Essays about: "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the words Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.
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11. LEEDing the Way Towards a Sustainable Built Environment : Case Lintulahti
University essay from Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This paper intends to offer insights into the internationally recognized LEED Green Building Rating System by taking a closer look at the short- and long-term upsides and downsides of the system in a Finnish construction project, case Lintulahti. This qualitative research has been based on a research model and the primary data has been collected by conducting interviews with industry professionals involved in the project. READ MORE
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12. Energy Performance Certification and Green Building : A comparison between the environmental effect and the discharge of carbon dioxide
University essay from Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskapAbstract : The major climatic problem has been worsening extremely rapidly over the last decades and if no measures are taken soon, we will experience severe consequences over the years to come. It is therefore imperative to take instant actions to slow down the climatic changes that are also causing crucial health problems in different parts of the planet. READ MORE
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13. Sustaining ICT for Sustainability : Towards Mainstreaming De–carbonization–oriented Design & Enabling the Energy–Efficient, Low Carbon Economy
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikationAbstract : The study set out to understand and demonstrate the role the ICT sector could play as a critical enabler in the transition and progress towards an energy– efficient, low carbon economy. More specifically, the study of sustaining ICT for sustainability has twofold intent: (2) to investigate the direct footprint of ICT sector and explore how it can be tackled through adopting sustainable design–based solutions; and (2) to highlight the enabling potential of ICT sector to mitigate climate change and massively improve energy efficiency across the economy, identifying and quantifying the global ICT impacts and opportunities in the context of energy and carbon emissions savings. READ MORE
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14. Energy efficient buildings in warm climates of the Middle East
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Fast development of energy efficient buildings is necessary to deal with growing and high levels of energy consumption and related environmental impacts in the Middle East countries including Iran and Israel. Design for climates such as hot arid and Mediterranean climates entails facing challenges regarding both heating and cooling energy demands in buildings. READ MORE
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15. The financial benefits of building ?green? An analysis of New York City high performance law
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : In New York City, in the United States as a whole, and in the rest of the world, there are many projects with high performance features and environmental ambitions already completed or being built. Unfortunately, few projects are consistently followed-up and evaluated, which means that valuable information is lost. READ MORE
