Essays about: "concern constructions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words concern constructions.

  1. 1. Evaluation of overheating risks and passive cooling measures in low energy Swedish dwellings

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

    Author : Sammar Kassab; Salma Aljabri; [2022]
    Keywords : Overheating; Passive cooling; Thermal comfort; Energy-efficient building; Building simulation; Heat wave; Residential dwellings; Occupant comfort and health; Measurement criteria.; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Overheating in buildings is becoming a major concern and cause for various health issues. Existing research and previous studies on the issue were examined to acquire relevant information about the definition of overheating, its possible causes, and the heath impacts it could have on human health. READ MORE

  3. 2. Performance of joints for glued laminated timber exposed to the ISO fire temperature curve

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Brandteknik

    Author : Jesus Gil; [2021]
    Keywords : Glued laminated Timber; Structural fire engineering; Fire performance; standard ISO fire curve; Joints; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : As society becomes more ecologically conscious there is a push toward the use of materials with a smaller environmental burden, one of these materials is glulam (GLT), which has gained a lot of traction in recent years not only for ecological reasons but for its ease in manufacture, transport, noise dampening, etc. The focus of this project was to evaluate the influence of different joint configurations on the fire performance of glulam members. READ MORE

  4. 3. At War with an Invisible Enemy : A Critical Feminist Analysis of the Covid-19 Pandemic Narrative

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Molly Jerlström; [2021]
    Keywords : Feminist Security Studies; Covid-19; Narrative Analysis; Gender; Security;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate the narrative created around the covid-19 virus as a security threat during the first months of the pandemic. Speeches made by three political leaders, namely Emmanuel Macron, Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel, held in March 2020 are analysed in depth using a feminist narrative framework. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exitability measurements through indoor 3D GIS

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Samhällsbyggnad, GIS

    Author : Pieter Stevens; [2018]
    Keywords : Indoor routing; exitability; evacuation; three dimensional network analysis;

    Abstract : Population growth, city expansion and the limitation of space is shifting construction into a vertical direction. Residential or public constructions as well as office buildings are growing vertically, especially in big cities. Along with the verticality, evacuation problems popped up. READ MORE

  6. 5. Finding The Women's Voice

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Sandra Komuhiimbo; [2016]
    Keywords : Gender; Feminism; Media; Radio; Women s Radio; Voice; Women s Voice; Civic Engagement; Women s Movement; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : “There is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women,” Kofi Annan (UN News Center, 2005). The empowerment of women takes different forms such as pursuit of education, participation in political activities and representation in leadership, equal employment opportunities and wages, access to health care and ability to make decisions on personal reproductive health, economic bargaining and decision making power and access to all public social services among others. READ MORE