Search for dissertations about: "case tools comparison"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 76 swedish dissertations containing the words case tools comparison.

  2. 1. Life Cycle Assessment of Building Products. Case Studies and Methodology

    Author : Åsa Jönsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; VOCs; environmental assessment; floorings; methods; LCA; concrete; indoor climate; Life Cycle Assessment; structural frames; building materials; steel; tools;

    Abstract : The main objectives of this thesis were to demonstrate how Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) may be applied to building products, to describe what methodological LCA issues are specific to building products, to work out solutions to some of these issues and to relate LCA to other environmental assessment methods that may be applied to building products. First, in a literature study, the state of the art in the field of environmental assessment of building products is described, and the five articles constituting the thesis are put into context. READ MORE

  4. 2. Corporate strategizing : Building the group without busting the businesses

    Author : Pontus Wadström; Matti A. Kaulio; Jannis Angelis; Svante Schriber; Tobias Fredberg; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Corporate strategy; strategizing; multi-business firms; alignment; case study; participation; strategy tools; strategy professionals; Industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Management;

    Abstract : Purpose. This thesis contributes to the strategy literature by investigating how multi-business firm strategizing aligns with corporate and business strategy. READ MORE

  5. 3. Responsible resource management in hotels : attitudes, indicators, tools and strategies

    Author : Paulina Bohdanowicz; Björn Palm; Ivo Martinac; Walter Jamieson; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; hotels; energy and water management; energy and water conservation; environmental awareness; environmental reporting; performance indicators; consumption modelling; benchmarking; Mechanical energy engineering; Mekanisk energiteknik;

    Abstract : Hotels constitute one of the main, and still expanding, pillars of the tourism sector and are highly unique among other commercial buildings. Resource intensive and frequently inefficient systems and operational routines applied in the sector, result in considerable environmental impact and indicate an urgent need for more environmentally sound practices and products in the hotel industry. READ MORE

  6. 4. Forensic comparison of voices, speech and speakers : tools and methods in forensic phonetics

    Author : Jonas Lindh; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; forensic phonetics; automatic voice recognition; disputed utterance; speech; language technology; phonetics;

    Abstract : This thesis has three main objectives. The first objective (A) includes Study I, which investigates the parameter fundamental frequency (F0) and its robustness in different acoustic contexts by using different measures. READ MORE

  7. 5. Sustainable Energy Access for All : Initial tools to compare technology options and costs

    Author : Francesco Fuso Nerini; Mark Howells; Hisham Zerriffi; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Energiteknik; Energy Technology;

    Abstract : This thesis presents analytical advances to support quantitative insights into national and local policies for achieving energy access goals. The key objective is the creation of an analytical tool to compare technology options for achieving energy access goals and to estimate the cost of reaching those goals. READ MORE