Moving is a tricky business. UI seniors Dave Sherlock and Gregor Ernst were moving out of Ralston Creek apartments Monday afternoon, and Ernst said the move across town was a race with the clock. "I can't move into (my new apartment) until 12 p.m., but I have to be completely moved out of here by 2;20 p.m.," he said. "Some of my friends and I rented a truck for $90." Thousands of Iowa city resi...

This study assessed the cost and effectiveness of a building-wide cockroach integrated pest management (IPM) program compared with bait alone treatment in public housing. In total, 12 buildings (66 apartments) were treated and monitored for cockroach infestations over 7 mo. The buildings were divided into two groups: bait treatment and IPM. Apartments in the bait alone group were treated with M...

The collective model of labour supply opened the household “black box” and allowed for individual treatment of partners in couples. However, the literature on labour supply has so far largely ignored a broader issue with special relevance to transition and developing countries the distinction of single versus multifamily (“complex”) households. We propose a method to account for the multifamily...

This study assessed the cost and effectiveness of a building-wide cockroach integrated pest management (IPM) program compared with bait alone treatment in public housing. In total, 12 buildings (66 apartments) were treated and monitored for cockroach infestations over 7 mo. The buildings were divided into two groups: bait treatment and IPM. Apartments in the bait alone group were treated with M...

This research develops a shape grammar to generate solutions for the adaptive reuse of historic buildings. More precisely, it proposes transformation sobrado buildings, typology present in center São Luís, Brazil. The methodology defines workflow adapting once characterized single-families, into multi-family apartments considering spatial and structural requirements. specifies framework repurpo...

Life-cycle assessment was used to evaluate the widespread installation of green roofs in a typical urban mixed-use neighborhood. Market prices of materials, construction, energy conservation, storm-water management, and greenhouse gas GHG emission reductions were used to evaluate private and social costs and benefits. Results suggest green roofs are currently not cost effective on a private cos...

Introduction In Greece, the Athens Multifamily Group Therapy Project (A- MFGT) provides systemic multifamily therapy to young adults after first psychotic episode, with a purpose deliver an early intervention program. Objectives Few evidence is available regarding viability of in online setting widely developing e-mental health care (Borcsa et al., 2021). The members ten families who participat...

Despite much speculation, the principal factors controlling concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in settled house dust (SHD) have not yet been identified. In response to recent reports that dust from pavement with coal-tar-based sealcoat contains extremely high concentrations of PAH, we measured PAH in SHD from 23 apartments and in dust from their associated parking lots, on...

Assessment uniformity in ad valorem taxation has been carefully examined for single-family residential properties. The findings of such studies are mixed, but research commonly reports nonuniform outcomes in the appraisal of residential properties. In this paper we analyze the uniformity of the property appraisal outcome for multifamily apartment complexes in Phoenix, Arizona. Specifically we i...