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Showing 1 to 20 of 58 for “"carbon reduction"”.
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Thin shell foundations: Embodied carbon reduction through materially efficient geometry
… above pre-industrial levels, reducing embodied carbon will play a key role and business-as usual construction processes must be reconsidered. This research aims to reduce carbon emissions associated with reinforced concrete structural elements while addressing the need for a significant increase …
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Embodied Carbon Reduction in British Columbia Municipalities’ New Residential Development Projects
… plans regarding standards for reducing embodied carbon in new residential developments, municipal buildings, and infrastructure projects. This thesis explores local governments’ policies related to embodied carbon in the design, construction, and end-of-life dismantling of new and existing …
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A comparison of cost-containment instruments for US carbon reduction policies
A cap-and-trade program, as is used in the European Trading Scheme, is currently the most widely discussed method in the US for reducing greenhouse gases. A basic cap-and-trade program operates by mandating a fixed level of emissions for a given period, issuing permits, and then allowing a market …
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Using Urban Building Energy Modeling to Develop Carbon Reduction Pathways for Cities
… are developing climate action plans to reduce carbon emissions and enhance resilience of their built environments. However, policymakers require a data-driven method to identify the most impactful, economical, and feasible strategies – and further translate these to actionable policy levers. …
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Thioredoxin-mediated reduction of photosynthetic carbon reduction enzymes following chilling in the light
… is centered on the enzymes of the photosynthetic carbon reduction cycle (PCRC). The enzyme fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) was isolated and characterized from both plants illuminated at low temperature as well as control plants. Isolated FBPase from both plants was effectively reduced by …
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Housing and carbon reduction: Can mainstream ‘eco-housing’ deliver on its low carbon promises?
… environment needs to develop sustainable, decarbonised, low energy systems and approaches that are socially acceptable and economically beneficial. The UK mainstream house construction industry is being driven, through policy and regulation, towards achieving this end without evidence of how …
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Enhancing the quality and breadth of carbon reduction project ideation and roadmapping for corporations
… to the ideation and complexity analysis of carbon reduction projects (CRP) for heavy-industry corporations (HICs), which is critical for HICs to adapt to a lower-carbon world. The thesis uses a systems approach to improve the breadth of ideation and robustness of complexity analy-sis such …
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Barriers to the use of computational tools for embodied carbon reduction in structural engineering practice
There is an immediate need to decrease carbon emissions to minimize the impacts of climate change, and building materials, which in 2019 accounted for 10% of global carbon emissions, have an important role to play in this reduction. As key stakeholders in the building design process, structural …
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Leveraging design to build with less: Evaluating the embodied carbon reduction potential of architectural design across scales
Reducing embodied carbon (EC) in structural systems -- the most significant contributor to EC in a building -- is urgent to address the simultaneous need to reduce global warming and increase urban density. Much of the policy and research to date to reduce EC has focused on material-scale …
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Inhibition of Photosynthesis in Whole Tomato Plants Following Chilling in the Light: The Role of Enzymes of the Photosynthetic Carbon Reduction Cycle
Certain plants which are accustomed to growing under temperate conditions show a distinct inhibition of function when subjected to brief periods at temperatures that are well below the optimal growing point but above freezing. Photosynthesis is often the first physiological process that displays a …
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Impacts and mitigation of latest climate change legislation on participant organisations
… is now pushing its participants to reduce their carbon emissions. Due to complex design and several revisions, participant organisations have struggled to identify and meet the requirements of the scheme. Research has been carried out by a number of researchers to analyse the impacts of CRC and …
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Developing Low Carbon Supply Networks: Influence, Measurement, and Improvement
… dilemma between fast industrial development and carbon reduction makes firms in developing nations reluctant to take serious commitment and actions in CO2 emission reduction in their global manufacturing practices. From a theoretical perspective, low-carbon supply networks research is also still …
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An assessment methodology for enviro-economic justification of low and zero carbon technologies
The imperative to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings will inevitably require adopting higher levels of insulation and on-site low and zero carbon technologies. This will significantly increase the embodied carbon of materials and products that have been used in the building. With buildings …
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Common Energy Saving Programs in Residential Buildings Operation: A Survey and Analysis of Existing Studies
… Residential building is the 3rd highest carbon emitter among all the end-use sectors in the country. To reach the goal set by the Paris Agreement, decarbonizing the residential building sector is imperative. This thesis explores the main sources of carbon emissions from the residential …
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Spatial practices of governing carbon.
… Jonas and Gibbs, 2010). This study investigates carbon reduction policies in the English regions between 2005 and 2009, with a focus on practices of re-imagining, calculating and connecting the region as a 'carbon space'. The PhD contributes to contemporary research on climate change policy in …
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Achieving deep carbon emission reductions in existing social housing: The case of Peabody
… the UK’s effort to combat climate change, deep reductions in carbon emissions will be required from existing social housing. This thesis explores the viability of achieving such a goal through a case-study approach, focusing on Peabody, a large housing association operating in London. A model …
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Investment opportunities in green technology real estate projects
… and potentially provides great opportunity for carbon reduction. Energy efficient and green buildings have a huge potential in transforming the property sector, and investors could benefit from that transformation through the greening of their real estate holdings and investing in green …
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Circular economy & housing sustainability : opportunities and applications in BC
… has been limited to the consideration of carbon solutions in a building’s operational phase. Circular economy (CE) is an emergent interdisciplinary approach aimed at increasing the efficiency of material use by innovative designs in a product’s lifecycle. This thesis reviews the concepts …
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Design and Performance of Reinforced Concrete Elements with Spatial Tailoring of Concrete Properties
… expected. This research quantifies the embodied carbon reduction potential of layering one-way spanning simply-supported slabs, by adapting Eurocode 2 design equations to incorporate step changes in concrete properties and by assuming that composite behaviour is achieved. The embodied carbon …
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Embodied carbon: A framework for prioritizing and reducing emissions in the building industry
… known to be one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions—one of the key causes of climate change. Embodied carbon emissions of buildings are an often overlooked, but significant, influencer of a building’s overall carbon footprint. This gives rise to the need for improved life cycle …
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