Essays about: "incentives and environmental performance"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 42 essays containing the words incentives and environmental performance.

1. 11. The carbon footprint caused by the oversizing of building service systems : A case study of an NHS Hospital

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Maria Hein; [2020]
   Keywords : Design; dimensioning; heating; cooling; boiler; chiller; pump; energy performance; environmental impact; mitigation strategy;

   Abstract : Energy usage in buildings is a main contributor to CO2 emissions and in order for the EU to reach the 2050 goal of carbon-neutrality, there is a great need to improve the energy efficiency in buildings, particularly commercial buildings that often are substantially overdesigned. Excess margins in the design process of building services result in an oversizing of these systems which has great environmental impacts, divided up as the operational and embodied carbon footprints. READ MORE

3. 12. Circularity in ICT Supply Chain Management : Assessing material efficiency in inventory management for circularity at Ericsson

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Tove Karlsson; Lovisa Torfgård; [2020]
   Keywords : Circular economy; Sustainability; ICT products; Rework; Reuse; Modularization; Excess inventory; Barriers to improved inventory management;

   Abstract : In the currently dominating linear economy, there is a strong focus on the forward supply of products, where products and materials are being replaced and wasted at an increasing pace. In addition to this, there are products not even reaching customers, being scrapped as a result of them being excess in inventories. READ MORE

4. 13. How Can Unit Pricing Be Employed and Improve Municipal Waste Management in Shanghai?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Lan Li; [2020]
   Keywords : Pay As You Throw; Unit Pricing; Municipal Solid Waste Management; Source Separation; Waste Reduction; Recycling Behavior; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : China is on a transition to waste management charging reform and pursuing effective eco-nomic incentives on an individual level. Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT)/Unit pricing is recog-nized as an important and effective means to waste prevention and source segregation ren-dered by the government mostly in the developed countries. READ MORE

5. 14. Optimizing night cooling for two systems in Stockholm

   University essay from KTH/Uthålliga byggnadssystem

   Author : David Wetterdal; [2020]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Buildings in the commercial sector in Sweden accounts for around 12 % of the final energy consumption of the whole country. Utilizing energy efficient methods for heating, cooling and ventilation without compromising the indoor environment is therefore important. READ MORE

6. 15. Circular economy among Swedish solar PV firms

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Hanna Karolina Teresia Lundqvist; [2020]
   Keywords : Service-based business model; solar photovoltaics; circular economy; renewable energy; servitization; PPA; community solar.; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : While the development of solar power is an important step in replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy, the fast increase in PV system deployment is projected to create large amounts of electronic waste in the next decades. Circular economy has been suggested as a key concept for changing society towards more resource efficient systems where products and materials retain their value along their whole life cycle. READ MORE