Search for dissertations about: "EcoEffect"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the word EcoEffect.

2. 1. On sustainability assessment of technical systems : experience from systems analysis with the ORWARE and ecoeffect tools

   Author : Getachew Assefa; Björn Frostell; Thomas Nybrant; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; technology assessment; interdisciplinarity; sustainability; sustainability assessment; industrial ecology; substance flow analysis; material flow analysis; life cycle assessment; Environmental engineering; Miljöteknik;

   Abstract : Engineering research and development work is undergoing a reorientation from focusing on specific parts of different systems to a broader perspective of systems level, albeit at a slower pace. This reorientation should be further developed and enhanced with the aim of organizing and structuring our technical systems in meeting sustainability requirements in face of global ecological threats that have far-reaching social and economic implications, which can no longer be captured using conventional approach of research. READ MORE

4. 2. Methodological aspects of environmental assessment of buildings

   Author : Tove Malmqvist; Mauritz Glaumann; Göran Finnveden; Raymond J Cole; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; environmental assessment; buildings; tool; environmental performance; property management; Civil engineering and architecture; Samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur;

   Abstract : The built environment contributes extensively to the overall environmental impact of society. An increasing number of tools have been developed worldwide for comprehensive environmental assessment and rating of buildings in order to make the building sector more sustainable. READ MORE

5. 3. Environmental Assessment of Buildings and the influence on architectural design

   Author : Marita Wallhagen; Göran Finnveden; Mauritz Glaumann; Tove Malmqvist; Ole Jörgen Hanssen; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; green building; sustainable building; environmental assessment; assessment tool; architectural design; CO2 Carbondioxide ; Civil engineering and architecture; Samhällsbyggnadsteknik och arkitektur;

   Abstract : This licentiate thesis examines environmental assessment tools for buildings. This is done by investigating, analysing, comparing and testing how different environmental assessment tools measure the environmental performance of buildings and examining the consequences this may have on architectural design. READ MORE

6. 4. Environmental Assessment Tools for Neighbourhoods and Buildings in relation to Environment, Architecture, and Architects

   Author : Marita Wallhagen; Göran Finnveden; Tove Malmqvist; Ola Eriksson; Josefin Wangel; Koen Steemers; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; architects; architecture; buildings; environment; environmental assessment tools; environmental sustainability; neighbourhoods; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis explores Neighbourhood and Building Environmental Assessment Tools’ (NBEATs’) function as assessment tools and decision support, and their relation to environment, architecture and architects. This is done by analysing, testing, and discussing a number of NBEATs (LEED-NC, Code for Sustainable Homes, EcoEffect, LEED-ND, BREEAM-C, and ENSLIC-tool), their manuals and use. READ MORE

7. 5. Changes over time in remnant rural vegetation within built-up areas : recreational use, vegetation dynamics and conservation assessment

   Author : Oskar Forsberg; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
   Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This dissertation focuses on changes over time within patches of remnant rural vegetation after their inclusion in built-up settings. The dissertation is a compilation of four papers preceded by a summary part. READ MORE