Essays about: "high rise construction problems"

Found 5 essays containing the words high rise construction problems.

1. 1. Generating Product-Service Design Improvements from a Climate Impact and Energy Use Perspective Using Life Cycle Assessment : The Case of Vertical Access Equipment

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Industriell miljöteknik

   Author : Vishnu Teja Tirumalasetty; Max Olof Jonas Bäck; [2021]
   Keywords : Life Cycle Assessment; LCA; Product-Service System; PSS; Vertical Access Equipment; Circular Economy;

   Abstract : Climate change is connected to several negative effects on local environments around the globe such as, longer, and more intense droughts, less freshwater supplies, ocean warming, sea level rise, polar ice melting, more intense storms, and rainfall (NASA, 2021).  These problems are mainly due to the increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as well as other greenhouse gases (GHG) which cause a similar or stronger climate change effect (WWF, 2021). READ MORE

3. 2. Circular economy and Life cycle assessment of building materials: Glimåkra eco-village

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

   Author : Zahabia Gandhi; [2020]
   Keywords : Circular Economy; Life cycle assessment; Environmental impact of building materials; Reusing materials; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : The building industry is continuously adapting to the changing needs and demands. The rise in emissions, depletion of resources and accumulating waste are some of the important problems that have to be addressed by architects all over the world today. READ MORE

4. 3. A place to embrace : a design proposal for Mkamasini, a public space in Old Ng’ambo, Zanzibar

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Jenny Fält; Louise Rådberg; [2016]
   Keywords : public space; informal settlements in Zanzibar; open space; urban space; Mkamasini design proposal; Minor Field Study;

   Abstract : For the first time in history more than half of the world’s population lives in towns or cities. Developing countries are facing the highest urban growth without having capacity to provide shelter for urban dwellers. As a result, large-scaled areas with informal settlements have emerged. READ MORE

5. 4. The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: Critical Assessment of the Security Aspects

   University essay from Ekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Esra Toplu; [2004]
   Keywords : Social sciences; Euro-Mediterranean Partnership; Barcelona Process; European Union; Security Partnership; Security Complex; New Regionalism; Copenhagen School; comprehensive security; cooperative security; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : This thesis attempts to assess the security aspect of the Barcelona Process (Process), or so called Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (EMP) within the theoretical framework of new regionalism and the Copenhagen School (Security complex theory) which agrees with neo/realism, neo-liberal institutionalism and constructivism in some aspects. The end of the Cold War broadened the security agenda and new security concerns emerged. READ MORE

6. 5. Evaluation of methods for rock mass characterization and design of rock slopes in crystalline rock

   University essay from KTH/Jord- och bergmekanik

   Author : Johanna Gottlander; []
   Keywords : Geology; rock mechanics; rock slope stability in fractured crystalline rock; rock mass characterization and classification; rock slope design; slope failure;

   Abstract : Construction of rock slopes is needed in many civil work projects. It is for example very common in road and railway cuts, but other applications include excavation for tunneling or building foundations, where perhaps sensitive constructions are present in the immediate vicinity. READ MORE