Multifamily Housing Characteristics and Tenant Satisfaction

This paper examines the long-term impact of structural features and physical amenities on the residential satisfaction of renters in multifamily housing. A cumulative logit analysis of 7,206 rented multifamily units in the 2005 American Housing Survey indicates that features creating separated space (additional room, bathroom, garage/carport, or balcony/patio) were associated with significantly higher satisfaction, even when holding total unit area constant. Conversely, violation of space separation by noise intrusion through walls, floors, or ceilings created dramatically negative effects. Other amenities such as a fireplace, disposal, or dishwasher had no statistically significant impact. Tracking a cohort of 5,170 rented multifamily units from 1997 to 2005 revealed somewhat similar effects on the satisfaction trajectory of residents during this period. More bathrooms, bedrooms, and other rooms, as well as the presence of a balcony/patio were associated with satisfaction improvements. Analyzing cohort units undergoing modifications during the tracking period revealed that the addition of a bathroom or central air conditioning had the clearest impact on satisfaction, followed by the addition of a balcony/patio, other room, dishwasher, or garage/carport.     

Research information: Regional architecture as a model towards sustainability

Yoshio Kato discusses the idea of village life as a model for sustainability based on better management of energy and entropy including reduced consumption, recycling and self-sufficiency. A recent house design in Japan by Kato incorporating these ideas is presented, along with questions of lifestyle and consumption that architects, their clients and others will have to consider in the transition toward sustainable design.     

住宅设计原理——“住”的思考

居住类建筑一直是建筑设计人员关注的重点,关于"住"的思考人们也从未停歇过,将结合一些流行的住宅设计观点展开对于"住"的思考.     

工程地质勘察在房建工程中的运用

近年,随着我国城镇化建设工作不断深入开展,带动了建筑行业的快速发展,将工程地质勘察技术运用在房建工程建设过程中将会对整个建筑行业产生不容小觑的影响,这将从根本上提升我国房建工程的建设品质,减弱负面作用。提升房建工程的地质勘查工作能够为房建工程提供一定的保障,帮助整个行业得到快速有效的发展。文章以工程地质勘察的现实状况为入手点,对其影响房建工程的机制进行了研究与分析。     

大型厚断面球墨铸铁机架的铸造

大型厚断面球墨铸铁件在铸造过程中极易产生缩孔、缩松、石墨漂浮及球化衰退等铸造缺陷。在合理分析了机架铸件的工艺结构的基础上,设计了合适的铸造工艺并确定了有效防止各类铸造缺陷的措施,成功地生产出了球墨铸铁机架,满足了用户的使用要求。     

摩托车ZAlSi11Cu2MgMn壳盖压铸模的设计

根据铝合金壳盖铸件形状复杂、壁薄、外形尺寸小等特征,选用了J1125型卧式冷室压铸机。模具结构采用1模4腔。为了使之成形良好,设计了一个截面变形均匀且尺寸不大的主横浇道和4个对称分布、宽度逐渐变大、截面突然变窄的过渡横浇道,从而优化了压铸模具结构。     

大型机架铸造线收缩率探讨

通过对我厂生产的大型轧机机架的实际铸造线收缩率的统计分析和铸造收缩应力分析 ,探讨了大型轧机机架的铸造线收缩率     

基于SaaS模式的家居营销服务平台

针对中小家居销售企业营销管理中集中信息服务的问题,结合基于软件即服务模式(Saa S)的家居营销服务平台,研究整体架构服务层次的中小家居企业信息服务的Saa S架构体系。针对业务处理过程中信息公布集中和业务处理分离的特点,提出基于Portal的服务发布和基于模型驱动思想的多租户服务处理方法。在信息发布模块,系统采用了可配置内容引擎的个性化展现方法,有效地处理了信息展现的差异性需求。同时,在多租户业务模型方面,采用了多租户数据设计模型和统一的数据处理接口,有效地解决了多租户数据共享和分离的问题。