Search for dissertations about: "Residential"
Showing result 26 - 30 of 546 swedish dissertations containing the word Residential.
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26. Risk Assessment of Hygrothermal Performance - Building Envelope Retrofit
Abstract : A risk assessment of the hygrothermal performance for a building envelope retrofit investigates possible variations in energy performance, indoor environment quality and moisture safety and elaborates on the risks of exceeding defined acceptance criteria. These risks can be properly determined if including the variability of, by the investigated retrofit, most influencing parameters. READ MORE
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27. Exploring social-cultural explanations for residential location choices : the case of an African City - Dar es Salaam
Abstract : This study explores the factors urban residents consider when making residential location decisions. The context of the study is informal residential areas in a rapidly urbanising African city – the city of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. READ MORE
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28. Particulate and gaseous emissions from residential biomass combustion
Abstract : Biomass is considered to be a sustainable energy source with significant potentials for replacing electricity and fossil fuels, not at least in the residential sector. However, present wood combustion is a major source of ambient concentrations of hydrocarbons (e.g. READ MORE
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29. Low-temperature Heating in Existing Swedish Residential Buildings : Toward Sustainable Retrofitting
Abstract : As an energy-efficient alternative in cold climate countries such as Sweden, low-temperature heating (LTH) technology has shown promising advantages and shortcuts to contribute to the efficiency of heat supply, as well as to the overall sustainability of building performance. The goal of this thesis is to contribute to the development of methodologies and modeling tools to support sustainable retrofitting in the Swedish housing stock. READ MORE
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30. Prediction and prevention of falls among elderly people in residential care
Abstract : Among elderly people, falls lead to a considerable amount of immobility, morbidity, and mortality. The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate methods for predicting falls, and to evaluate a fall prevention program among elderly people living in residential care facilities. READ MORE