Essays about: "earth brick"

Found 4 essays containing the words earth brick.

  1. 1. OF GHOSTS AND [WO]MEN

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Dimitra Tsitsi; [2021]
    Keywords : post-formalist; scanning; Kiruna; women; embroidery;

    Abstract : The project 'Of Ghosts and [Wo]men' proposes an artificial landscape in the new area of Kiruna, that will be built exclusively from the materials of the demolished buildings. This is a way of displaying and giving back to the public pieces of the body of the old city, while suggesting an architecture that recycles the old into new forms and programs. READ MORE

  3. 2. Life cycle assessment of villas made by Fiskarhedenvillan, comparison between wood and brick facade

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Energiteknik

    Author : Hussam Almsalati; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Awareness of climate change has resulted in enormous challenges for developed and developing countries. The frightening truth about our environmental situation has led to investigations of the causes of these changes and to obstruct these sources gradually but quickly. READ MORE

  4. 3. Assessing the Passive House regulations for future climate conditions in Swedish single family residential building

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign

    Author : Shambhatra Sreepada Vinay; [2017]
    Keywords : Climate change; Global warming; Future climate; Passive house; Passive house regulations; Mould Index; Mould Growth; Future Heating Demand; Future Cooling Demand; Future Moisture Performance of wall and roof.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Global warming is a very much researched and debated topic in the current period as we can see the effects around us. The literature and discussions have pointed to a surface temperature rise of up to 10°C at the poles and around 4°C-7°C around the equator. READ MORE

  5. 4. The premise of progress

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Sigurlín Rós Steinbergsdóttir; [2017]
    Keywords : Architecture; urban; design; junior high school; market; density; underprivileged; sustainable; Ghana; Accra; Nima; new typology; mixed use; tradition; innovation; columns; traditional; local; materials; earth brick; rammed earth; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : Nima is a distressed neighbourhood located north of central Accra, the capital city of Ghana in West Africa. Nima is an extremely dense community, where land is very scarce. Single floor, clay built compound houses occupy the entire neighbourhood. Spatial planning is lacking, infrastructure is limited and overcrowding proposes a severe problem. READ MORE