Essays about: "sustainable buildings"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 443 essays containing the words sustainable buildings.
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16. Climate and economic implications of structure and façade materials on a building's life cycle performance : A case study of a multi-family building in Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Byggteknik och byggd miljöAbstract : This study has been conducted in cooperation with OBOS Kärnhem. The objective of the study is to assess environmental impacts from different structural and facade materials to find a configuration with the lowest impact, and to assess the economic implications of different structural and façade materials. READ MORE
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17. Possibility for Positive Energy Retrofit in Borlänge
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för information och teknikAbstract : The built environment accounts for 40% of annual carbon dioxide (C02) emissions. Among the total emissions, building operations generate approximately 27% annually. Other than this, building materials, infrastructural materials, and construction (embodied carbon) contribute to an additional 13% annually [1]. READ MORE
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18. Rosendalsängen på Djurgården : en restaurering med naturalistiska planteringsprinciper
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Bevarandet av historiska parker och trädgårdar är en viktig del av förvaltningen av det kulturhistoriska arv som finns i den bebyggda miljön, både i urbana och mer naturnära kontexter. Forskning har visat att det inom historiska trädgårdsanläggningar finns en anmärkningsvärt hög biodiversitet och att dessa platser därför kan spela en viktig roll i den hållbara utvecklingen eftersom de ofta är lagstadgat skyddade från exploatering till skillnad från övrig grönyta i städerna. READ MORE
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19. Using a GIS to enable an economic, land use and energy output comparison between small wind powered turbines and large-scale wind farms: the case of Oslo, Norway.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Responding to an identified knowledge gap, the study aims to determine if smaller wind turbines located on top of existing urban buildings are more resource efficient (land utilization and economically) than large scale wind farms. To answer this question, using a GIS, the resource efficiency of the Roan wind farm in Northern Norway was compared to a theoretical modeled installation of small-scale wind turbines on top of buildings within a 2km radius study zone in central Oslo. READ MORE
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20. Life Cycle Assessment of Absolicon solar thermal collector field for district heating in Härnösand
University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknikAbstract : Global energy consumption has been increasing continuously every year. Many energy sources are utilized. Conventional fossil fuels are not sustainable, and their environmental impacts are more apparent than ever before. For heating purposes, most of the heat still comes from combustion of both non-renewable and renewable energy sources. READ MORE