Essays about: "THE IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTION ON THE ENVIRONMENT"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 173 essays containing the words THE IMPACT OF CONSTRUCTION ON THE ENVIRONMENT.

  1. 31. Accelerated Carbonation Of Cement Pastes And Mortars

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Pejman Hajibabaei; [2022]
    Keywords : karbonatisering; accelerated carbonation; SCMs; cement paste; carbonation depth;

    Abstract : Concrete structures have the largest surface area of all human made structures. Large surface area makes concrete capable to absorb CO2 from environment during its lifetime. It is estimated that concrete during its lifetime can absorb about 15-20% of CO2 which had produced in cement production. READ MORE

  3. 32. Chunk Metabolism : Exploring how to plan for reuse of structural elements

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Isabella Nilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Architectural elements; urban metabolism; demolition; deconstruction; design process; structural elements; concrete; steel; circular construction; circular economy; material harvesting; urban mining; Arkitektoniska element; urban metabolism; rivning; dekonstruktion; designprocess; tunga stomelement; betong; stål; cirkulärt byggande; cirkulär ekonomi; material harvesting; urban mining;

    Abstract : With a major share of the negative environmental impacts deriving from construction and its waste, ways to reduce the material and energy use in this sector have been the focus of studies for decades. Reuse of building elements and materials is gaining traction with researchers, architects, developers and real estate owners. READ MORE

  4. 33. Qualitative Study of Green Certificates  and What Different Actors Think is Better from an Economical Point of View : Is  it  Economically Worth Demolishing a Building in Order to get a Green Certificate?

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Ivan Milosevic; [2022]
    Keywords : Green building; green building certification; commercial real estate; real estate; sustainability; Grön byggnad; grön byggnad certifiering; kommersiella fastigheter; fastigheter; hållbarhet;

    Abstract : Over the last decade it has not gone unnoticed that there is an increase of green buildings. People have started to take into consideration that the environment is in need of help and that the construction and real estate sector has been contributing to a high environmental impact. READ MORE

  5. 34. Organic waste streams in the wine industry

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Hanna Eriksson; [2022]
    Keywords : wine; waste; utilization; grapes; residue; pomace;

    Abstract : Today, the annual global production of grapes surpasses seventy million tonnes. Of the grapes used toward winemaking, one fourth end up as pomace. In addition to pomace, vine pruning residues, stems and wastewater sludge contribute to the immense volumes of waste that for a long time has been considered as without value. READ MORE

  6. 35. Adaptive Reuse of Cultural Historical Values to Enhance Public Places : A case study of Artilleristallet in Gothenburg

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Maria Häger; Rebecca Pehrson; [2022]
    Keywords : adaptive reuse; cultural historical value; social inclusion; place quality; built environment; sense of place; preservation; public place; Artilleristallet; Gothenburg; adaptive reuse; kulturhistoriskt värde; social inkludering; platskvalitet; bebyggd miljö; platskänsla; bevarande; allmän plats; Artilleristallet; Göteborg;

    Abstract : The construction business has a negative impact on the environment, where the biggest impact comes from construction of buildings, material production and transportation. It is inevitable for a city not to construct new buildings as it expands and develops new needs. READ MORE