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Item Bioclimatic Design: Research at Assateague State Park(Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS), 2021) Benham, Austin; Bernstein, Ben; Centeno, Cristhy; Dandy, Selina; Defngin, Marcelino; DeGroff, Andrew; DiBella, Nicholas; Edwards, J. Chase; Gursoy, Talha; Habib, Samanty; Haider, Almas; Islam, R. Maisha; Jamero, Samantha; Jenkins, Talisha; Kaku, Upasana; Konan, Yan; Lee, Jihee; Loh, Marco; Long, James; Mencer, Abigail; Mirza, Farasat; Mora, Miguel; Perla, Vincenza; Rangel, Miguel; Register, Austin; Roberts, Lea; Smith, Jamal; Spencer, Abigail; Tram, Judy; Vargas, Daryl; Vazquez, Carlos; Binder, Michael P; Gardner, Amy; Gabrielli, Julie; Hu, Ming; Storm, KevinThrough their work with the National Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland (UMD), the Maryland Department of Natural Resources commissioned this report from the university’s Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS). This research study, conducted in a graduate level design studio, began with a shared vision that people and nature can co-exist in a mutually beneficial relationship. Angela Baldwin, Park Manager at Assateague State Park, and her colleagues from NOAA, the Maryland Park Service, the Chesapeake Coastal Service, and other DNR offices, challenged the University of Maryland team to test this vision in the design of a new day use facility for Assateague State Park, a much-beloved, special place that is increasingly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The climate crisis requires architects to deepen their understanding of resilient design strategies. These range from place-based climate-responsive knowledge rarely taught in schools of architecture, to more technically advanced tools such as computer energy modeling, efficient mechanical equipment and on-site renewable energy.Item RACE TO NET ZERO: REDESIGNING FORMULA ONE TRACKS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF COMMUNITIES(2022) DiBella, Nicholas; Tilghman, James; Architecture; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)Formula One is one of the most recognizable and accepted forms of racing across the world and has made a declaration to make the sport substantially more sustainable by the year 2030. As of 2022, the sport has not made nearly enough changes across its facilities to reach these goals. This thesis aims to identify a process and design for making one of the Formula One tracks in the US net-zero and for helping visitors learn and involve themselves with the sport's history and future. F1 facilities and racetracks have a high potential to help the sport reach its goals and lower its large carbon footprint. Race tracks are large swaths of predominantly paved land and offer nothing back to the earth from which they take except heat and runoff. Using four key concepts: stormwater management, reduction of the heat island effect, onsite energy generation, and xeriscaping, a formula one race track could perform better for the environment. To create a stronger relationship between the sport, the community, and the environment, community education and involvement programming will build and strengthen ties that will make the sustainability goals even more achievable.