Essays about: "School lighting"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 27 essays containing the words School lighting.

  1. 21. The Effect of a Dynamic LED Light Intervention on Sleep Quality of Adolescent Students

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

    Author : Stina Andersson Eriksson; Karin Wingren; [2016]
    Keywords : Sleep quality; Adolescence; Light measurements; Activity tracker; Circadian rhythm; School environment; Keywords: Dynamic LED light; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Objective: Previous studies have revealed positive effects on subjective alertness, performance and general sleep patterns, with exposure to light conditions adapted to time of day according to the circadian system. This study aimed to investigate the impact of a dynamic LED light intervention on sleep quality of adolescent students. READ MORE

  3. 22. Skylights in classrooms, optimal design for a cold climate through dynamic daylighting and energy simulations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign

    Author : Panayiota Paraskeva; Vaia Vakouli; [2015]
    Keywords : school buildings; skylight; daylight; energy use; heating; lighting; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Previous studies indicated that skylights can improve the daylight conditions in house or office buildings, decrease the electricity demand for lighting, provide natural ventilation and reduce the heating demand through passive solar heat gain exploitation. This thesis analyses the effect of skylights on the energy use, daylight conditions and thermal comfort in a classroom. READ MORE

  4. 23. Integrated Techno-Economic Comparative and Socio-Economic Impact Study for Increasing Energy Access in Rural Kenya

    University essay from KTH/Energisystemanalys

    Author : Konstantinos Foivos Sklivaniotis; [2014]
    Keywords : Renewable energy; Kenya; Socio-economic; techo-economic; HOMER Energy;

    Abstract : Kenya is a country with high energy poverty rates while millions of people, especially in the rural areas, rely on kerosene lamps as a source of lighting. The usage of kerosene is linked with the degradation of different social and economic aspects and parameters, such as health, education, income etc. READ MORE

  5. 24. Development of a Lightening System in the Village Lwengo Bassila

    University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

    Author : HEIDI AHMADI ÅMAN; EFFIE ANDERSSON; [2012]
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    Abstract : Rapporten beskriver ett examensarbete utfört på Institutionen för maskinkonstruktion på Kungliga Tekniska högskolan (KTH). Projektet baserades på en fältstudie utförd i Demokratiska republiken Kongo (DR Kongo) och målet var att förse en by i Menikongo med belysning och el till att ladda mobiltelefoner. READ MORE

  6. 25. Renewable energy – and water system in South Africa, as part of RDP-housing projects. Economical, technical and ecological comparison

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS)

    Author : Clara Norell; [2010]
    Keywords : Sustainable; Housing; Ecological; Economical; Social; Technical; Urban; development;

    Abstract : SammanfattningDenna studie syftar till att undersöka tekniska möjligheter, kunskaper samtviljan till ett byggande för hållbar utveckling i SydafrikaFörfattaren har genom MFS (mindre fältstudie) undersökt möjligheternaför att skapa mer hållbara hus ekologiska hus, för att sedermera kunna skapa"ekobyar" istället för som det idag, fortfarande byggs enligt den förlegadeapartheidarkitekturens struktur; "one house one plot township".The Department of Housing har sedan 1994 byggt över 2. READ MORE