Essays about: "carbon-free cities"

Found 4 essays containing the words carbon-free cities.

  1. 1. Towards low carbon buildings: A case study in Sweden

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

    Author : Huynh Tuan Tran; Victor-Antoine Delorme; [2023]
    Keywords : Life cycle assessment; Environmental impact of building materials; Carbon neutrality; Biobased material; Biochar; Cross Laminated Timber; Biogenic carbon; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This study comprehensively evaluated the global warming potential of an office building in a newly built Scandinavian neighbourhood seeking to reach sustainability. The primary objective of the research was to support the city authorities of Helsingborg by providing valuable insights into actual carbon emissions at the building level and proposing measures to minimize these emissions to achieve climate neutrality by 2030. READ MORE

  3. 2. Evolving Perspectives Practical Proposals for Resource-Efficient Solutions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Laura Elizabeth Redmond; Shane Yuhasse; Cecep Hermawan; Ethan Dunnenberger; Marta Lamorgese; Ileana Graf; Adriana Fernandez Villalobos; Azusa Lindwall; Silvia Kim; Maëlle Soulis; Bianca Terrero Vega; Tim Ziegler; Ziyue Wang; Martine Deinum; Ines-Sophie Paumier-Bianco; Luca Schumann; Gunjan Kolhe; André Wismer; Emily Gomersall; Patricia Agyare; Emilia Paulina Paredes Bassi; Maarten Magielse; Lauren Brach; Line Lobedanz Witthøfft; Ekaterina Pikuleva; Eva Andersson; Markas Azuolas; Leon Bartling; Jakub Gamrot; Gabriele Celli; [2022]
    Keywords : biodiversity communication; wine certification; construction material reuse; carbon-free cities; electric road system; battery storage as a service; circular steel in shipping; waste clearinghouse; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

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  4. 3. Towards a Positive Energy District : Analyzing Key Performance Indicators in Urban Planning for a Sustainable District: A Case Study

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Kritika Singh; [2022]
    Keywords : carbon-free; climate-neutral goals; sustainable neighborhood; Positive Energy Districts PEDs ; environmental; social; economical; people; Key Performance Indicators KPIs ; stakeholders;

    Abstract : Urban neighborhoods that work toward carbon-free, climate-neutral goals, attain apositive energy balance, and aspire for excess renewable energy production aredefined as Positive Energy Districts (PEDs). PEDs are designed to contribute tosustainable urban growth, and it is also true that sustainable urban growth can leadto the creation of PEDs. READ MORE

  5. 4. High Resolution Mapping and Spatial Analysis of Carbon Free Heat Sources for District Heating : A Case Study of Helsinki

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Filip Norrman; Mattias Persson; [2021]
    Keywords : High-­Resolution Mapping; Carbon-­Free Heat Sources; 4th Generation District Heating; GIS; Hög­upplöst kartläggning; Koldoixidfria värmekällor; 4e generationen Fjärrvärme; GIS;

    Abstract : Heat production together with electricity production stands for 31% of the global CO2 emissions. The production is as of today still highly dependent on fossil fuels, with a global district energy mix share of fossil fuels of 90%. READ MORE