Essays about: "brick making"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 16 essays containing the words brick making.

  1. 6. AUGMENTING THE REALITY : Can AR Technology Entice Consumer Engagement? A Quantitative Study

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : André Hellgren; Simon von Pongracz; [2019]
    Keywords : Augmented reality; consumer engagement; Technology Acceptance Model; Hype Cycle; perceived usefulness;

    Abstract : Today, advances in the technological sector spurs invention toward new heights. What can be achieved today was just decades ago science fiction. Recent years, augmented reality has emerged which is explained by Kipper & Rampolla (2012, p. 1) as a technology that combines the real world with virtual objects which creates a supplement to reality. READ MORE

  3. 7. Investigating the performance of hempcrete as an option for retrofitting masonry buildings

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign

    Author : Henry Lanham; [2019]
    Keywords : Hempcrete; lime-hemp Miljöbyggnad; moisture safety; future climate; energy use; mould risk.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : One fifth of the energy consumed by buildings in Sweden is by those built before 1945, many of them constructed from solid masonry walls. Improving their heating energy consumption is a challenge we must face in light of human’s impact on climate change as well as increasing energy costs. READ MORE

  4. 8. No (Wo)man's Land - The Making of a Room of One's Own in Monica Ali's Brick Lane

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Wallentin Richardsson; [2019]
    Keywords : The Self and Society Emancipation Gender Hybridity Androgyny Woolf Bhabha; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : In this essay, I uncover and examine a number of different strategies applied toward self-realization in Monica Ali’s Brick Lane (2003). I filter Ali’s modern day bildungsroman through the lens of Virginia Woolf’s understanding of self-realization as a gendered process as well as through Homi K. Bhabha’s postcolonial theory. READ MORE

  5. 9. Collecting Data for Building Automation Analytics : A case study for collecting operational data with minimal human intervention

    University essay from KTH/Radio Systems Laboratory (RS Lab)

    Author : Jonathan Jan; [2018]
    Keywords : Building Automation System; Smart buildings; Big data; Building Management System; Project Haystack; Fastighetsautomationssystem; Smarta byggnader; Big data; Building Management System; Project Haystack;

    Abstract : Approximately 40% of the total energy consumption within the EU is due to buildings, and similar numbers can be found in the US. If the principal inefficiencies in buildings were easily identifiable, then a facility manager could focus their resources to make the buildings more efficient, which would lead to both cost savings for the facility owners and decrease the building’s ecological footprint. READ MORE

  6. 10. Brick and mortar stores in the 21st century : A customer-centric approach to omni-channel in fashion retail

    University essay from

    Author : Carl Eliasson Sternås; Otto Kamne; [2018]
    Keywords : Independent brick and mortar stores; Omni-channel; Competitive Advantage;

    Abstract : Background: The retail industry is highly affected by the changes in the world. With the disruptive force of digitalization, more and more of the transactions within retail is moved online as the e- commerce has expanded making the retail industry more competitive. READ MORE