Essays about: "BTA"
Found 5 essays containing the word BTA.
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1. The environmental benefits of relocating buildings
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för bygg- och miljöteknologi; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesignAbstract : As the climate on earth deteriorates, actions are carried out within Europe to limit the amount of hazardous emissions to lower the environmental consequences due to greenhouse gases. A significant proportion of the emissions can be linked to the construction sector and its use of virgin resources. READ MORE
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2. Embodied carbon and waste generation of building refurbishment : Case studies of office fit out in Sweden
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Buildings contribute to various environmental impacts. Office fit out, as a type of refurbishment in the building life cycle, tends to recur often and is resource-intensive. Still few studies have researched the topic. READ MORE
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3. Achieving Sustainability through Bilateral Trade Agreements: A Comparative Legal Study on Sustainable Development Provisions in the EU’s Bilateral Trade Agreements
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrättAbstract : Following the current global wave of sustainable development, the EU has been playing a leading role in reshaping the global trade landscape with its ambitious sustainable trade toolboxes. Particularly, the evolvement of sustainable development provisions in EU’s Bilateral Trade Agreements (BTA) have sparked growing discussions and debates in the legal arena. READ MORE
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4. Construction of prefabricated concrete buildings : A comparative attributional LCA
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : This master thesis investigated the influence of prefabrication rate of buildings on the embodied environmental impacts. Through a comparative attributional LCA four different Swedish buildings were investigated to explore the influence of PR on the environmental impacts in the categories Cumulative Energy Demand, Global Warming Potential, Water Consumption, Fossil Resource Scarcity, and Mineral Resource Scarcity. READ MORE
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5. Genome wide association study of milk composition traits in Swedish Red cows
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and GeneticsAbstract : The aim of this study was to detect QTLs that affect milk composition traits such as fat yield, fat percent, citric acid, free fatty acids as well as milk properties like fat globule size, and determine the phenotypic variation explained by the QTLs. These traits play a crucial role in nutritional and technological properties of milk and its products. READ MORE