Search for dissertations about: "house owners"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words house owners.

2. 1. SME contractors on the stage for energy renovations? A dramaturgical perspective on SME contractors’ roles and interactions with house owners

   Author : Veronica Carlsson; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; house owners; energy renovations; interactions; single-family houses; action research; SME contractors; business development; dramaturgical theory;

   Abstract : Energy renovations of single-family houses in Sweden are moving slowly, but if energy renovated, these houses hold great potential for decreased energy consumption. This could imply a new area of exploration regarding potential business opportunities for SME contractors. The slow movement of energy renovations creates a challenge however. READ MORE

4. 2. Another Modernism? Form, Content and Meanings of the New Housing Architecture of Hanoi

   Author : Hoai Anh Tran; Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Vietnam; tradition; The West; Third World; identity; modernity; modernisation; modernism; modern architecture; house design; housing architecture; Architecture; Hanoi; interior design; Arkitektur; inredningsarkitektur;

   Abstract : The study deals with the issue of how to understand and assess modern architecture in a non-Western context. Is there a non-Western modern architecture in its own right and with meanings connected to the local context or is it mere copy of Western modern architecture? At the primary level the study discusses the meanings and directions of contemporary architecture in a modernising society such as Vietnam, using a number of new private houses of Hanoi as case studies. READ MORE

5. 3. Housing Themselves : Transformations, Modernisation and Spatial qualities in Informal Settlements in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

   Author : Huba Nguluma; KTH; []
   Keywords : Tanzania; housing; transformation; informal settlements; modernisation; spatial qualities and house types.;

   Abstract : This thesis is an attempt to address issues of housingtransformation in informal settlements. Transformation ofhouses is seen to be associated with modernisation forceswhereby people adapt their houses to suit their needs anddesires. READ MORE

6. 4. Primary energy efficiency and CO2 mitigation in residential buildings

   Author : Anna Joelsson; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Environmental engineering; Miljöteknik;

   Abstract : In order to control climate change it is important to limit the atmosphericconcentration of carbon dioxide (CO2). Increased energy efficiency, as well as ashift from fossil fuels to renewable resources can reduce net CO2 emission. READ MORE

7. 5. Influence and Invisibility : Tenants in Housing Provision in Mwanza City, Tanzania

   Author : Jenny Cadstedt; Gunilla Andrae; Kerstin Bodström; Lusugga Kironde; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; rental tenure; tenants; housing provision; housing career; housing strategy; housing policy; urban planning; Sustainable Cities Programme; unplanned settlements; community participation; citizenship; secure tenure; Mwanza; Tanzania; Human geography; Kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : A high proportion of urban residents in Tanzanian cities are tenants who rent rooms in privately owned houses in unplanned settlements. However, in housing policy and in urban planning rental tenure gets very little attention. This study focuses on the reasons for and consequences of this discrepancy between policy and practice. READ MORE