Essays about: "Houston"

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1. 1. What's Cooler Than Being Cool? Overcoming barriers to district cooling implementations in Texas

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Silvia Guevara; [2019]
   Keywords : District Cooling; Space Cooling; Urban; Sustainable Energy; Demand Side Management; Science General;

   Abstract : The demand for space cooling is rising. The increase in cooling demand can put significant strain on the electric grid since approximately 99% of air-conditioning and refrigeration loads worldwide are met with electricity. READ MORE

3. 2. Cool Roof Coatings on Industrial Buildings : An Energy Study of Reflective Coatings

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

   Author : Isak Sjödin; [2019]
   Keywords : Energy; coating; cool roof coatings; industrial building; reflective coating; microspheres; expancel; ida-ice;

   Abstract : To evaluate the effect of cool roof coatings containing Expancel® thermoplastic microspheres on industrial buildings, a warehouse was built-up in the computer simulation software IDA-ICE. The warehouse was modelled in line with ASHRAE 90.1. 2004 ”Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings”. READ MORE

4. 3. Social Media as a Crisis Response : How is the water crisis in Cape Town dealt with on Twitter

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Sandra Pettersson; [2018]
   Keywords : Social Media; Crisis Response; Day Zero; Water crisis; Cape Town; South Africa; Theory of Planned Behavior; Twitter Research; Twitter Archivist;

   Abstract : In our interconnected world, social media is a vital tool for communication in the everyday life of individuals. The importance of social media in society has increased not only in times of peace, but social media has grown to be instrument of influencing crisis. READ MORE

5. 4. The Stage of Multicultural Leadership : Challenges and Opportunities which leaders are facing nowadays

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Author : Marta Amigo; Alina Reinhold; [2017]
   Keywords : Leadership; Culture; Multiculturalism; Challenges; Opportunities;

   Abstract : Working, communicating, socialising and proceeding in multicultural environments are not always easily put into practice. The contrary is the case, it poses various challenges. READ MORE

6. 5. Fluid Communities: Examining the Cultural-Economic Processes Behind Craft Beer

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

   Author : Renee Gonzalez; [2017]
   Keywords : craft beer revolution; community building; food culture studies; gender and beer; Erving Goffman; Pierre Bourdieu; cultural capital; experience economy; craft beer; cultural economy; Saint Arnold Brewing Company; Mikeller; Copenhagen; Houston; MACA; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : The drastic increase of craft breweries globally in recent decades has given birth to a community of beer drinkers who bring with them new values, rituals, and practices. This thesis will explore the development of craft beer communities based on primary research from fieldwork undertaken in 2016 with two case study breweries, Saint Arnold in Houston, Texas and Mikkeller in Copenhagen, Denmark. READ MORE