As the multifamily space becomes more open to the idea of modular design, non-traditional building methods have become more popular. Despite the pervading conventional wisdom, modular builders are ...

Design practice and methods constitute an evolving multidisciplinary field that integrates creativity with systematic frameworks to address complex challenges. At its core, this field embraces ...

The goal of DSGN 320 is to teach you how to explore design concepts visually. We will learn to do this through methods of design sketching used by industrial designers. The hope is not to necessarily ...

The built environment faces increasing pressures from climate change, resource limitations, and rapid urbanisation. Simultaneously, projects now generate ...

During the design process, failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) is typically used to assess how equipment and machinery might fail. Recent functional safety design legislation in the EU has ...

Have you ever thought about how and why something was designed? Who was considered a “stakeholder” for the design? And what biases are baked within the process of designing something? These are some ...

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Passive cooling refers to technologies or design features that lower the temperature in spaces without the need for power consumption. The strategy uses free, renewable sources of energy (wind and sun ...

Laboratory-based design verification testing (DVT) of combination products and medical devices must be performed to demonstrate that the device meets the performance requirements that were set in the ...