Projects

You can find some of my projects below. The current list of topics is: AEC-CAD, Timber Engineering, Programming, Web Projects, Design.

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My Printed Work

Below is an overview of my printed work. These are mostly related to my work at UMass: Conference announcements or program flyers, for example. It is [...]

SketchUp Ruby Code Editor

Description This code editor offers an easy and visually appealing way to create and modify Ruby scripts directly within SketchUp. These scripts can t [...]

Interactive 3D Visualization of Building Envelope Systems Using Infrared Thermography and SketchUp

Introduction Proper insulation, durability, air and moisture tightness are key elements for a comfortable and energy efficient building. As a result, [...]

Plugin Loader for SketchUp

Description This SketchUp plugin was created out of a need for having plugins available in a “locked down” computer lab setting (similar t [...]

My Web Projects

I designed, implemented and am maintaining a fair number of websites. To keep track I figured I should keep a list of all of them. You can find it bel [...]

Centroid and Area Properties Plugin for SketchUp

Description A little while ago, I had a need for calculating centroids for planar shapes. To be more exact, my students had the need since I gave them [...]

MillRenovation.org as a Portal for Redevelopment

Description: MillRenovation.org has been created as an open, web-based directory of successful and potential post-industrial re-use case-studies of mi [...]

HTML and CSS Font Size Chart

Use the page below to evaluate fonts in various sizes: [...]

Timber Engineering Dictionary / Wörterbuch Holzbau (German, English)

This is a specialized dictionary for timber engineering terms. It currently contains approx. 1000 timber engineering and general engineering terms. En [...]

Strength Capacities and Behaviour of a Composite Timber-Steel Connection System

Description: The following briefly summarizes my undergraduate thesis work (Diplomarbeit) at the University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschule) Wiesb [...]

DOWEL – A Software to Simulate Dowel-Type Connectors in Wood or Other Materials

Description: The DOWEL program is a finite-element modeler for dowel-type connections (e.g. nails, bolts, lag screws) in wood-wood, wood-steel or any [...]

Preliminary Structural Evaluation and Presentation of Refurbishment Options for the Usher Mill in Erving, Massachusetts

Description: This project, which was completed in the summer of 2003, was aimed at evaluating the structure of a 1918 Western Massachusetts paper mill [...]

Design of a New Arts Building for the University of Massachusetts

Introduction: The University of Massachusetts in Amherst is currently seeking proposals for the design of a new Arts building, which is intended to ac [...]

A New Website for the UMass Amherst Architecture Program

Rationale: In 2004, the University of Massachusetts got approval to start a new accredited graduate-level Masters program in architecture. In the proc [...]

Long-Term Testing of a Wood-Concrete Composite Bridge Deck

Introduction: [inspic=310,right,fullscreen,250]Wood-concrete composites are floor and deck systems, which comprise of a concrete slab integrally conne [...]

Monotonic and Cyclic Behaviour of Slender Dowel-Type Fasteners in Wood-Steel-Wood Connections

Description: The following briefly summarizes my graduate thesis work (Master of Applied Science program) at the University of British Columbia in Can [...]

GA Optimization for MS Excel

Description: This program allows the user to take an Excel spreadsheet with any type of calculation data (no matter how complex) and optimize a calcul [...]