Essays about: "building certifications"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words building certifications.

  1. 1. Hållbarhetscertifiering : effekter på värdekedjan av byggmaterial

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Sofia Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : effekter på värdekedjan; fallstudie; frivilliga hållbarhetscertifieringar för byggnader i Sverige; hållbar utveckling; ; standarder;

    Abstract : En av vår tids stora utmaningar handlar om att möta klimatkrisen och ökade krav på levnadsstandard hos en växande global befolkning. Allt fler flyttar från rurala till urbana områden, vilket pressar bostadsmarknader världen över. READ MORE

  3. 2. Building Information Modelling for Energy Analysis and Environmental Assessment : The comparison of LEED and Miljöbyggnad for two school buildings in Gävle, Sweden

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Energisystem och byggnadsteknik

    Author : Sabir Ali; [2022]
    Keywords : Building Information Modelling BIM ; Building Environmental Assessment Tools BEATs ; Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED ; Miljöbyggnad;

    Abstract : The building sector is one of the largest energy consumers and there are global efforts toward sustainable and energy-efficient new buildings and existing buildings retrofit. The application of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in environmental assessment was practiced and studied following the increasing number of projects adopting the BIM workflows and pursuing green building certifications. READ MORE

  4. 3. Decarbonisation potential of multi-family Swedish Homes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Hanxiao Qi; [2022]
    Keywords : Building Energy; OpenStreetMap; EPCs; BETSI; Machine Learning; Automated process; carbon neutral buildings; net zero energy; decarbonisation.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Global warming is mainly caused by greenhouse gas emissions. The building sector is responsible for a significant share of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Most of the existing buildings in Europe were built before 2001 and the vast majority will remain in place after 2050 when EU aims to achieve climate neutrality. READ MORE

  5. 4. Energy Efficiency Improvements on the Passive House Concept in Wooden House Construction in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Lakmal Priyasad Hettige Don; [2022]
    Keywords : Energy Efficiency; Wooden House Construction; Passive House;

    Abstract : In the current business context, the demand for energy efficiency in the wooden house construction has been increased due to higher requests for the service by society. Passive house standards can be considered as a key concept to increase the energy efficiency of the building. READ MORE

  6. 5. 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