Essays about: "sustainable building developing"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 124 essays containing the words sustainable building developing.
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21. Earth Architecture - Towards a Sustainable Future?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljöAbstract : It is widely recognised that the two major challenges of the 21st century are climate change and poverty. The building sector is responsible for over a third of all global carbon dioxide emissions. READ MORE
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22. Organizing Digital Service Offerings for More Sustainable Managerial Practices : A qualitative study in the IT industry
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)Abstract : Sustainability, service innovation, and digitalization are topics discussed around the world. The three areas are each developing rapidly and are needed to be intertwined to find solutions to the environmental crisis the world is currently facing. However, how this is supposed to be done is still unclear. READ MORE
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23. The impact of Sustainability Reporting on Innovation Management
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för företagande, innovation och hållbarhetAbstract : Swedish firms have become increasingly accountable for their impacts on the economy, society, and environment. Since the year 2016, Corporate Sustainability has emerged as a relatively new phenomenon forcing SMEs that meet certain criteria to report annual sustainability metrics. However,sustainability reporting has not yet become standardized. READ MORE
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24. Lean production in the aggregate stone industry: The road to becoming more sustainable and productive : A case study for a Swedish construction company
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : The aggregate stone industry produces stone – a critical material for the construction industry value chain, and is, thus, a valuable resource for building materials, highlighting the society’s need for critical products. The stone is mined and refined in so-called quarries. READ MORE
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25. A comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study of centralized and decentralized wastewater heat recovery in Stockholm, Sweden
University essay from KTH/EnergiteknikAbstract : The cities bear a large role in the climate crisis. However, this also means that they have a big potential in the transition towards sustainable communities and a sustainable world. Up to 90 % of energy use within the urban water cycle is allocated to hot water heating for end users. READ MORE