Essays about: "sustainability in facilities management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words sustainability in facilities management.

  1. 1. ”There is a need for people who can provide a transition”: A case study of how educational activities empower actors to engage in a local transition of the waste system on Bornholm, Denmark

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Kathrine Gjesing Hansen; [2023]
    Keywords : socio-institutional transitions; Denmark; power; education; municipal waste management; Sustainability Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Sustainable waste management is a complex task within environmental governance, and municipalities play a key role in governing a transition of the waste system toward prevention and reuse. This calls for an enhanced understanding of local capacities for change, and therefore this thesis adopts a socio-institutional perspective on the power of actors to influence local transitions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Energy efficiency of smelting of scrap aluminium in HPDC facilities : Available and upcoming technologies

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Energisystem

    Author : Bogdan Radu Racsi; [2023]
    Keywords : high pressure die casting; HPDC; energy efficiency; cast house remelting; internal aluminium scrap; melting furnace; melting and holding furnace; drivers; barriers;

    Abstract : The aluminium industry is anticipated to witness a surge in demand, with projectionsof a two to three-fold increase by 2050. Meeting environmental objectives andaddressing the growing emphasis on sustainability from both the industry andconsumers seeking eco-friendly products present significant challenges. READ MORE

  4. 3. Mötesplatsen Gamlegården en länk mellan det gamla och det nya : centrumförnyelse för ett tryggt och integrerat Näsby

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Kalida Åmerbilly; [2023]
    Keywords : centrumförnyelse;

    Abstract : Kristianstads översiktsplan (ÄÖP, 2021) lyfter tre stadsbyggnadsmål: Stad för alla, attraktiv stad och grönblå stad. Utvecklingen handlar om social, ekonomisk och ekologisk hållbarhet. READ MORE

  5. 4. Techno-economic analysis of innovative storage power plants utilizing existing CCGT systems : An Austrian case study

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

    Author : Niklas Pöcklhofer; Philipp Sares; [2023]
    Keywords : Innovative storage power plants; sector coupling; existing infrastructure; CCGT; hydrogen-fired gas turbine; hydrogen; hybridized energy system; techno-economic analysis; sustainability; Innovativa lagringskraftverk; sektorkoppling; befintlig infrastruktur; CCGT; vätgaseldad gasturbin; vätgas; hybridiserat energisystem; teknisk-ekonomisk analys; hållbarhet;

    Abstract : Efforts to mitigate climate change and current geopolitical disruptions have revealed that changes to the existing energy system are urgently required to offer sustainable and secure energy for Europe. Hence, the role of conventional thermal power plants is being challenged and new technologies providing additional functionality for the power grid are pushing into the market. READ MORE

  6. 5. Dagvattenhantering som ger mervärden : en undersökning av två dagvattenanläggningar i Uppsala kommun

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Vera Linn Karlsson; [2022]
    Keywords : dagvattenanläggning; dagvattendamm; dagvattenhantering; dagvattenpark; hållbar utveckling; mervärden; mångfunktionell dagvattenhantering;

    Abstract : Växande städer och ökad nederbörd är ett faktum i dagens samhälle och dagvattenhantering har därför blivit en allt viktigare del av stadsplaneringen. Städernas hårdgjorda ytor försvårar dagvattnets infiltration i marken och risken för översvämningar ökar. READ MORE