Essays about: "CONSTRUCTION ENTRY"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words CONSTRUCTION ENTRY.

  1. 1. The act of climate declaration of buildings : A study of construction engineers’ approach and competence for implementation of the act

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Amanda Hasth; [2022]
    Keywords : Change management; Climate declaration; Construction engineers; Construction industry; LCA; Project management; and Sustainable development; Byggindustrin; Förändringsledning; Hållbar utveckling; Klimatdeklaration; Konstruktörer; LCA och Projektledning;

    Abstract : The construction sector is an important actor in the work of reducing CO2 emissions, and keeping global warming under 2°C. From 1 January 2022, a new legislation entered into force in Sweden regarding climate declaration for new buildings. READ MORE

  3. 2. “They only talk about the trees” - An analysis of relations of power and justice in the (de)construction of Nepal’s Second International Airport

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Hanna Geschewski; [2021]
    Keywords : Land rights; Political Ecology; Justice; Nepal; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : While calls to reduce air travel have emerged in many high-income countries, Nepal, with only one international airport, is still striving to improve its air connectivity. In 2015, the government resumed its 1995 plan to build a second international airport near Nijgadh, a town in the southern plains. READ MORE

  4. 3. Rationalizing sociology as an educational strategy : Plurality of convictions and position-takings of sociology students in Swedish higher education

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Ricardo Xavier Cevallos Salgado; [2021]
    Keywords : Sociology; capital; field; conviction; position-taking;

    Abstract : The present study examines the choice for sociology as a subfield in Swedish higher education. In the Bourdieusian tradition, the theory of social practices – with its relational concepts of field, habitus and capital – was the sociological lens for constructing the object and instruments for tackling it. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Democratic European Union: What does it mean? A discourse analysis of two debates on the Conference on the Future of Europe in the European Parliament

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Dorottya Meszner; [2021]
    Keywords : Democracy; Legitimacy; Discourse; European Parliament; Future of Europe; European studies; democratic deficit.; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The question of the European Union’s (EU) democratic legitimacy has been a crucial issue at all stages of the European integration process. With crises of economic, social and democratic nature, trust in the EU institutions is questioned by citizens, providing a vacuum between expectations and results and a ‘democratic deficit’. READ MORE

  6. 5. Design of safety system for autonomous concrete surface processing

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Emma Hallberg; Fabian Larhed; [2021]
    Keywords : Mechanical engineering; product development; robotic cell; autonomous; floor grinding; light grid; safety; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This thesis describes the development of a safety system for a mobile robotic cell for an autonomous grinding machine. The utilization of autonomous construction equipment presents the opportunity to streamline construction processes and save time and money. This entails the development of sufficient safety equipment lowering the risk of accidents. READ MORE