Essays about: "solar urban planning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 essays containing the words solar urban planning.

1. 1. Morocco’s Green Mosque Program in the City of Marrakesh

   University essay from

   Author : Elizabeth Gray; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Islamic Environmentalism; Feminism; Public Participation; Urban Planning; Religion;

   Abstract : This thesis is a case study in Marrakesh of Morocco's Green Mosque Program, whose objective is to use solar energy and other green technologies in Morocco's numerous mosques. Focuses of the thesis include how the Green Mosque Program came about, the roles of women within the program and the social effects of the program. READ MORE

3. 2. Community Continuity Management : An Exploration of the Energy Production and Use of a Fictional Stockholm Neighbourhood in a Crisis

   University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

   Author : Nils Brattgård; [2023]
   Keywords : Business Continuity Management; Community Continuity Management; Energy Community; Energy Resilience; Energy; Resilience; Preparedness; Adaptation; Wellness; Wellbeing; Blackout; Power Failure; High Impact Low Probability; Crisis; Disaster; Kontinuitetshantering; Community Continuity Management; Energigemenskap; Energiresiliens; Energi; Resiliens; Beredskap; Anpassning; Välmående; Välbefinnande; Strömavbrott; Elkris; High Impact Low Probability; Kris; Katastrof;

   Abstract : In an increasingly interconnected, and electricity-reliant world, households are asked to build up their resilience to crises. Local, distributed electricity production within a microgrid with capability to operate disconnected from the larger grid has been shown to be an effective tool for increasing power system resilience in the past. READ MORE

4. 3. Towards low carbon buildings: A case study in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

   Author : Huynh Tuan Tran; Victor-Antoine Delorme; [2023]
   Keywords : Life cycle assessment; Environmental impact of building materials; Carbon neutrality; Biobased material; Biochar; Cross Laminated Timber; Biogenic carbon; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This study comprehensively evaluated the global warming potential of an office building in a newly built Scandinavian neighbourhood seeking to reach sustainability. The primary objective of the research was to support the city authorities of Helsingborg by providing valuable insights into actual carbon emissions at the building level and proposing measures to minimize these emissions to achieve climate neutrality by 2030. READ MORE

5. 4. Implementing spatial variance in the rate of photolytic breakdown of NO2 in urban street canyons

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för energivetenskaper

   Author : Fabian Friberg; [2022]
   Keywords : cfd; computational fluid dynamics; NOx; street canyon; NO2; NO; O3; photolysis; OpenFOAM; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : In this study a module for calculating the solar exposure of individual fluid cells was developed to more accurately represent the effect of photolysis on the pollutant dispersion in an urban street canyon. The module was tested and validated on 12 different cases, each with a different geographical location, time of year and/or time of day. READ MORE

6. 5. Geometric comparison of 3D city models for daylight simulations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Johannes Lande Nyborg; [2022]
   Keywords : Geography; Physical Geography; Ecosystem Analysis; 3D city model; 3D building models; daylight access; daylight simulations; obstruction angle; free and open-source software; sustainable urban development; Geomatics; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : As cities keep densifying, essential resources such as daylight access become increasingly restricted. Therefore, prioritizing energy efficiency and enhancing the energy performance of our buildings is required for obtaining a sustainable urban environment. READ MORE