Search for dissertations about: "traditional houses"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 swedish dissertations containing the words traditional houses.

2. 1. NOUR - Daylighting and thermal effects of windows in desert houses

   Author : Djamel Ouahrani; Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Thermal simulation; Solar aspects; Housing architecture; Ghardaia; Desert; Daylighting simulation; Daylighting; Data collecting; Data analysis; Culture; Climate adaption; Algeria; Architecture; Traditional architecture; Windows; interior design; Arkitektur; inredningsarkitektur;

   Abstract : This study is on a combined effect of window, the daylighting and the thermal effects, in desert houses. It is comprised of two complementary studies. In the introduction a historical review on the development of use daylight has been carried out in order to place the case study in a historical perspective. READ MORE

4. 2. House Form and Social Norms Spatial Analysis of Domestic Architecture in Wad-Nubbawi, Sudan

   Author : Eman Abdelrahman Farah; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; traditional building; configuration; domestic houses; space syntax; function; Sudan; Arab-Muslim culture; life style; gender; extended family; architecture;

   Abstract : The house is an artefact of socio-cultural events and the aim of this dissertation is to acquire knowledge relevant for future architecture. The study investigates the domestic lifestyle, use and spatial pattern of houses in a traditional urban context in Sudan. READ MORE

5. 3. The merchant houses of Stockholm, c. 1640-1800 : A comparative study of early-modern entrepreneurial behaviour

   Author : Leos Müller; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History; Historia; History subjects; Historieämnen; historia; History;

   Abstract : This thesis analyses the entrepreneurial behaviour of the Stockholm merchants in the early-modern period. Two merchant families, the Momma-Reenstiernas (1640-80) and the Grills (1730-1800), are studied and compared, with the aim of tracing the typical pattern of the entrepreneurial behaviour and how it changed between the mid-seventeenth and the mid-eighteenth centuries. READ MORE

6. 4. Identifying drivers and barriers for market growth within the industry producing wooden multi-family houses : Land allocation process for future growth

   Author : Fredrik Lindblad; Bengt Magnusson; Tomas Nord; Ritva Toivonen; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Wooden multi-family houses; Industry structure; Land allocation activity; Public procurement process; Company drivers; Market barriers.; Forestry and Wood Technology; Skog och träteknik;

   Abstract : At present, Sweden is experiencing a housing shortage, which Swedish authorities expect to continue until at least 2025. Producers of wooden multi-family houses have a relatively small market share compared to those who use traditional building materials. READ MORE

7. 5. Sparse district heating and flexible district heating pipes

   Author : Charlotte Reidhav; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; temperature-dependent thermal conductivity; gas diffusion in semi-flexible polyurethane foam; Heating single-family houses; low heat density; new experimental method;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to describe sparse district heating conditions and explore how to improve them. Few sparse areas are heated by district heat, which reflects the economic competitiveness. A method that could be used by the district heating companies to identify the boundaries of profitable district heat is presented. READ MORE