Essays about: "GWP 100"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words GWP 100.

  1. 1. Environmental impact assessment of construction materials in a battery factory

    University essay from KTH/Hållbara byggnader

    Author : Monica Angulo Diaz; [2023]
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    Abstract : This paper explores the environmental impact of construction materials in a battery factory, with a particular focus on their global warming potential, acidification, and eutrophication potential. The production of construction materials is found to contribute significantly to the overall environmental impact of a building, with steel and concrete identified as having the highest impact among the materials analyzed. READ MORE

  3. 2. Life cycle assessment of timber high-rise building structures : Case study of a project examined in the context of French environmental regulation (RE2020)

    University essay from KTH/Byggnadsmaterial

    Author : Corentin Le Gall; [2023]
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    Abstract : The damages that the building sector does to the environment can no longer be ignored and need to be approached with a life cycle assessment (LCA). Advantages to build in wood and to build dense cities lead to a potential “two birds in one stone” effect regarding high-rise massive timber construction. READ MORE

  4. 3. Environmental Impact of a Portable Photo Flash - Using Life Cycle Assessment Methodology

    University essay from KTH/Kemiteknik

    Author : Tim Storfeldt Moqvist; [2020]
    Keywords : LCA; Sustainability; Chemistry; Photoflash; Photography; Hållbarhet; Livscykelanalys; Kemi; Foto; Fotoblixt; Lampa;

    Abstract : This study was about performing an LCA on a portable flash unit, C1, made by Profoto. The goal was to get an overview of the environmental impact of the C1 and to investigate hotspots in the production and/or use phase of the C1. READ MORE

  5. 4. How soon is now? Exploring mitigation of short-lived greenhouse gases in the landscape of climate risk and policies on metrics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Edwin Klint Bywater; [2020]
    Keywords : Global warming; GWP; GTP; methane; short-lived greenhouse gases; short-lived climate forcers; climate policy; climate risk; climate crisis; carbon pricing; climate negotiations; technocracy.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : In the collected efforts towards understanding earth’s climate system, and acting on climate change, the time dimension is of central importance. When humanity’s collected activity is carbon-neutral, and how the trajectory towards such a state might look, is a tough question to answer. READ MORE

  6. 5. Reuse of Construction Materials

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Energiteknik

    Author : Jane de Fatima Dias; [2018]
    Keywords : Life Cycle Assessment LCA ; Reuse; Environment; Embodied energy; Building materials.;

    Abstract : The building and construction sectors are one of the main contributors to the socio-economic development of a country. Globally, these sectors generate around 5% to 10% of national employment and around 5% to 15% of a country's gross domestic product during construction, use and demolition. READ MORE