Essays about: "building Sustainability"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 617 essays containing the words building Sustainability.
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16. BMA / BEURA : Evolving inhabitation through self-building and adaptive reuse
University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studierAbstract : My thesis, "BMA (Bromma airport) / BEURA (Bromma experimental urban recycling association), an adaptive rebirth", explores the potential for an evolution of self-built circular inhabitation on the airport runway of Bromma through adaptive reuse and circular construction. The Bromma Airport in Stockholm is set to cease operation by 2038, leaving behind a vast expanse of infrastructure that could be repurposed for other uses. READ MORE
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17. New Beginnings : Triggering Encounters in Public Place to Encourage a Sense of Community
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Människa-datorinteraktionAbstract : To increase social sustainability in cities and communities, interactions between community members is a key factor. This has engaged a research project on social sustainability, connected to an emerging urban district in Sweden. This research was done in collaboration with local stakeholders being part of this research project. READ MORE
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18. Auditors´ path toward building their comfort in sustainability auditing : A qualitative study of how sustainability auditors´ comfort is created using the structure and professional judgment
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : Background: There is an increased demand for professions in sustainability assurance due to the forthcoming directives of CSRD coming in 2024. Currently, there is a lack of knowledge of what a sustainability auditor does to build audit comfort and ensure audit quality in a sustainability report. READ MORE
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19. Development of a Product Circularity Indicator Suitable for the EPD-scheme of Construction Products : A Review of Product Circularity Indicators and their Potential Applicability in EPDs for the Construction Sector
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : A change in resource consumption patterns is crucial to avoid climate change, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to increase climate resilience and consequently, the idea of a circular economy (CE) has gained widespread attention. The resource intense building and construction sector has become subject to both internal and external pressure to become more circular. READ MORE
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20. Optimizing the Performance and Efficiency of District Heating Substations : A Study of the Cooling Process and Overall System Improvements in Ludvika
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för information och teknikAbstract : The concept of future sustainability is driving efforts toward the efficient improvement of energy systems. District heating systems play a key role in balancing the energy system by improving performance and flexibility. READ MORE