Essays about: "passive solar design"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 essays containing the words passive solar design.

1. 1. REDUCING ENERGY DEMANDS OF MODERN BUILDINGS : UTILIZING VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE, PASSIVE SOLAR DESIGN & NATURAL MATERIALS

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Jens Engström; [2024]
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3. 2. Improving thermal comfort while managing the constraints of the prison environment : Study of the construction project of the Marseille prison "Les Baumettes 3" and proposal of a thermal comfort strategy in the design phase

   University essay from KTH/Hållbara byggnader

   Author : Cassandre Druere; [2022]
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   Abstract : In France, a prison construction plan has been launched under the presidency of Emmanuel Macron to improve the living conditions of prisoners. The aim of this plan is of course to provide decent living conditions for prisoners but also to promote their reintegration. READ MORE

4. 3. Adaptation of buildings for climate change : A literature review

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för byggnadsteknik, energisystem och miljövetenskap

   Author : Cheng Cheng; [2021]
   Keywords : Climate change; Extreme weather; Building energy efficiency; Passive houses;

   Abstract : In September 2020, Northeast China suffered three unprecedented typhoons in half a month, and there was freezing rain in early November, all of which led to the large-scale urban power failure. The occurrence of these phenomena makes people directly see climate change and its impact on the living environment of human beings. READ MORE

5. 4. Design, implementation and evaluation of a daylight estimation tool using 3D city model data

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Peter Nezval; [2021]
   Keywords : 3D city model; CityJSON; solar energy; free and open-source software; 3D feature extraction; solar urban planning; sustainable urban development; geomatics; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Solar energy is an important component of sustainable urban development. However, it is still not reaching its full potential due to several reasons. One of them is a lack of free tools based on open geodata capable of estimating solar energy (daylight) metrics on building features, e.g. READ MORE

6. 5. Level 1 processing  algorithms of MicroCarb  microsatellite : Performance assessment of ISRF in-flight estimation through new algorithms

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

   Author : Quentin Taupin; [2021]
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   Abstract : Facing global warming and its dramatic consequences, it is now of the utmost urgency to improve our understanding of the carbon cycle mechanisms through which global climate change unfolds. The MicroCarb mission will allow to accurately monitor CO2 global sources and sinks over the entire surface of the Earth. READ MORE