Essays about: "building certification"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 91 essays containing the words building certification.

  1. 1. Brick by Brick: Exploring Sustainable Operations in the Built Environment : A Comparative Case Study of Swedish Real Estate Organisations' Decision-Making Processes

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Operations Management

    Author : Oscar Alawi; Nawar Alolabi; [2023]
    Keywords : Sustainable operations; Decision-making processes; Sustainability performance; Management systems and certifications; Built environment.;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to investigate the decision-making processes of real estate organisations in the built environment with respect to sustainable operations, as well as how they relate to management systems and building certifications. In the study, we utilised the proposed framework by Schrettle et al. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hållbarhetscertifiering : effekter på värdekedjan av byggmaterial

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Sofia Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : effekter på värdekedjan; fallstudie; frivilliga hållbarhetscertifieringar för byggnader i Sverige; hållbar utveckling; ; standarder;

    Abstract : En av vår tids stora utmaningar handlar om att möta klimatkrisen och ökade krav på levnadsstandard hos en växande global befolkning. Allt fler flyttar från rurala till urbana områden, vilket pressar bostadsmarknader världen över. READ MORE

  4. 3. Exploring Success Factors in Certifying Green Buildings : Early Project Stages of Certified Swedish Construction Projects

    University essay from KTH/Ledning och organisering i byggande och förvaltning

    Author : Frida Dalén; Michaela Erickson; [2023]
    Keywords : BREEAM-SE; BSAS; critical success factors; GBRS; green building certifications; green project management; Miljöbyggnad; BREEAM-SE; BSAS; GBRS; grön projektledning; kritiska framgångsfaktorer; Miljöbyggnad; miljöcertifieringar;

    Abstract : Greenhouse gas emissions are increasing every year, and in Sweden the construction industrystands for one fifth of the total emissions. One way for construction companies to push formore sustainable development is through voluntary sustainability certifications. READ MORE

  5. 4. Reuse and recycling of concrete : Economic barriers and possible opportunities for future profitability

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Julia Knutsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Reuse; Recycling; Circular economy; Construction industry; Building material; Concrete industry;

    Abstract : Today, the world's natural ecosystems are threatened by increased extraction of raw materials andgreenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. One of the drivers of this problem is the impact fromindustries through their production. A possible strategy to reduce pressure on natural ecosystems is toincrease the use of industrial ecosystems. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Location's Impact on Office Properties' Green Building Certification Price Premiums : A Quantitative Study of the Swedish Commercial Property Market

    University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

    Author : Ludvig Kullén Dansarie; [2023]
    Keywords : Green premium; sales premium; green building certifications; environmental certifications; green buildings; office properties; location; hedonic price model; Swedish property market; Grön premie; försäljningspremie; miljöcertifiering; gröna byggnader; kontorsfastigheter; läge; svenska fastighetsmarknaden;

    Abstract : The construction and real estate industry accounts for a large share of the global energy consumption. Thus, an onerous responsibility is resting on the shoulders of the property owners and developers to alleviate the emissions derived from the real estate sector. READ MORE