Search for dissertations about: "green house"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 60 swedish dissertations containing the words green house.

  2. 1. From energy efficiency to integrated sustainable urbanism in residential development in China

    Author : Zhichang Cai; Ronald Wennersten; Getachew Assefa Wondimagegnehu; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; China; Green Building; New Cave house; Eco-office; Mass-Housing; Green Residential Development; Industrial Ecology; Landsea Housing Project; Hammarby Sjöstad; Systems Thinking; Industrial engineering and economy; Industriell teknik och ekonomi;

    Abstract : China has adopted Sustainable Development as a national strategy for all industries. In civil construction sector, sustainability is regarded as the development of Green Building in China. Since 2000, China has introduced a series of policies and laws to promote Green Building. READ MORE

  4. 2. On new homes and green lands : Three microeconometric essays as if urban costs and rural sustainability mattered

    Author : Miquel Correa; Charlotta Mellander; Anna Nordén; Henri L. F. de Groot; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis is structured as a compendium of three self-contained articles, all single-authored. In the first paper, I analyze the effect of a mortgage cap, a policy implemented as a macroeconomic prudential measure by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority in 2010, on the likelihood of the young adult population purchasing a house in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 3. Structure-property investigation of ZnSb, ZnAs, and SiB3 : - binary semiconductors with electron poor framework structures

    Author : Daniel Eklöf; Ulrich Häussermann; Oliver Orckler; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Thermoelectric; Waste heat harvesting; Semiconductor; X-ray powder diffraction; SEM; Electron poor framework; EPFS; Green house effect; Inorganic Chemistry; oorganisk kemi;

    Abstract : In today’s society, where energy conservation and green energy are buzz words, new scientific discoveries in green energy harvesting is key. This work focuses on materials capable of recycling low value thermal energy. READ MORE

  6. 4. On Alternative Fuels for Internal Combustion Engines : A study of biodiesel, gaseous methane and methanol

    Author : Ludvig Adlercreutz; Andreas Cronhjort; Ola Stenlåås; Magnus Sjöberg; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Gaseous methane combustion; spark ignition; single cylinder research engine; particle number; particle emissions; oil ash content; CO2; Green House Gases; engine testing; engine development; emissions; combustion chamber design; injector fouling; environmental impact; road transportation; Machine Design; Maskinkonstruktion;

    Abstract :  This thesis covers some of the environmental impacts of internalcombustion engines running on alternative fuels. The focus of thestudies conveyed is the reduction of greenhouse gases and particleemissions, as these two factors are of great importance for the pathsthat road transportation is facing. READ MORE

  7. 5. Clean development Mechanism (CDM) Policy and Implementation in China

    Author : Lei Zeng; Leif Gustavsson; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : Climate change; Clean development mechanism; CDM; CO2; Green House Gas; GHG; landfill gas; sustainable development; China; Energi- och miljöteknik;

    Abstract : China is the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the world. Since 68% of its primary energy is from coal, China’s average energy intensity is 7.5 times higher than the EU and 4.3 times higher than the US (EU, 2003). READ MORE