Search for dissertations about: "REFURBISHMENT WORK"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words REFURBISHMENT WORK.
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1. Let the right ones in? Employment requirements in Swedish construction procurement
Abstract : Sweden faces problems with social exclusion and unemployment, where Swedish cities are becoming increasingly segregated, where many neighbourhoods, often built during the 1960s and 1970s, are dilapidated and in need of refurbishment. At the same time, the construction sector is facing a lack of construction workers, which hinders the large upcoming building investments planned in Sweden. READ MORE
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2. Service Quality in Refurbishment: Craftsman-User Interaction
Abstract : Many companies in various lines of business have long recognized service quality as a key to success and long-term survival. Nevertheless, it is only recently that service quality has come into focus in the construction industry. READ MORE
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3. Constructing Social Procurement: An Institutional Perspective on Working with Employment Requirements
Abstract : Private and public organisations are increasingly using their purchasing power to mitigate societal issues and create social value. This is called social procurement. Due to problems such as segregation, unemployment, and social exclusion, social procurement in Sweden has focused on employment requirements. READ MORE
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4. HOUSE MASTER SCHOOL: Career Model for Education and Training in Integrated and Sustainable Conservation of Built Environments
Abstract : Based on a participatory action research methodology and approach (AR), this dissertation explores the core theoretical problems and opportunities of education and learning for sustainable development (ESD) within the cross-disciplinary area of integrated and sustainable conservation of built environments. The main purpose has been to develop an epistemological framework for integrated lifelong learning, ethics and advanced research (R&D) and to provide a new sustainable education and career model for the field to be applied in the Dalecarlia region and on a national level within the Swedish construction industry at large; i. READ MORE
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5. Promotion of sustainable renovation in the built environment : An early stage techno-economic approach
Abstract : According to the Swedish Government's set targets for energy use and environmental quality imposed by the European Union, the total energy per heated unit area in residential and commercial buildings will have to be decreased by 20% in 2020 and 50% by 2050 in relation to the annual consumption of 1995. The building sector should additionally be completely independent of fossil fuels for energy usage, with the increasing sector of renewable energy continuously growing until 2020. READ MORE