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- PostCredit to Innovative Architecture - A case study of circular design concepts and green building assessments(2016) Wilder, Ylva; Chalmers tekniska högskola / Institutionen för energi och miljö; Chalmers University of Technology / Department of Energy and EnvironmentThe purpose of this master’s thesis is to explore innovative architecture and how it relates to environmental assessments methods for buildings. An increased awareness of the building sector’s environmental impact is expressed through various innovative ideas and design concepts as well as a growing number of green building certifications. In this research, the link between these different pathways towards sustainable architecture is investigated. This is done through a review of innovation theory, design concepts related to circular resource use and green building assessment methods. It is further explored in a case study of the project Bråta Pavilion and the environmental assessment methods BREEAM SE, LEED and Miljöbyggnad. An analysis of the correlations between Bråta Pavilion and the performance based criteria in the methods provides an indication of how circular design is managed by the certification schemes. This study shows the benefits of an increased recognition of reused material and the complex relation between future and current reuse potential. The existing environmental assessments methods contribute to a future circular resource use which currently limits the implementation possibilities of reused material today. This study also highlights the importance of different pathways towards sustainable architecture but also a need for bringing them closer to each other.
- PostRenewable Electrification for Chiloé Islands(2011) Selvaraj, Abishek; Chalmers tekniska högskola / Institutionen för energi och miljö; Chalmers University of Technology / Department of Energy and EnvironmentSmall scale renewable electricity is technically feasible but not massively available yet. Many different initiatives are taking place around the world taking solar based systems to un-electrified villages1. These types of systems could be enhanced by including other re-newable resources available in the vicinity. In fact areas with low solar radiation have no ap-propriate solution yet. To address this problem this thesis proposes a robust, user-friendly, renewable generator sys-tem appropriate for isolated housing, based on the study case of the islands of Chiloé, southern Chile. This system would address the demand of a single dwelling and aim to be movable and cost effective. The system includes complementary generator sources to offer a more stable supply and be suitable for the conditions of the islands of Chiloé. It is interesting to evaluate the possibilities of combining: