Essays about: "passive housing"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 31 essays containing the words passive housing.

  1. 16. Hästars aktivitet och liggtid på madrasserade gummimattor i box

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Author : Matilda Vikberg; Karin Fredriksson; [2015]
    Keywords : välfärd; underlag; liggperioder; dygnsrytm;

    Abstract : Sleep is essential for all mammals and they all have different sleep patterns. Wild horses normally spend 2-8.5% of a 24-hour period in recumbent position while stabled horses lie down 11-20%. To fulfil the need of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep the horse must lie down with support against the ground for the head. READ MORE

  3. 17. Relocate or Stay put: Exploring family mobility choices in the wake of 2004 tsunami in Laamu atoll, Maldives

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Hawwa Lubna; [2015]
    Keywords : Maldives; Planned Relocation; Migration; Livelihoods; Natural Disaster; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The question of choice is a fundamental issue in the discussion of human mobilities. In the context of natural disaster and resettlement programs, the affected population is reduced to victims devoid of agency, and their movements concluded as passive reactions. READ MORE

  4. 18. Energy transition in Knivsta: nothing but hot air? : a pilot study of energy system solutions and organizational forms of ownership in Nydal

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Energy and Technology

    Author : Sebastian Welling; [2015]
    Keywords : Baugemeinschaften; climate change; residential community; passive housing; sustainable development;

    Abstract : Climate change is a global challenge, but impacts such as combustion of fossil fuels are caused on a local level. Sweden’s primary energy per capita demand is one of the highest in the world and objective of the 20/20/20 goals, which focus on the enhancement of energy use. READ MORE

  5. 19. Concrete sandwich element design in terms of Passive Housing recommendations and moisture safety

    University essay from KTH/Byggvetenskap; KTH/Skolan för arkitektur och samhällsbyggnad (ABE)

    Author : Panagiotis Gkorogias; Susanna Gerges; [2015]
    Keywords : Concrete sandwich elements; thermal bridges; passive housing;

    Abstract : In this thesis project a concrete sandwich wall element of 250 mm insulation of Kooltherm has been resulted to have U-values and ψ-values closer to the passive housing recommendations. However, by using 180 mm thick insulation, no significant difference in the annual energy consumption is observed. READ MORE

  6. 20. Walden 2.0

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Matilda Andersson; [2014]
    Keywords : walden; bostadshus; skog; Tyresö;

    Abstract : Tyresö är en växande kommun i behov av fler bostäder. Tyresö är väldigt utspritt med låg bebyggelse. Även nära centrum är bebyggelsen utspridd med stora ”tomma” ytor emellan bostadsområden, kontor och handel. READ MORE