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1. 1. Spatializing Hospitality : A design exploration on how to provide spatial agency to immigrant households in Sweden

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Kajsa Grundström; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The thesis investigates how a host country can apply ethics of hospitality to housing that allow refugees and asylum seekers spatial agency. The necessity of doing this is to reduce the passive state of being “guests” for refugees when they are waiting for answers of asylum application approval. READ MORE

3. 2. Beyond Survival : Designing Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Temporary Housing

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för design (DE)

   Author : Mahnoosh Ramgar; [2023]
   Keywords : Post-disaster temporary housing; natural disaster; design strategies; environmentally friendly design; renewable materials;

   Abstract : In the aftermath of natural disasters, providing temporary housing to displaced people is essential to alleviate human suffering. However, in some cases, the chosen post-disaster temporary housing strategy may not be suitable for the local conditions, which can worsen the negative impacts, particularly when decision-makers need to change their original plan due to the uncertainty of post-disaster conditions. READ MORE

4. 3. The Kiruna town move : Unearthing the possibilities for full-scale fire tests

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Byggkonstruktion och brand

   Author : Henrik Pettersson; Adam Thörn; [2021]
   Keywords : Full-scale fire tests; Kiruna town move; SFPE roadmap; Fire tests; Kiruna s housing-stock; Fullskaliga brandförsök; Kiruna stadsflytt; Brandförsök; Kirunas Byggnadsbestånd;

   Abstract : The work with this thesis started during the last semester at the Fire Protection Engineering program at Luleå University of Technology. Kiruna has relied on the iron ore resources of Luossavaara and Kiirunavaara since the creation of the town. The iron ore stretches underneath the current city center. READ MORE

5. 4. Living Together With Nature

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Linda Östrand; [2021]
   Keywords : Sustainability; Housing; Cultivation; Food production; Passive Solar Design; Byggemenskap; Ecovillage; Community;

   Abstract : In a development area of Trollbäcken, a suburb half an hour south of central Stockholm, I have created a sustainable housing project in the form of a byggemenskap/baugemeinschaften with a focus on sustainability. With the help of friends and family members and their wishes for a future home as basis for my programme, I investigated what sustainable housing could be with a special interest in the relationship between material and immaterial sustainability, between the buildings and the community that inhabits and maintains them, aiming to create a built environment that supports the sustainable lifestyles of the residents. READ MORE

6. 5. A Study on the Effectiveness of Passive Solar Housing in Ladakh

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Leo Björkman; Rita Nordström; [2020]
   Keywords : Energy; Ladakh; Passive Solar Technology; Trombe Wall; Numerical Modelling;

   Abstract : Energy use in buildings account for 32% of total global final energy consumption, and consequently, a large portion of energy - related greenhouse gas emissions. Passive Solar Designs are sustainable building techniques that use solar energy to heat or coo l living spaces without the aid of mechanical or electrical devices. READ MORE