CASE STUDY HALL OF FAME

UO CASE STUDY HALL OF FAME

Case studies using the Vital Signs approach became an integral part of many architectural curricula in 1999. The University of Oregon introduced case study investigations as a 5-week project in the Environmental Control Systems course sequence in Fall 1999 (Professors Walter Grondzik and Alison Kwok). Approximately 40-50 case studies are developed each term. The best case studies developed each term are posted to the Hall of Fame after a sequence of peer reviews. Selection criteria include clarity of hypothesis and investigative intent, validity of approach and method, and quality of Web-based presentation. Our congratulations to the developers of these exemplary case studies.

WINTER 2011 Kwok, Ota Class book on Lulu.com	Redefining Waste: Repurposed Post-Consumer Bags as Vapor Barriers [43RepurposedBags_Paper.pdf 905kb] 43RepurposedBags_Paper.pdf 1.5mb] Deep, Cheap, & Easy: Creating a Wall Assembly for the CASL House Retrofit [47DeepCheapCASL_Paper.pdf 1.2mb] [47DeepCheapCASL_Poster.pdf 2.1mb] Special Mention Projects: Hot in Here: Office Occupant Comfort in Lawrence Hall [36HotAir_Paper.pdf [1mb] [36HotAir_Poster.pdf 1.7mb] Humidity Control in a Basement Art Vault [26SealingHeat_Paper.pdf 459kb] [26SealingHeat_Poster.pdf 1.6mb] Glazing Peanuts [22GlazingPeanuts_Paper.pdf 1.1mb] [22GlazingPeanuts_Poster.pdf 2.2mb] Sealing in the Heat [16HumidityControl_Paper.pdf 2mb] [16HumidityControl_Poster.pdf 3.6mb] Blowing Hot Air: The Use of Ceiling Fans in an Atrium Space [01HotinHere_Paper.pdf 1.8mb] [01HotinHere_Posterr.pdf 1.3mb]
WINTER 2010 Kwok, Ota Class book on Lulu.com	Help It's Running and I Can't Turn it Off [9RunningPaper.pdf 7.5mb] [9RunningPoster.pdf 7.7mb] Effectiveness of Sealants on Lime Plaster [28PlasterPaper.pdf 2.2mb] [28PlasterPoster.png 389kb] Special Mention Projects: Low Cost Solutions to Insulating Your Windows [06InsulatingPaper.pdf 332kb] [06InsulatingPoster.pdf 1.1mb] Is it Worth It? Comparison of Energy Film vs. 3M Window Film [22FilmPaper.pdf 1.7mb] [22FilmPoster.pdf 8.6mb] Tent Insulation [27TentPaper.pdf 1.2mb] [not available]
WINTER 2009 Kwok, DiStefano Class book on Lulu.com	Infiltration Station [3Infiltration_ppr.pdf 1.3mb] [3Infiltration_poster.pdf 13.4mb] Not a Dry Subject: Optimizing Walter Trombe Walls [18NotADry_ppr.pdf 313kb] [18NotADry_poster.pdf 9.6mb] Are Phantom Loads Haunting Your Energy Bill? [19Phantom_ppr.pdf 698kb] [19Phantom_poster.pdf 4.3mb] Efficiency of a Contraflow Masonry Wood Burning Heater [21MasonryHeater_ppr.pdf 293kb] [21MasonryHeater_poster.pdf 6.9mb] Special Mention Projects: Will the Real R-Value Please Stand Up [SM20RValue_ppr.pdf 966kb] [SM20RValue_poster.pdf 4.8mb] Maitreya EcoVillage [SM32Maitreya_ppr.pdf 778kb] [SM32Maitreya_poster.pdf 29.3mb]
WINTER 2008 Kwok Class book on Lulu.com xx	There's Mold in My Bathroom! [10 Mold ppr.pdf 5.3mb] [10 Mold poster.pdf 4.8mb] The Wet Window [16 WetWindow ppr.pdf 1.8mb] [16 WetWindow poster.pdf 1.3mb] The Fan Club [17 FanClub ppr.pdf 226kb] [17 FanClubposter.pdf 3.6mb] Sizzling Showcase [21 Sizzling ppr.pdf 545kb] [21 Sizzling poster.pdf 1.3mb] Critical Moss [28 Moss ppr.pdf 552 kb] [28 Moss poster.pdf 6.6mb] Klamath Hall, It's Electric! [30 Klamath ppr.pdf 389kb] [30 Klamath poster.pdf 3.6mb] Icebox Bungalow [33 IceBox ppr.pdf 328kb] [33 IceBox poster.pdf 3mb] Special Mention Projects: Not From Your Belly Button [2 BellyButton ppr.pdf 1.3mb] [2 BellyButton poster 28.9mb] Hot Lunch [8 Hot_Lunchppr.pdf 272 kb] [8 Hot_Lunch poster.pdf 28.9mb] Lillis: Curtain Wall PV Array Analysis [27 Lillis ppr.pdf 901 kb] [27 Lillis_Poster.pdf 14.1mb] Hot Box [32 HotBox_ppr.pdf 2.1mb] [32 HotBox_poster.pdf 33.4mb]
WINTER 2007 Kwok xx	Cool At The Top Caught on the Rise Living Learning Center Shading Devices Sequential Biofuel Station This is Not a Toy Color's Affect on Heat Gain Cruise Control
WINTER 2006 Grondzik xx	The Answer is Blowing in the Wind Seasonal Effectiveness Disorder Living Learning Center
WINTER 2005 Kwok xx	Shady Proposition From the Window to the Wall Straw
FALL 2003 Kwok xx	Heat is Money Up in Smoke Kiosk Konundrum Reefer Madness Cob Comfort Ice, Ice Baby R U Serious
FALL 2002 Kwok xx	The Elephant in the Stairwell This Old House: The Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House Burning Down the House
FALL 2001 Elzeyadi, Kwok xx	A Tale of Two Windows Temperatures in the Sunspace at Gerlinger Hall Blow it Out Your Glass The Price of Printing
SPRING 2001 Cartwright, Kwok xx	Harvesting Rainwater Lighting Food Who Turned Out the Lights Upstairs, Downstairs
FALL 2000 Kwok, Wasley xx xxxx	Cold Feet: Thermal Comfort at the Bijou Wieden + Kennedy Building The Great Escape Lapping Up the Sun Car
SPRING 2000 Grondzik, Kwok xx	Cafe Paradiso Acoustics of Lawrence 115 University of Oregon Art Museum Impact of Lighting on Bookstore Browsing Electric Lighting in AAA Reading Room
FALL 1999 Grondzik, Kwok	Shades in Knight Law Center Stack Effect in a Glazed Stairwell Comfort in a Metal Shop Radiant Heat in the Leonard Residence