Essays about: "straw bale"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words straw bale.

  1. 1. Evaluation of natural materials in Sustainable Buildings : A potential solution to the European 2050 long-term strategy

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Víctor de las Heras Reverte; [2021]
    Keywords : Straw-bale building; Rammed earth building; Sustainable construction; Natural Building Materials; Energy performance analysis; Energy performance optimization;

    Abstract : Today, buildings consume 40% of total energy demand in the EU and are responsible for 36% of GHG emissions. For this reason, and due to the delicate situation of climate change that planet Earth is experiencing, solutions are being sought to make the building sector more sustainable. READ MORE

  3. 2. Wood, straw, clay and some rabbit skin… The evaluation of renewable based low-tech-high-knowledge housing solutions.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : György Ängelkott Bocz; [2018]
    Keywords : straw bale; natural building; modular; element based; housing; sustainability; Arts and Architecture; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : There is a clearly visible dichotomy in architectural sustainability approaches today. While there are several housing solutions available fulfilling sustainability criteria, most of these follow the high-tech industrial approach. In main-stream architecture these are often referred to as “green” or “sustainable” architecture. READ MORE

  4. 3. Reducering av halm vid tillämpning av halmrivare i nötköttsproduktion

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Elias Larsson; Philip Joelsson; [2018]
    Keywords : halm; halmrivare; djupströbädd; ströbädd; nötköttsproduktion;

    Abstract : Halm är det vanligaste strömedlet inom nötköttsproduktion. Halmen ser till att absorbera vätskan som blir ifrån djuren i form av gödsel. Halmbädden bidrar även med ett bra liggunderlag med hög komfort för djuren. Andra alternativ av strömedel finns också att tillgå som torv, rörflen, spån och värmebehandlad halm. READ MORE

  5. 4. specific and generic domestic space : a design approach to enhance the ritual in daily activities

    University essay from Konstfack/Inredningsarkitektur & Möbeldesign

    Author : sanrong tian; [2017]
    Keywords : specific space; daily ritual;

    Abstract : Scale of time William Empson writes that the length of a human life and the conscious moment are the two main scales by which the human mind measures time. With one too large to sense and the other too difficult to identify, my project instead uses the length of individual daily activities as units - eating breakfast is a time unit, cooking a lunch is another time unit – to help make time perceptible, to be aware of the present, and to experience the ritual in daily life. READ MORE

  6. 5. The road to sustainable building - ‘as clear as mud’? : Investigating the conditions for sustainability transitions in Sweden: A case study of earthen and straw bale builders.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Diana Undén; [2017]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Sustainability Transitions; Sustainable development; Sustainable Building; Innovative building; Socio-technical transitions; Socio-technical niches; earthen building; straw bale building.;

    Abstract : Achieving a transition to sustainability and decrease the environmental impact of building is part of Sweden's sustainability goals. Authorities and policy makers have a big responsibility to promote and facilitate this transition, but how this is to be achieved is not as readily answered. READ MORE