Essays about: "prefabricated buildings"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words prefabricated buildings.

  1. 1. Sustainable Prefabricated Buildings & Construction of Carriages and their Effect on Sustainability inside the Factory

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Olle Jernberg; [2023]
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  3. 2. Market development for multi-story wood construction : views of architects and structural engineers

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

    Author : Isac Färnström; [2022]
    Keywords : architects; back casting; enabling factors; gap-analysis; limiting factors; multi-story wood construction; structural engineer;

    Abstract : The multi-story wood construction industry has been on the rise in the past decades because of new regulations making it legal in Sweden and Finland. Politicians have been suggesting more wood materials in buildings because of the positive environmental impact when wood stores carbon dioxide. READ MORE

  4. 3. Chunk Metabolism : Exploring how to plan for reuse of structural elements

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Isabella Nilsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Architectural elements; urban metabolism; demolition; deconstruction; design process; structural elements; concrete; steel; circular construction; circular economy; material harvesting; urban mining; Arkitektoniska element; urban metabolism; rivning; dekonstruktion; designprocess; tunga stomelement; betong; stål; cirkulärt byggande; cirkulär ekonomi; material harvesting; urban mining;

    Abstract : With a major share of the negative environmental impacts deriving from construction and its waste, ways to reduce the material and energy use in this sector have been the focus of studies for decades. Reuse of building elements and materials is gaining traction with researchers, architects, developers and real estate owners. READ MORE

  5. 4. Stability of building structures using NLFEA including second order effects : Applications with the software ATENA-GiD

    University essay from KTH/Betongbyggnad

    Author : Alexandros Petkoglou; [2021]
    Keywords : Non-linear analysis; second order effects; prefabricated buildings; ATENA; GiD; slip connection; Icke-linjär analys; andra ordnings effekter; förtillverkade byggnader; prefabricerade byggnader; ATENA; GiD; glidkoppling;

    Abstract : In Sweden, prefabrication in the construction industry is a very common system. In prefabricated structures, there are various kinds of connections and generally many hinged connections. Therefore, it is of high interest to study the behavior of the prefabricated buildings in relation to the connections. READ MORE

  6. 5. Construction of prefabricated concrete buildings : A comparative attributional LCA

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Ludvig Wingårdh; [2021]
    Keywords : Attributional Life Cycle Assessment; Prefabricated rate; Building embodied impacts;

    Abstract : This master thesis investigated the influence of prefabrication rate of buildings on the embodied environmental impacts. Through a comparative attributional LCA four different Swedish buildings were investigated to explore the influence of PR on the environmental impacts in the categories Cumulative Energy Demand, Global Warming Potential, Water Consumption, Fossil Resource Scarcity, and Mineral Resource Scarcity. READ MORE