renters Abstract Approved: Redacted for Privacy Dr. Jeanette A. Brandt

The effect of structural modifications on energy conservation behaviors

Creator:: Beck, Becky Ohmer
Abstract:: This study focused on the relationship between energy related behaviors prior to and following structural modifications of the residence. If energy saving structural modifications are made, will there also be a concommitant change in energy conserving behavioral practices? The objectives of this study were: 1) to create a profile of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ENERGY CONSERVATION BEHAVIORS Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Dr--)Jeanette A. Brandt This

Post occupancy evaluation of passive solar houses in Oregon : the relationship of sources of information and overall satisfaction, areas of satisfaction and problems

Creator:: Hogue, Teresa A.
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to assess the post occupancy evaluation of passive solar houses and address the limitations of previous research. First, the sample size was large enough to allow for statistical analysis; second, hypotheses. were tested; and third, an understanding of sources of information and overall satisfaction,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Performances, constraints, and problems related to three residential solar systems

Creator:: Inoue, Daisuke
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationships between the performances, constraints, and problems identified by the respondents and the inclusion of each of three types of passive solar system: direct gain, Trombe wall, or greenhouse, into the design. The objectives of this study were: 1) to describe...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ). Jeanette A. Brandt The purpose of this study was to clarify the relation- ships between the performances

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Architectural and social comparisons of English manor houses, 1260-1735

Transhumance as an adaptive strategy of West Coast RV retirees

Homeownership consumption and investment attitude scales : development and analysis

Housing for nuclear and single parent families : a comparison by two methods

A heuristic causal model of factors affecting age integrated/age segregated neighborhood preference during retirement

Occupants' satisfaction and problems among four categories of passive solar systems

Types of household composition that influence energy problem beliefs and home energy conservation behaviors according to resource constraints among western United States' renters

The effect of structural modifications on energy conservation behaviors

Post occupancy evaluation of passive solar houses in Oregon : the relationship of sources of information and overall satisfaction, areas of satisfaction and problems

Performances, constraints, and problems related to three residential solar systems

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