Essays about: "building energy declaration"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words building energy declaration.

  1. 1. A Comparative Lifecycle Impact Analysis: Assessing Global Warming Potential of Newly Manufactured and Reused Bricks for Building Construction in Sweden

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

    Author : Set Nyi Aung; Srikanth Panda; [2023]
    Keywords : Newly manufactured Bricks; Reused Bricks; Lifecycle Impact Assessment; GaBi ts; openLCA; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The aim of the study is to compare the environmental performance in terms of Global Warming Potential (GWP), for reused bricks and newly manufactured bricks used in Swedish Construction Industry. The objective of the study was to compile and conduct Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), in terms of GWP, of newly manufactured and reused clay façade bricks used in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Energy Renovation: A case study of a multi-family house built during the Million program in Djursholm

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Adiltogtokh Bold; [2022]
    Keywords : Energy Renovation; Refurbishment; Energy Efficiency Measure; Direct-electric Heating; Multi-family House; Energirenovering; Renovering; Energieffektiviseringsåtgärd; Direktverkande El; Flerfamiljhus;

    Abstract : Large share of Swedish building stock were built during 1940-1980 when people were not fully aware of the energy efficiency concept. Majority of the buildings that made energy declaration are in energy class E-G, which are considered as high energy consumption buildings with low energy performance, and only few buildings meet the Swedish requirements for near zero energy buildings which are in energy class A-C. READ MORE

  4. 3. Environmental performance of a cross laminated timber (CLT) building system with a focus on carbon footprint

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för byggd miljö och energiteknik (BET)

    Author : Nima Esmaeeli; [2021]
    Keywords : Cross laminated timber; carbon footprint; environmental impacts; life cycle assessment;

    Abstract : The global construction industry accounts for more than 30% of the energy consumption and 40% of the carbon dioxide emissions, and roughly 60% of raw material extraction. A cross laminated timber building system is one solution to reduce the construction industry's environmental impact, particularly carbon footprint. READ MORE

  5. 4. Assessing the development and climate finance for renewable energy: An application of effectiveness framework for the case of Mongolia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Delgermaa Begz; [2020]
    Keywords : development finance; climate finance; renewable energy; Mongolia; effectiveness principles; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : To accelerate sustainable development and mitigate climate change, an increasing amount of finance is being mobilized for the deployment of renewable energy (RE) in developing countries from bilateral and multilateral donors and climate funds. Even though this trend is present in Mongolia, there is still a lack of knowledge about how effective these efforts have been for renewable energy development in the country. READ MORE

  6. 5. A comparative study of Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) and EN 15804 in the construction sector concentrating on the End-of-Life stage and reducing subjectivity in the formulas

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Seyed Shahabaldin Seyed Salehi; [2020]
    Keywords : LCA; EN 15804; PEF; Circular Footprint Formula; Recyclability Assessment; Circular Economy; End of life; recycling rate; construction; building; Energy margin; LCA; EN 15804; PEF; Formulär för cirkulär fotavtryck; bedömning av återvinningsbarhet; cirkulär ekonomi; livslängd; återvinningsgrad; konstruktion; byggnad; Bygg; LCA;

    Abstract : One of the main polluting industries in the world with high environmental impact is the construction industry which also generates a huge amount of waste. To overcome the seburdens, we need to reduce the impacts through new solutions, technologies and by injecting circular economy concept into the industry. READ MORE