Essays about: "zones and sectors"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words zones and sectors.

1. 1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Trollhättan Energy optimization

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för byggnadsteknik, energisystem och miljövetenskap

   Author : William Wanli; [2021]
   Keywords : Energy performance; Energy retrofits; Energy optimization; IDA-ICE; LCC analysis;

   Abstract : The world is experiencing increasing energy usage owing to environmental impacts suchas climate change, Ozone layer depletion, and global warming. Energy usage is primarily categorized into transport, industrial, residential, and service sectors, with the transportation and industrial sectors taking up a considerable chunk of the energy use; Buildings partly determine the use of energy globally. READ MORE

3. 2. Energy savings in multi-family building after using an innovative retrofitting package

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Energiteknik

   Author : Kosmas Kasolas; [2020]
   Keywords : Energy savings; retrofitting; energy efficient measures; thermal insulation; multi family building;

   Abstract : The building sector is one of the sectors that consume the most energy in Sweden. In order to deal with this problem Swedish government aims to reduce the energy consumption in the building sector 50% by 2050. Another ambitious goal set by the Swedish government is zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. READ MORE

4. 3. An oasis for students : investigating the potential co-benefits of schoolyard redesign for climate adaptation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Alice Aimée Schneider; [2020]
   Keywords : sustainability science; urban heat island; schoolyard greening; education; youth participation; children; health; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Due to climate change and the urban heat island effect, urban areas face increasing heat stress, a change that has severe consequences on human health. While the need for climate adaptation is pressing, the impact of climate adaptation projects on other sectors also needs to be carefully examined. READ MORE

5. 4. Potency or publicity : The effect of the Swedish regional development program on municipal employment

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Carl Berry; [2020]
   Keywords : Regional development programs; Employment;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the effect of economic support zones within the Swedish development programs on employment. This question is answered using a difference in differences design and a reform in 2014 that changed the zone status of 18 municipalities. READ MORE

6. 5. Evaluation of decentralized ventilation system with heat recovery

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

   Author : Sunkavalli Kowshik Chowdary; [2020]
   Keywords : Decentralized ventilation; airflow; air draught; heat exchangers; tracer gas; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Humans spend 90% of their times indoors, and maintaining a pleasant indoor environment is essential. Factors like human behaviour, combustion sources, cleaning supplies, affect the indoor environment, which could potentially affect the human health.the most common answer to controlling the indoor environment is a good HVAC system. READ MORE