Essays about: "Green Building Policy"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 28 essays containing the words Green Building Policy.
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16. An eco-city indicator system for the city of Changsha.
University essay from KTH/Mark- och vattenteknikAbstract : With rapid urban development in China, many cities are still concerned about the quantity of the economy growth while ignoring the quality of the growth; ecological systems face a challenging situation. How to evaluate and guide a sustainable devel-opment is a vitally important question to the government of China. READ MORE
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17. Embodied Carbon in Buildings - investigating drivers and barriers for the Swedish construction industry to address Embodied Carbon, and necessary policy support as deemed by the industry
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is essential for us humans to curb climate change. Around a fifth of the anthropogenic GHG emissions stem from the construction sector. READ MORE
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18. Pay as You Save or Save As You Pay? An evaluation of on-bill financing models for energy efficiency improvements
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : This thesis aims to shed light on the impact of the so-called Pay as You Save® (PAYS ®) or on-bill programmes for energy efficiency improvements in the building sector. These programmes are based on an innovative financing model that was developed to overcome several barriers to the up-take of energy efficiency measures by households and businesses. READ MORE
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19. The Potential Catalytic Role of Green Entrepreneurship – Technological Eco–Innovations and Ecopreneurs’ Acts – in the Structural Transformation to a Low–Carbon or Green Economy: A Foucauldian Discursive Approach
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Green entrepreneurship – technological eco–innovations and ecopreneurs’ acts – has recently received much attention from European policymakers as one promising response to the challenges of sustainable economic development due to its potential to catalyze and build a low–carbon or green economy. This topical relationship between green entrepreneurship and sustainable economy has also gained increasing interest among scholars. READ MORE
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20. The Economic Efficiency Of Market-Based Green Building Policy Instruments In China: A case study of the Chenghuaxinyuan Housing Scheme in Shanghai
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : In order to curb emissions and resulting environmental problems caused by the rapidly growing energy use of its building sector, China has implemented a number of policy instruments to promote Green Building practices, including market-based instruments for energy efficiency in buildings. This thesis aims to evaluate the economic efficiency of these policy measures, using the Four-High Award of Shanghai and its application and impact on the Chenghuaxinyuan housing scheme as a case study. READ MORE
