Research projects

10 år 10 exempel. Byggande för en hållbar utveckling i Göteborg.

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3iii Initiating and implementing innovation for sustainable building. The construction client as...

This Formas BIC project aims at increasing knowledge about and support processes to assist clients in driving innovation strategies. A central concern is the relationship between...
A Biologically-centered framework in Urban foodscapes

The project covers the distinct topics of food, architecture, senses and urbanism, explored through the distinct study of organoleptic qualities in urban foodscapes, as a way to...
A systems approach to water and sanitation for the urban poor in Bolivia

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Abatement of curve squeal noise from trains

Curve squeal is a strong tonal noise that may arise when railway vehicles negotiate tight curves. The aim of the project is to increase the understanding of squeal generation and to...
Academy in Sustainable Urban Futures

Project concerns the Academy for postgraduate studies in Sustainable Urban Futures. The alternative solutions concerning organization of the Academy and the range of courses versus...
Active control of curve squeal noise

Curve squeal is a highly disturbing tonal sound generated by rail vehicles when negotiating a sharp curve. It is attributed to self-excited vibrations caused by stick/slip behaviour...
Adaption and innovation in santitation planning : Exploring technical and societal readiness of...

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) (Academic, Sweden)
Aerobic granular sludge membrane bioreactor for nutrient removal from wastewater

Many wastewater treatment plants have to be upgraded to increase capacity and to meet more stringent effluent standards. As space is often limited, compact and efficient treatment...
Aging of cementitious materials

Deposition of low and intermediate level radioactive waste (LILW), involves processes with duration of up to 100000 years. This research project deals with ageing process of...
Agreement on Research Cooperation between Sweden and ARDHI University in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania

Within this Agreement several PhD students are registered for Licentiate degrees in Swedish Universities. The students will continue with their PhD work in ARDHI University. During...
Airtightness change in new buildings- causes and consequences

The aim of the project is to investigate the change in airtightness over time in concrete building and wooden buildings, and to describe the consequences of these changes, depending...
AkuLite WP2

Building multi-storey wooden apartments has become more popular in recent years. These buildings provide many advantages regarding environment, industrialization and cost. However...
Anti-noise tunnel

The anti-noise tunnel is a cost efficient alternative to decrease noise from traffic and increase the use of attractive areas as well as increase life quality for people in areas...
APPLICERA: Applicable site-specific environmental risk assessment of contaminated soils

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) (Academic, Sweden) Swedish Transport Administration (Public...
Approaches: Methods for knowledge (co)production in architectural research and practice...

The ResArc PhD course Approaches will be devoted to an introduction and to training in research skills. The focus is put on the research methodologies characteristic for the fields...
Architectural Convertibles: Towards an alternative artistic approach to designing interactive...

Our project is inspired by the notion of architectural matter/flesh. The term ‘flesh’ is an architectural metaphor, which counters the reductive understanding of a building envelope...
Architecture in Effect - Social Space and Daily Commuting

To develop urban station communities is one way to plan for a sustainable way of living. It is about how to design for quality of life, spaces and places for living, working, meeting...
Architecture in Effect - The Becoming of Residential Identities

This project, starting from the notion of architectural and social change, puts special attention to the implementation of these aspects within the field of extreme residential...
Architecture in Effect: Rethinking the Social in Architecture

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) (Academic, Sweden) Umeå University (Academic, Sweden) Lund University (Academic...
Architecture in the Making: Architecture as a Making Discipline and Material Practice

The architectural profession is facing new challenges: Sustainable development promotes advanced building technology; the re-use of the existing building stock will be an increasingly...
Architecture, material flows and embodied energy in housing

The application proposes a synthesis study regarding material flows and embodied energy in residential buildings that are generated by the production and the alteration, retrofiting...
Architectures and Philosophies in Turmoil - The Case of France Post 68

The general theoretical framework in this project, to the wider scope and theme of cultural criticism focused on the architectural project, consists in the vast conceptual...
ArcSafe

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Karlstad University (Academic, Sweden) University of Gothenburg (Academic, Sweden) University of Gothenburg (Publisher...
Arena Users & Demands: Commercial and Residential Properties – Empower the users to enhance...

Changes influence individuals & companies renting an apartment or lease a commercial space: e.g. in-house expertise working with operations-specific facility planning are missing...
Arena: User and Requirements

The research project Arena: User & Requirements has as its main aim to strengthen the users’ ability to identify and express their requirements in the development of a new built...
Artificial groundwater Recharge in Botswana - A Feasibility Study and Capacity Building

Due to evaporation Botswana loses about 70 % of the drinking water collected in surface water dams. The overall objective of the project is to investigate how artificial recharge of...
Assessment of the load-carrying capacity of existing structures with corroded smooth reinforcement...

Within this project, we will develop models and knowledge to enable stakeholders to assess the load-carrying capacity of existing structures with corroded smooth reinforcement bars...
Återvunnen betongkross i klimatneutrala konstruktioner inom transportinfrastruktur

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations RISE Research Institutes of Sweden (Research Institute, Sweden)
Att fånga långsamt ändrande dynamisk respons av lösa jordar

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Avancerad modellering av djup schakt för tunnel inom Marieholmsförbindelsen

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Avancerad vingsondering

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Balance 4P - Balancing decisions for urban brownfield regeneration: people, planet, profit and...

Land take as a result of urbanization is one of the major soil threats in Europe. One of the key measures to prevent further urban sprawl and additional land take, is redevelopment of...
BALANCE 4P: Balancing descisions for urban brownfeld regeneration- people, planet, profit and...

Land take as a result of urbanization is one of the major soil threats in Europe. One of the key measures to prevent further urban sprawl and additional land take, is redevelopment of...
Barriers and drivers for a digitally driven industry development

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Jönköping University (Academic, Sweden) Jönköping University (Publisher, Sweden)
Behavior and design of adhesive joints in flexural steel members bonded with FRP laminates

The use of bonded CFRP laminates to strengthen and upgrade existing structures has attracted a great deal of attention during the past two decades. The superior mechanical properties...
Bentonite Rock Interaction Experiment

The Bentonite Rock Interaction Experiment (BRIE) at Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory (Äspö HRL) in Sweden aims at investigating the interaction between rock and bentonite in a deposition...
Beslutstöd för att förhindra mikrobiologisk förorening i dricksvatten

Syftet med projektet är att arbeta för god mikrobiologisk kvalitet i dricksvattnet genom att utveckla beslutsstöd för användning på vattenverk baserat på ett proaktivt koncept...
Beslutstöd vid hantering av risk för spridning av zoonotiska smittämnen via vatten till människor...

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) (Academic, Sweden) SMHI (Public, Sweden) Swedish National Veterinary...
BIG BRO – Decision support for maintenance and upgrading of existing transportation infrastructure...

Maintenance of transportation infrastructure assets can be relatively expensive, since it does not only include the direct cost of interventions, but also the indirect consequences of...
Big Data Processing in the context of Smart Buildings,

In this project we investigate the applicability of the stream processing technologies being developed by the Distributed Computing and Systems Research group to datastreaming...
BIM & Management

The project applies a holistic perspective in which not only BIM technology is taken into account but also implications for the organization, way of work as well as the construction...
BIM coordinator’s role and function as knowledge leader in construction processes

A current trend in the build environment is the effort to streamline construction processes towards a higher degree of standardization and industrialization, which challenges the...
Bioenergy and solar heat for 100% renewable heat supply

The project will develop and establish a Swedish test method for systems based on bioenergy and solar heating for detached houses. Partner organizations Aquasol (Private...
BioInnovation

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Derome (Private, Sweden) SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden (Research Institute, Sweden)
Bioresource Labs (BRL)

The Bioresource Labs is a group of researchers at Chalmers (Water Environment Technology) and University of Gothenburg (Chemistry and Molecular Biology).We work primarily on...
Biosorption in the activated sludge process

The activated sludge process is the most common wastewater treatment process in the developed world. Removal of organic matter, nitrogen, and phosphorous is accomplished by flocs...
Blast and Fragment Impacts: Pre-study of strengthening of structures subjected to impulse loading

This project purpose is to do a summary of ongoing research of strengthening of concrete structures subjected to impact loading and its aim is to collect, analyse and summarise...
BoStad2021

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations City of Gothenburg (Public, Sweden) CMB (Centre, Sweden) Framtiden (Other, Sweden)
Bridging Science and Society – stories to build water literacy

The project aim to strengthen the dialogue between Swedish water researchers and the general public and also between researcher and actors in the drinking water sector in Sweden...
Bridging the Gap: Children and Planners Co-Creating the Urban Space

Aim: The project will result in a state of the art and research application concerning the theme of how children can have more substantial impact on urban development. It focuses on...
Brukarperspektiv - kommunikation och information vid försämrad vattenkvalitet

Brukarperspektiv brukar generellt anses mycket viktigt, men i VA-verksamheten är de nöjda brukarna mycket tysta, det är inte ett aktivt val att välja just vatten till att duscha i...
Building Energy Efficiency for Massive Market UPtake (BEEM UP)

BEEM-UP will demonstrate the economic, social and technical feasibility of retrofitting initiatives, drastically reducing the energy consumption in existing buildings, and lay the...
Building Information Modelling, Integrated Design Environment for Engineering Education

Developing a new MSc degree in promoting Digital Engineering for Construction (DE4C) and the related BIM concept of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) in line with ECTS. Further, the...
C/O City
C/O City

Three of the future large societal challenges are climate change, loss of biodiversity and urbanization. If we are able to take advantage of ecosystem services in and in the vicinity...
Capacity Building in Kisumu

Project activities: Recognizing African Universities’ (Kenya, Tanzania) local conditions (people, organization of PhD and post-doc studies, research needs); proposing strategies for...
Changes in soft soil properties with time (Provbelastning av bank)

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Swedish Geotechnical Institute (SGI) (Research Institute, Sweden) Tampere University of Technology (Academic, Finland)
Characterization and modeling of the EU building stock

The aim of this project is to develop and assess a methodology which can evaluate and structure different energy efficiency measures in the existing building stock (Swedish and...
CHESS: Clients and Architects Strategies in Early Stages – a collaborative approach for added value...

Introduction, objective and research questionsOne overriding aim of this continuation assistant professorship Phase II (2010-2012) was to further develop the research team in the...
Children as Co-Creators of the Urban Space

The project is about how children and youth can have more substantial impact on urban development and focuses on three questions: (a) how children as part of their school work can...
Children as Co-Creators of the Urban Space

The project is about how children and youth can have more substantial impact on urban development and focuses on three questions: (a) how children as part of their school work can...
Chloride and moisture transport in concrete

The project concerns durability of concrete structures with regard to reinforcement corrosion. A multiscale model of concrete will be developed whereby the strongly heterogeneous...
Circular management of contaminated soil

In urban development and infrastructure projects, large volumes of contaminated soil must be handled. Only a minor fraction of this soil is re-used after treatment and most of the...
Climate KIC - Smart Urban Adapt - Helping Cities transition to a lower-carbon future

The city of tomorrow must use fewer resources and provide better quality of life. SMART URBAN ADAPT helps European cities with next-generation decision tools to design development...
Climate-KIC Building Technologies Accelerator – Smart Sustainable Offices (SSO)

A smart and sustainable office incorporates all three dimensions of sustainability – economic, environmental and social, providing better performance than a conventional...
Closing the loops on resource flows - a starting point for sustainable peri-urban water and waste...

A major challenge for cities is how to manage the rapidly urbanization processes that are happening, especially in areas on the periphery of formal urban areas. There is an increasing...
Codesign in urban planning in Cuba

Aim: Learn from how planners in Havana in Cuba create integrated work teams with professions such as social work and planning/architecture. With office at place and based on the...
Colloidal fractions of persistent organic pollutants in road runoff: sources, generation and...

One of the major sources of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in urban areas is traffic. Stormwater flushing over road surfaces gathers a variety of metals and organic pollutants...
Combating poverty and building democracy through the co-production of participatory waste management...

This project aims at explaining the challenges and potential solutions for the co-production of participatory waste management services in informal settlements, based on the...
Compact cities and informal settlements. Exploring qualities, drivers and strategies for promoting...

Research and policy argue for more compact cities to respond to sustainable development challenges. However, there is little clarity on what actually needs to be made more compact...
Compact Cities? Exploring qualities, drivers and strategies for promoting mixed-use urban development

Research and policy argue for more compact cities - referring to higher urban densities and mixed use - but there is little clarity on what actually needs to be made more compact to...
Comparative experimental investigation of performance and efficiency of ground collectors for...

The number of heating and cooling systems using vertical boreholes is increasing rapidly in Sweden. This project will perform comparative investigations of these collectors. The aim...
Comparison of control strategies for heating systems in multifamily buildings based on measurements

Improved control of heating systems in multifamily buildings can result in reduced use of energy at low cost if applied in the right way. The project comprises a unique comparison...
Competitive steel & composite bridge - fatigue life enhancement through post-weld treatment

During recent years, the potentials of fatigue enhancement procedures have caught the attention of many industries, such as the off-shore industry, heavy lifting industry and the...
Competitive steel and composite bridges

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Competitive timber bridges

The technique for building with stress-laminated-timber bridge decks is well established and is becoming more popular. Timber should be a natural choice of material when constructing...
Conceptual understanding of the rock mass hydromechanical properties

The project aims at increasing the conceptual understanding of the hydromechanical properties of crystalline rock. These properties are influenced by the geological history of the...
Concrete structures subjected to fragment impacts

The society should be prepared for different types of crises. In the event of a war the society's investment by the large stock of built shelters becomes of great importance...
Concrete topcoat with hybrid features

The project is carried out by the Division of Building Technology, research group Building Materials.
Constructed stormwater management extended to provide biodiversity neutral roads

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CONSTRUCTIVATE Sustainable recycling of construction and demolition waste

CONSTRUCTIVATE is a multidisciplinary, cross-sectorial research project aiming at generating knowledge and solutions for sustainable recycling of construction and demolition waste...
CONSTRUCTIVATE. Sustainable recycling of construction and demolition waste

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations IVL Svenska Miljöinstitutet AB (Research Institute, Sweden) SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden (Research...
Covercrete with hybrid functions - A new approach to sustainable reinforced concrete structures with...

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Swedish Cement and Concrete Research Institute (Private, Sweden)
Creating effective partnerships between content and language teachers to enhance higher education...

The globalisation and internationalisation trends in higher education invites efforts to foster a culture of cooperation, reflexivity and learning among lecturers and students. To...
Creep of Geomaterials (CREEP)

Slow time-dependent movements caused by creep of natural geomaterials affect the performance of infrastructure and cause high maintenance and repair costs, and the partial closures of...
Critical conditions

A comprehensive assessment of the service life of reinforced concrete should include three aspects: modelleing of chloride ingress, estimation of critical condition, and measurement...
Cryptosporidium and Giardia: Water quality modelling, microbial source tracking and risk assessment

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Durban University of Technology (Academic, South Africa)
Decision Aid for Marine Munitions (DAIMON)

Chemical and conventional ammunition dumped in the Baltic Sea and in the Skagerrak contains a wide range of hazardous substances. Considering the growing use of the seabed for...
Decision support for sustainable remediation in urban areas

In historical cities, old industrial sites and waste deposits are more or less integrated in the expanding city. In order to remediate those sites, environmental and human health...
Decision-support system for sustainable regional water supply

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Göteborgs stad, Kretslopp och vatten (Public, Sweden) SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden (Research Institute...
Deep life in the Scandinavian Caledonides

Most other ICDP projects with a deep biosphere interest target sedimentary rocks. The microbiology working group will investigate microbial life in highly metamorphosed sedimentary...
Deformationer på spår-platta grundlagd på pålar i lös lera

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Deltares (Research Institute, Netherlands)
Demonstration of an integrated Renovation approach for Energy Efficiency At the Multi building scale...

DREEAM aims to demonstrate replicable Net Zero Energy residential building renovation approaches achieving 75% total Net Energy Demand reduction- an improvement of 60% to state of the...
Demonstration plant for cold storage in phase change materials

In this project phase change materials (PCM) are used in an innovative way by reducing the cooling power requirement in an office building. A PCM based thermal energy storage designed...
Den fysiska miljöns betydelse för ungdomar som vårdas inom de särskilda ungdomshemmen

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations University of Gothenburg (Academic, Sweden) University of Gothenburg (Publisher, Sweden) Lund University (Academic...
Design and procurement of FRP bridges

Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) materials have attracted a great deal of attention in infrastructural applications. Superior mechanical properties such as high specific strength and...
Design- och reglerstrategier för högtemperaturkylning av svenska kontorsbyggnader med hjälp av...

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations ESBE (Private, Sweden) Lindab Sverige AB (Private, Sweden) University of Oklahoma (Academic, USA) Swegon (Private...
Design Systems, Master’s Course

Design Systems, Master’s Course at the Master’s Program Design for Sustainable Development, 7.5 credits When working with sustainable urban development, sustainable building or...
Developing dynamic client project capabilities in the public sector for increased ecological...

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Developing sustainable trajectories for urban building-stocks

This project aims to develop a new methodology for the transition of the urban building stock towards a long-term sustainable energy system. The technical potential for reducing...
Development of a novel ECO-LABELing EU-harmonized methodology for cost-effective, safer and greener...

The EU Ecolabel identifies products and services that contribute to sustainability because they have demonstrated a reduced environmental impact throughout their life cycle. There are...
Development of a numerical prediction tool for optimisation of apertures, screens and absorbers in...

We are surrounded by noise sources such as engines, household appliances, heat pumps and computers. A common treatment is to build an enclosure around the noise source that partly...
Development of a numerical prediction tool for optimisation of apertures, screens and absorbers in...

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Development of a protocol for risk assessment of potentially polluting shipwrecks in Scandinavian...

The purpose of the project is to develop a model for prioritisation of shipwrecks based on risk due to the possibility that wrecks may contain toxic substances and is a potential...
Development of methods and technique, model for increased energy efficiency in lighting on the...

Development of methods and technique, model for increased energy efficiency in lighting on the conditions of the human and the space. Part 1. Model for an optimized energy efficient...
Development of standards for functional requirements at underground facilities with respect to the...

Constructions in underground space represent interventions in the surrounding environments. This concerns mainly the hydrology but also other aspects such as the release of ion...
Development of sustainable electrochemical corrosion protection systems for reinforced concrete...

Corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete structures is a worldwide problem and affects a large number of infrastructures. Two major causes connected to corrosion of reinforcing...
Digital time travels

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Digital Twin as a Decision-Making Support Tool for Resilience of Urban’s Infrastructure under...

Digital Twin of Infrastructure A Digital Twin of an infrastructure is a living digital simulation that brings all the data and models together, and updates itself from multiple...
Digital Twin I – Comprehensive Condition Assessment for Resilient Transport Infrastructure under...

Project summary Transport infrastructures are the backbone of our society due to the heavy rely on the uninterrupted availability of the road network. Reliable condition assessment...
dMFA - Analytical tool for supporting factor 10 at urban district level

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Climate-KIC (Public, United Kingdom) Mistra Urban Futures (Centre, Sweden) City of Gothenburg (Public, Sweden)
Dricksvattenrisker - Beslutstöd för översyn och optimering av dricksvattenberedning

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Lund University (Academic, Sweden) Umeå University (Academic, Sweden) Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) (Public...
Dynamic client capabilities

Pressures on resources and rhetorics of partnering have persuaded many that clients do not really need to be able to engage in the project process and that expressing the need clearly...
Effective construction and upgrading of steel and steel-FRP composite bridges - with the emphasis on...

At the present time, sustainable development is a key issue in a wide range of fields, including production technology, life-cycle management and the use of natural resources. It is...
Effects of climate change on slope stability in sensitive clays

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Swedish Geotechnical Institute (SGI) (Research Institute, Sweden) Swedish Transport Administration (Public, Sweden)
Effects of climate change on soft clay slopes

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Efficient battery collection with consumers focus

The project aims at strenghtening the infrastructure for the collection of small batteries of different types and thereby making the collection more efficient. The project is...
Embedded sensors

A PhD- project that seeks to gain a more pervasive use of material properties in future architecture, through the development of low‐practical performance based sustainable...
Emerging contaminants in the environment

New or emerging metallic contaminants are emitted into the environment as a result of rapid technological development and the introduction of new consumer and industrial products...
Energy Efficiency and Preservation in Our Cultural Heritage, EEPOCH

The project is one of many within the programme Save & Preserve financed by the Swedish Energy Agency, the Church of Sweden, and the National Heritage Board, and in this...
Energy optimisation of future automotive climate system

This project is about how future cars should be designed with the aim of using much less energy for the interior climate compared to cars designed today. A method that makes it...
Enpatientrum i Sverige

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Enpatientrum i Sverige. Sammanställd utvärdering av ett antal genomförda projekt

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations SWECO (Private, Sweden) Centre for Healthcare Architecture (CVA) (Centre, Sweden)
Environmental geographic information systems (GIS) for building stocks and urban structures: phase II

This request refers to a continuation employment for Dr. Liane Thuvander as an assistant professor (forskarassistent) at Chalmers University of technology. In appendix E results from...
Equality in Planning

This study connects to the research project ‘The uneven geography of migration’ funded by Mistra Urban Futures, VGR, The city of Gothenburg and Skaraborg Local Authorities. From 2016...
Eurokodens påverkan på svetsutformning avseende utmattningshållfasthet

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Evaluating the energy retrofitting strategies of the Swedish building stock for the uncertain future...

Impact analysis of climate change on the hygrothermal performance of the Swedish building stock, including residential and non-residential buildings is performed. The work develops...
Evaluation and optimization of a heat storage with phase change materials for better energy...

The application relates to the evaluation of an innovative thermal storage for heating of hot water, with phase change materials (PCM) as the heat carrier. This PCM storage is...
Examining the role of experts as knowledge facilitators in standardized and industrialized building...

The overall objective of this project is to explore how organizations in the construction industry can develop industrialized processes that not only provide a more efficient...
Experimentell verifiering av förenklade och självreglerande golvvärmesystem för välisolerade bostäder

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations NCC (Private, Sweden)
Facing the energy challenge: Innovative business models for renovation of buildings

The overall objectives of this research concern how innovative business- and decision making models for energy efficient renovation of buildings are created, adopted, and acted upon...
FALCON: Lättviktslösningar i fiberkomposit för framtidens infrastruktur

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations City of Gothenburg (Public, Sweden) Swerea SICOMP (Private, Sweden) Flexprop AB (Private, Sweden) VELOX Specialities...
Fatigue life prediction by damage tolerance using probalistic fracture mechanics - A feasibility...

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) (Academic, Sweden)
FC District

The project is carried out by the Division of Building Technology, research group Building Physics.
Feasibility study of a mobile foundation study for the HSB Living Lab

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Peab Sverige, Göteborg (Private, Sweden)
Fibres in Civil Engineering Structures

Corrosion is the most common cause of deterioration of reinforced concrete structures today. It negatively affects the safety of structures and causes high maintenance costs for...
Fixing quick clay

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Fixoteket - Neighbourhood mini-recycling and reuse centres

This innovation project aims at generating knowledge on how mini-recycling and reuse centres can work as meetingspaces and teaching centers for the local community. The idea is that...
Flexible Processes and Improved Technologies for Urban Infrastructure Construction Sites (PANTURA)

More than 50% of bridges in European cities are older than 40 years. Bridges in cities are often key objects and landmarks of the urban architecture and are a vital part of a city's...
Follow the waste: ensuring alignment between construction and demolition waste practice and policy

The Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry stand for a large part of the overall waste generated in a country. Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) contributes...
Förenklad livscykelanalys för flerbostadshus och kontorsbyggnader i Sverige

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Wästbygg (Private, Sweden) Veidekke (Private, Sweden) Peab Sverige, Göteborg (Private, Sweden) Swedish Construction...
Förstärkning av broar med låg störning genom utveckling av snabb härdningsmetod för vidhäftning av...

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Fossil Free Energy Districts (FED)

The FED-project aims to deliver a grid-connected local energy system with demand and supply in balance, integrating electricity, heating and cooling, and a local energy market and...
Framtidens klimatsmarta och hållbara bostad: Arkitektonisk utformning som möter sociala mål kring...

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations HSB Living Lab (Private, Sweden) Bengt Dahlgren AB (Private, Sweden) HSB Göteborg (Non Profit, Sweden) Tengbom (Private...
Frictions fractures and cultural resilience of Swahili coastal towns

Research Project Frictions, Fractures and Resilience of Swahili Coastal Towns together with a transdiciplinary research team from Goteborg University, Global studies and Swedish...
From Sustainable Refurbishment to Sustainable Facility Management

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (Academic, Norway) VIA University College (Academic, Denmark) Copengagen...
Frostskador och kloridinträngning i betong efter fältexponering i tösaltad vägmiljö under lång tid...

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FRP Culvert Bridges. A concept for maintenance-free bridges

Steel culvert bridges have been used for almost a century. The attractiveness of this type of bridges is usually attributed to their low initial investment, fast manufacture and...
Funtionalized graphene reinforced cementitious materials for greener construction

Grönare byggande genom grafenförstärkning av cementbaserade byggnadsmaterial Byggnadsmaterial har oerhört stor betydelse från såväl miljösynpunkt som funktionssynpunkt för en hållbar...
Future design management: a pre-study on methods that can lead to faster and more effective design...

The main objective of the study is to study how the design process can be improved and to research current as well as new methods and techniques concerning communication and...
Gamification av sanitetsplanering: "En undersökning av teknisk och samhällelig beredskap för...

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) (Academic, Sweden)
Geothermal foundations in soft clays

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations NCC (Private, Sweden)
God innemiljö i energieffektiva byggnader

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations IVL Svenska Miljöinstitutet AB (Research Institute, Sweden) SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden (Research...
Good sound environment in station communities - Toolbox and examples for the benefit of climate...

Rail traffic is expected to increase in the coming decades and major investments will be made in Sweden. Densification around stations has the potential to create more climate-neutral...
Göteborg goes green - Implementation of the municipal program for sustainable building
Governing factors for bacterial adhesion and aggregation in activated sludge and their effect on...

Wastewater treatment generally relies on a consortium of microorganisms, mainly bacteria, contained within an engineered environment used to remove organic substances and nutrients...
Grafenförstärkta betongpålar - industrialisering av funktionaliserad grafen i betong

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Aarsleff Grundläggning AB (Private, Sweden) Centrum Pile AB (Private, Sweden) SHT Smart High-Tech (Private, Sweden)
Granulation of activated sludge in sequencing batch reactor for the treatment of wastewater

Granulation of activated sludge is a novel process for biological treatment of wastewater. These aggregates can be described as a special case of biofilm where microorganisms...
Graphene reinforced composite for asphalt pavements

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations SHT Smart High-Tech (Private, Sweden)
Grön cement baserad på masugnsslagg

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Grundläggning bärande trägrund

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations MW Kronborgen Holding AB (Private, Sweden)
Hållbara och attraktiva stationssamhällen

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Viktoria Swedish ICT (Research Institute, Sweden) Ale kommun (Public, Sweden) Västra Götalandsregionen...
Hållbara och attraktiva stationssamhällen

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Svenska Handelsbanken AB (Private, Sweden) SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden (Research Institute...
High performance insulated pipes

Future district heating will require a more efficient distribution, which in turn will require lower heat losses in district heating networks. Today, especially polyurethane...
High Volume and Low Cost Composites Material and Manufacturing

Objective and Goal-Demonstrate at least two production technologies for composite products corresponding to a production rate of 100,000 units/year or manufactured structure...
High-frequency wheel-rail interaction

The interaction between wheel and rail is the predominant source of noise emission from railway operations in a wide range of conventional speeds. On the one hand, this wheel/rail...
Highly efficient thermal insulation

The energy efficiency measures of old buildings are especially challenging, due to the fact that only limited measures are possible to improve the building envelope. The most...
High-throughput microbial community analysis of anacrobic ammonium oxidation (annammox) processes...

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Hinder och drivkrafter för BIM i medelstora entreprenadföretag

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Jönköping University (Academic, Sweden) Jönköping University (Publisher, Sweden) Swedish Construction Federation...
Holistic and sustainable abatement of noise by optimized combinations of natural and artificial means

The main idea of our project is to optimize the use of green areas, green surfaces and other natural elements in combination with artificial elements in urban and rural environments...
Home Energy Management

The Home Energy Management (HEM) project is part of the Building Technology Accelerator (BTA) – a flagship within the theme Transforming the Built Environment of the...
Home Energy Management

The Home Energy Management (HEM) project is part of the Building Technology Accelerator (BTA) – a flagship within the theme Transforming the Built Environment of the Climate-Knowledge...
Homes for tomorrow - Active multifuncional building envelopes

The aim of this project is to develop the basis for a new active multi-functional building envelope with solutions using less materials and better functions. The development of thin...
Homes for tomorrow - Novel concrete composites

As a sub-project in the research project Home for Tomorrow, the aim of this project is to develop novel concrete composites of modern engineered textiles with nano-modified and/or...
Homes for tomorrow - Restoration in multimodal environments

An important aspect in the homes of tomorrow is the home as a place for restoration after work. To create a restorative environment one needs to take several modalities into account...
Homes for Tomorrow - Water sensitive homes

Homes for Tomorrow began as an idea created within the department, in cooperation with the department of architecture, with the aim of bringing research knowledge to a new level. The...
Homes for tomorrow. Building solutions for tomorrow as a reference for today

Homes for tomorrow (h42) is planned as a strong research environment which will support our future homes in the global era with new technologies, materials and spatial structures...
How do the residents of Hammarkullen perceive their environment? - Visual mapping with Maptionnaire...

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations The Swedish Union of Tenants (Other, Sweden)
How to improve the indoor air quality in schools with a focus on contaminant transport from the...

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Human occupants in the built environment, indoor air chemistry and ventilation strategies

Ozone transported from outdoors via ventilation reacts with squalene - a component and a natural antioxidant in our skin. Reaction products released to the air are highly oxygenated...
Hydraulic Investigations of the Excavation Disturbed Zone

In order to increase the understanding of hydraulic features in the zone around a tunnel affected by blasting (the EDZ), investigations are performed at the Äspö Hard Rock...
Hydromechanical behaviour of fractures in-situ: Conceptual model and field data analysis

The aim of the proposed research project is to investigate the hydromechanical behaviour of fractures in-situ. Changes in hydraulic properties due to deformation may result in...
Ibridge - Efficient industrial bridge construction by integrating structural design and construction...

The purpose of this project is to develop and make bridge construction more effective. Recent advancements in important fields such as: materials science and technology, design and...
IDEA League Doctoral School on Urban Systems and Sustainability

IDEA League is a focused network of leading European universities in science and technology. It includes TU Delft, ETH Zurich, RWTH Aachen and from January 2014 also Chalmers. Jörgen...
Implementing the compact city: a critical perspective on the transfer of best practice

See Swedish site for more information.
Improved acoustical properties of launcher fairings

Extremely high sound pressures are created by the rocket engines during lift-off when launching rockets carrying satellites and other payload. The high sound pressure causes high...
Improved specificity for drinking water treatment monitoring

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Improvement of the steel-concrete interface for more durable and greener reinforced concrete...

Betongkonstruktioner drabbas ofta av omfattande skador på grund av att armeringen rostar, med stora reparationskostnader som följd. Dessutom drabbas näringsliv och samhälle av...
Improving basic urban services in informal settlements - Linking waste research in global South...

This project aims at comparing research findings on the challenges in organizing household solid waste collection services in informal settlements in cities of the global South...
Increased cooperation for sustainable urban development: a study of the decision process in...

The objective is to investigte effects from increased coorperation between involved parties in an urban development and renovation process in housing areas with extensive renovation...
Increased distribution efficiency with more quiet delivery vehicles

The goal of the project is to develop scenarios and to define requirements for road transport vehicles so they can be used for distribution of goods at nighttimes in urban areas in...
Increasing cities' capacity to manage noise and air quality using urban morphology and urban greening

Air pollution and noise produces significant adverse environmental effects internationally. In street environments in Swedish urban areas, the road traffic is the greatest source of...
Industriell symbios

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Infrastructure Performance Viewer

The project “Infrastructure performance viewer” has the goal to support the Norwegian Public Road Administration (NPRA) in reducing the environmental impacts of their infrastructures...
Inneklimat och energiprestanda i kontorsbyggnader - systemorienterad kunskapssyntes

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Lund University (Academic, Sweden) Nationellt renoveringscentrum för bebyggelse (NRC) (Academic...
Innemiljökvalitet och energieffektivitet i skolbyggnader: Utveckling av kriterier baserade på...

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations University of Southampton (Academic, United Kingdom)
INNODEFAB Innovativa koncept för lättviktskonstruktion och tillverkning av svetsade höghållfasta...

Projektet ska utveckla och demonstrera nya lättviktskoncept och tillverkningstekniker för infrastruktur, tyngre fordon och materialhantering. Detta genom införande av starkare stål i...
Innovation against Infection

The project purpose is to reduce hospital acquired infections, HAI. We will map key processes in healthcare such as hygiene, cleaning, the use of catheters and postoperative wound...
Innovative Multi-purpose off-shore platforms: planning, Design and operation (MERMAID)

European oceans will be subject to massive development of marine infrastructure in the near future. The most obvious is the energy facilities e.g. offshore wind farms, exploitation of...
Inquiries, Innovation and Implementation Strategies for Resilient Residential Qualities. Situations...

The project explores the crucial interrelations between different spheres of residential situations ranging from dwelling and ageing to care and healthcaring. Confronting the major...
In-situ assessment of timber structures using non-destructive testing

Existing structures often require diagnostic investigations in order to ascertain their actual state and to assess their safe continuous use. This is particularly necessary for...
Installation methods for lime cement stabilization of marginally stable slopes

See Swedish site for more information.
Integrated Water Resource Management (IRWM) – Water Quality, Pollution and Treatment

The project IRWM – Water Quality, Pollution and Treatment is part of a collaboration with the Universidad Mayor de San Simon (UMSS, Bolivia) and Swedish Universities (Chalmers, Lund...
Integrative Ways of Residing: Health and Quality of Residence Architectural Inventions for Dwelling...

The AIDAH research and innovation environment intends to unfold intra-, inter- and transdisciplinary research supporting implementation projects for a sustainable built environment...
Internet of Things sammanlänkar sensorteknik och byggnadsverk via bygginformationsmodeller - Proof...

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Tieto Sweden AB (Private, Sweden) Microsoft (Private, Sweden) NCC (Private, Sweden)
Interplace – How can citizen initiatives interplay with invited participation in urban planning?

The research project Interplace – interaction between citizen initiative and invited participation in urban planning – financed by Formas 2011-2013 was about how the society needs to...
Investment in SusLabNWE testing toolkit for Gothenburg testing houses

See Swedish site for more information.
Is collaboration with local community a way for architects and construction clients to design...

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Is there enough anchorage capacity in corroded bridges? Tests and analyses of specimens from...

Corrosion of reinforcement is one of the most common causes of deterioration of reinforced concrete structures. Corroding reinforcement causes volume increase, generating spalling...
ISEAWIND – Innovative Structural Engineering Approaches for design of off-shore WIND power plant...

The expected development of offshore wind energy production in Sweden calls for new technical knowledge in the construction industry. Building support structures for offshore wind...
Kartlägga resursförbrukning i anläggningsprojekt för att öka insikt och stimulera innovationer för...

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Key urban projects

The project is part of the research group ‘traffical cityscape’. The Phd-project is Key urban projects with the aim to better understand how singular urban projects effect and can be...
Kloridinträngning i betong i havsmiljö - Utvärdering efter 20 års exponering i Träslövsläge

See Swedish site for more information.
Knowledge sharing in the construction industry – communities of practices

The doctoral project aim to explore factors that influence knowledge sharing across organizational entities and boundaries in construction. Focus has been on sharing knowledge on...
Kollektivboende och hållbar stadsutveckling: Fallstudier från Danmark, Tyskland, Spanien och Sverige

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations University of Gothenburg (Academic, Sweden) University of Gothenburg (Publisher, Sweden)
Kunskapsspridning för mikrobiell riskanalys av små avloppsanläggningar nära dricksvattensbrunnar

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Tyréns, Gothenburg (Private, Sweden) Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) (Public, Sweden) The Swedish Agency for Marine and...
Lagringens påverkan på bottenaskans miljöegenskaper samt möjlighet att återvinna metaller

See Swedish site for more information.
Lärandets torg Hammarkullen

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Arbetsförmedlingen Göteborg Angered (Public, Sweden) Folkets hus Hammarkullen (Non Profit, Sweden) Chalmers bibliotek...
LCC as management concept for sustainable renovation of buildings - Management practice and decision...

The development of LCC (Life Cycle Costing) as a decision support tool for sustainable building has been on-going for at least a decade. However, the success in making it attractive...
Leaking of boreholes after grouting - Consequences and how to avoid the problems

Study of processes and properties of grouting in hard crystalline rock that can cause boreholes to leak. The study includes understanding of how hydraulic gradients develop and...
Learning Lab Hammarkullen: Codesigning Renovation

A reserch project going on 2014–2018. The project is part of National Transdisciplinary Centre of Excellence for Integrated Sustainable Renovation (SIRen) funded by the Swedish...
Levitation with localised tactile and audio feedback for mid-air interactions (Levitate)

This project will be the first to create, prototype and evaluate a radically new human-computer interaction paradigm that empowers the unadorned user to reach into levitating matter...
Life Cycle Management of wood in Switzerland: methods, tools and environmental decision support

The goal of this project is to identify environmental strategies for sustainable management of wood resources in Switzerland. In order to reach this goal, we will assess the current...
Lifetime and status assessment of district heating networks

Heat loss in the Swedish district heating networks is estimated to be about 10% (5 TWH / year) of the produced energy. The amount of heat loss is directly proportional to the...
Lighter

The need for light weight products is increasing in all engineering areas including car, aerospace, marine and infrastructure branches. Light weight plays an important role for...
Linnaeus Palme student and teacher exchange with Maseno University, Kenya

The collaboration between Maseno and Chalmers has been running since 2009 and has four general objectives: a) to provide opportunities for teachers at the individual level to...
Ljud, stad och offentliga miljöer

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Load Carrying Capacity of Existing Bridge Deck Slabs

Existing infrastructure represents a substantial part of the societal assets and existing bridges represents a huge capital that need to be well administrated. Bridge deck slabs are...
Local Networks for Continous Participation in Planning (in a Swedish Context)

See Swedish site for more information.
Long term Behaviour of Tension Piles in Cohesive Soft Soil

Construction of large underground infrastructure project in deep layers of soil demands anchoring of the structure to prevent up-lift due to unloading by excavation and hydraulic...
Long Term Performance of Super-Insulating Materials in Buildings

The purpose of this project is to evaluate the long term performance of superinsulation materials (SIM) and to disseminate knowledge from previous projects. More specifically the...
Long-term deformation in soft soils

Long term settlements in clay constitute an engineering challenge in road design and construction in areas with deep deposits of soft clay. Soil improvement or foundation of...
Long-term performance monitoring of concrete structures using a novel graphene-based DURAble SENSor

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Thomas Concrete Group (Private, Sweden) SHT Smart High-Tech (Private, Sweden)
Lufttäthetens variation över året

Syftet med studien är att ta reda på om lufttätheten hos byggnader varierar över året. Mätningar av tre byggnader, två trähusvillor och ett betonghus, har visat att lufttätheten i...
LUSTA - Livable Urban Soundscape Test Arena

LUSTA addresses the noise problem in our cities. Today, 125 million Europeans are annoyed by noise! Urbanization and densification of cities increases the problem. Materials, products...
Mapping middle managers´ work situation and leadership potential to enhance social sustainability in...

The overriding goal of this interdisciplinary project is to enhance the work situation and leadership potential of middle managers in the construction sector. Using an interpretative...
Markkyla Skanska Deep Green Cooling

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Skanska (Private, Sweden)
Mastertool Building Certification - Development of a Mastertool Building Certification System based...

The main goal of this research project is to develop a web-based tool based on current certification systems, like BREEAM, LEED, DGNB to simplify the comparability of the different...
Matter Space

See Swedish site for more information.
Methods of Fatigue analysis in steel and composite bridges using Eurocodes

Fatigue is one of the main causes of damage in many steel structures. The process of fatigue damage is rather complicated and the design of structures with reference to fatigue...
Microbial electrochemistry

Microbial electrochemistry deals with the interactions between living microorganisms and solid electrodes. Recently, it was discovered that some microbes can utilize an electrode as...
Miljontak – takrenovering med solceller

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Riksbyggen (Private, Sweden) SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden (Research Institute, Sweden) Bostads AB Vätterhem...
Mistra Urban Futures

Mistra Urban Futures addresses one of today’s key societal challenges: How can sustainable urban development be achieved within our planet’s boundaries? The vision and mission are:...
Modelling climate change impacts on microbial risks for a safe and sustainable dirnking water system

See Swedish site for more information.
Möjligheter och begränsningar för egenanvänd solel i Västra Gårdsten

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Gårdstensbostäder (Private, Sweden) Göteborg Energi AB (Private, Sweden)
More effective design stages for shorter throughput and better quality

The construction process as it stands today is rather fragmented, which has concequenses for not fully utilizing our collective skills. The fragmentation is difficult to change over...
Mot en större användning av sockeralkoholer som fasändringsmaterial PCM

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Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) of Remediation Alternatives to Access their Overall Impact and...

The aim of the project is to demonstrate the use of multi-criteria analysis (MCA) in evaluating management and remediation alternatives to access their overall impact, with focus on...
Multi-Criteria Analysis for Identifying Sustainable Remediation Alternatives

Management of contaminated sites is associated with high costs to problem owners and society. For sound use of society´s limited resources, priority should be given to alternatives...
Multiscale modelling of reinforced concrete structures

The aim of this project is to develop a validated multiscale framework, capable of modelling crack growth in detail in large scale reinforced concrete structures like e.g. bridges...
Mycelium Acoustics

The purpose of the "Mycelium Acoustics" project is to provide a solution for the noise level issues between the common kitchen and living room areas in one of the clusters...
National Transdisciplinary Centre of Excellence for Integrated Sustainable Renovation (SIRen)

The national research centre aims at radically changing national renovation practice through collaboration, participation and holistic views on sustainability and strengthening...
New facilities for forensic psychiatric care in Sweden 2000-2009 - visions and outcomes

Nine construction projects 2001-2009 in forensic psychiatric care are analyzed. Chalmers Architecture and University of Gothenburg.
New Homes

The citizen project New homes in Biskopsgården 2006 where a group of inhabitants were asked to come up with proposals for urban densification before the city planning office’s...
Nitrogen removal from wastewater with anammox for low resource usage and small carbon footprint

With anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox), efficient nitrogen removal from wastewater with low energy usage and small carbon footprint can be achieved. Anammox bacteria remove...
Nordic Built - Sustainable Transformation and Environmental Design (STED)

This project targets innovation in design solutions and design processes for construction, renovation and transformation. The main aims are:1) To develop innovative generalizable...
Nordic Built – Sustainable Transformation and Environmental Design (STED)

This project targets innovation in design solutions and design processes for construction, renovation and transformation. The main aims are: 1) To develop innovative generalizable...
Nordic Master’s Program Sustainable Urban Transitions

The Nordic Master’s Program in Sustainable Urban Transitions (NMPSUT) was launched in 2012 and is a Nordic double degree master program which has been developed by the Nordic Five...
Norm-creative Visualization in Urban Development

The pre-study show s that visualizations in urban development processes often arestereotypical regarding e.g. age, gender, disability and ethnicity, but it also show s a potential to...
Novel fluorescence-based indicators of drinking water disinfection

Disinfection by chlorination or UV-treatment is widely used to inactivate pathogenic viruses, bacteria and protozoa before distributing treated drinking water to consumers. Natural...
Nyttan av förbättrade fältundersökningar - blockprovtagare

See Swedish site for more information.
Nyttiggörande av flygaska från avfallsförbränning

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden (Research Institute, Sweden) University of Borås (Academic, Sweden) University...
Oikonet. A global multidisciplinary network on housing research and learning

A global multidisciplinary network on housing research and learning funded by the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union. The goal of the three year project is to create a...
Omvårdnadsintensiv, planering av en organisationsmodell för en ökad patientsäkerhet på akutsjukhus

Syftet med projektet är att ta fram en organisationsmodell som är anpassad till patienter med ett avancerat omvårdnadsbehov och som vårdas inom slutenvården på akutsjukhus samt en...
On electrokinetic material response in marine clays (EMPIRIC)

The aim of the proposal is to investigate the effect of electrokinetics on the hydro-mechanical behaviour of sensitive marine clays using an innovative combination of techniques from...
On the fundamental relation between soil creep and cyclic pile-soil response

Syftet med projektet är att studera samspelet mellan krypning och interaktionen påle-jord vid cyklisk belastning i sensitive lösa leror. Fokus är på brukstadiet (underhåll) därför att...
Open House - Benchmarking and mainstreaming building sustainability in the EU based on transparency...

The overall objective of OPEN HOUSE is to develop and to implement a common European transparent building assessment methodology, complementing the existing ones, for planning and...
Opportunities for preparing urban contaminated land for bio-based production

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Optimization of ground-storage heat pump systems for space conditioning of buildings

Demand for space heating has decreased in the built environment. Many buildings need cooling in the daytime but still require heating at night. One efficient solution for these...
Pantura WP5: Flexible techniques for maintenance and refurbishment of existing bridges

At the present time, “sustainable development” is a key issue in a wide range of fields, including production technology, life-cycle management and the use of natural resources. It...
Parameter- och modellval för numeriska beräkningar i lös lera - Best practice (BEST SOIL)

See Swedish site for more information.
Perceptual Evaluation of Plastic Sound Objects Generated by Massive-Multichannel Loudspeaker Systems

Highly immersive audio technology (a.k.a. 3D Audio) uses massive multichannel loudspeaker systems to create sonic experiences that go beyond those that conventional sound reproduction...
Phase II - Virtual Produktion Planning with the help of BIM and visualization

The project is a pilot study to explore the possibilities and challenges in the use of 3D-visualization in planning of the construction production phase. The project builds on a...
Physiological effects of wind turbine noise on sleep

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations University of Gothenburg (Academic, Sweden) University of Gothenburg (Publisher, Sweden) Lund University (Academic...
Pilot study in laser welded sandwich steel elements

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Planlagstiftning NO-SE

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Planning support for energy renovation of existing multifamily buildings

The research project is focused on energy efficiency measures in relation to maintenance measures on existing multifamily buildings. The project builds on previous cooperation on...
Planning support for energy renovation of existing multifamily buildings - II

Development and application of an economic model for planning and monitoring of preventive maintenance and renovation measures of apartment blocks.
Politicising uneven regional development: Towards socially responsible geographies

This interdisciplinary research project brings together theories from human geography, planning and political science to scrutinize how uneven development is addressed and dealt with...
Pore Pressure Response in the Upper Open Aquifier during Heavy Rainfall

For many slopes where the stability is unsatisfactory high pore pressures is one of the main potential factors causing a landslide. During precipitation water intrudes into the soil...
Potentials of using existing roofs for mitigation of storm water flooding risks in urban areas

Extreme rain events have created major flooding and damages in urban areas in Sweden and elsewhere in Scandinavia in the recent years. Future climate scenarios point to even more...
Preliminary study on application of FRP materials in Culvert Road Bridges, with emphasis on...

The purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate the feasibility of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) materials to be used as an alternative material for steel in flexible culver...
Preserve and improve energy efficiency in listed buildings using super insulation materials

The project aims to develop and explore solutions that preserve historically valuable elements, lead to energy efficiency and space efficiency in buildings built before 1945. The...
Prioriterade nyckeltal för VA-verksamheten

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden (Research Institute, Sweden)
Production: Build

Objective and GoalThe challenge competitive production is important to the construction industry since constructuion uses natural resources to realise sustainable, attractive cities...
Professionalization and institutional change: a study of an emerging sustainability profession

Due to the sustainability agenda there are today signs of a reconfiguration of practices and institutions in the construction industry, which in turn gives rise to changed...
Projective Practices: The Body in Space-Promoting Sustainable Urban Transports - A Case Study

The development of infrastructure is a large investment project in society. It is therefore important to develop new design methods and tools that promote the understanding of the...
Projekt Järpen, riskvärdering enligt SCORE

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Åre kommun (Public, Sweden)
Properly designed LED lighting for better quality of vision

In this project we want to study how new light sources influence the quality of vision in situations with high demands on illumination. Modern light sources, such as LED, offers...
Quality of sustainable buildings – The impact of sustainable buildings on comfort, well-being and...

The objective of this research project lies in the evidence of the impact of sustainable office buildings on well-being, satisfaction and job performance of the building users. About...
Quantifying complex track stiffness response

In most (high-speed, HS) line infrastructure, very strict alignment and stiffness variations are prescribed. These perhaps result in overly costly track configurations being...
Rebo - Strategies for Integrated Sustainable Renovation: Focus on the Swedish domestic building...

http://www.vgregion.se/rebo The project is also a part of the European project Re_Co_Re within the Eracobuild network. http://www.recore.info/
Rechargeable cement-based concrete batteries

This project intends to develop rechargeable cement-based concrete batteries to make the buildings more energy efficient and sustainable. Cement-based concrete is by volume the most...
Reduction of electricity use and costs by ionization upstream of air filters

Field experiments for evaluation of novel air cleaning technology: By ionizing the air upstream of an air filter the filtration efficiency can be improved substantially. By this...
Regenerative Placemaking

Architects, urban designers and planners have long understood the power of public spaces as crucial physical nodes in the experience and function of the urban fabric and the lives...
Region and local authorities in balance?

Sweden displays growing inter- and intraregional differences in income, education, health, job opportunities and welfare services. These differences are the most alarming in regions...
Relating visual inspection to structural effects of natural corrosion in reinforced concrete...

Corrosion of steel reinforcement is the most common cause of deterioration of reinforced concrete; and the deterioration is expected to become even worse due to climate change. In...
Reliability analysis for preventing mould growth

Mould growth is a significant problem in the Swedish building stock with the negative consequences concerning health, comfort, and durability of construction. A combination of the...
Reliability of Energy Efficient Building Retrofitting – Probability Assessment of Performance and...

Reliability of Energy Efficient Building Retrofitting – Probability Assessment of Performance and Cost (RAP-RETRO) - Annex 55 within IEA-EXCO. International forum – network started...
Removal of Organic Contaminants in Stormwater Treatment Facilities

Recent research has shown that stormwater often contain organic pollutant at levels exceeding environmental quality standards. To comply with quality guidelines for receiving waters...
Renew school

Renew School aims to provide municipalities, school building owners as well as companies and users with tools and solutions on how to renovate existing buildings to meet NZEB...
Renoverar vi för mycket?

Om arkitektur och värdering av långsiktiga och hållbara kvaliteter i bostadsbestånd från miljonprogrammet.
Re-renovation: Possibilities for increased energy efficiency and the re-creation of cultural...

The project contributes to interdisciplinary knowledge about the long-term effects on energy and material flows in multi-residental buildings built before 1945. The goal is guidelines...
Research Platform Smart Built Environment

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Luleå University of Technology (Academic, Sweden)
Re-use of pile foundations (RiPofF). Long term benefits for axially loaded pile foundations

Forskningsmål är att utnyttja den fria hållfasthet och styvhet som utvecklas över tiden nära på pålmantel i design av nya flytande pålar i lösa leror. Projektet ska studera...
Revealing the evolving microstructure in fine grained matter

Vi kan finna granulära material överallt i vår omgivning; i farmaceutiska produkter, i födoämnen eller i byggnadsmaterial som betong eller sand, eller i lösa jordarter i marken. Det...
Risk assessment of Building Physics Performance (heat, air, and moisture) in retrofitting existing...

National project supporting Annex 55 within IEA-EXCO – enabling cooperation of Swedish participants. Project is financed by The Swedish Research Council FORMAS and coordinated by...
Risk assessment of Building Physics Performance with a special focus on retrofitting of existing...

The scope of the project is to develop and provide decision support data and tools for energy retrofitting measures. The tools will be based on probabilistic methodologies for...
Risk coupled to air movements in building envelopes when introducing energy efficiency retrofitting...

We are now facing a new generation of energy efficient retrofitting measures, driven by economy, climate change and energy declarations.This study aim at, in a proactive manner...
Risk management of groundwater drawdowns in subsidence sensitive areas: Cost-benefit analysis of...

Improvement of infrastructure in urban areas generally involves underground construction with tunneling and deep excavations. Construction work in cities founded on soft clay, has to...
Risk with cold attics

Problems with high humidity levels and mould growth in cold attics have been increasing over the last few years. A recent Swedish study showed that as least 60 % of the single-family...
Riskanalyser av nya innovativa fasadsystem för renovering av miljonprogrammets byggnader

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations NCC (Private, Sweden)
Riskhantering för att undvika driftstörningar i byggskedet i stora infrastrukturprojekt i urban miljö

See Swedish site for more information.
Riskhantering vid grundvattensänkning i Varbergstunneln

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Swedish Transport Administration (Public, Sweden)
Safe and ice-free bridges using renewable energy sources

Project summary Winter road maintenance is costly but it is inevitable since it is necessary to keep roads accessible and safe during winter. Current winter road maintenance methods...
SAFECEMENTA; 3D animation for promoting healthy workplaces in cement quarrying and production plants

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations ATIC - Associação Técnica da Indústria de Cimento (Non Profit, Portugal)
SAFIRE- Sustainability Asessment For Improved Remediation Efficiency

The main objective of this project is to evaluate how sustainability assessments can improve the efficiency of site remediation in Sweden. Although remediations provide reduced...
Sanitation and Water Supply in Peri- Urban Areas (SanWatPUA)

SanWatPUA is a Swedish network of experts established in 2010, that has focused on the synthesis and communication of scientific knowledge about the provision of sanitation and water...
Saving Weight by Using Steel Sandwich Bridge Decks

The concept of light-weight steel sandwich elements has been used for example in marine applications. This type of innovative plate structure has a high stiffness to weight ratio and...
Sendsmart

Målet med Sendsmart har varit att utveckla, testa och demonstrera innovativa tjänster och system med internationell framgång för hållbara godstransporter i storstadsområden inom...
SensIT - Sensor driven cloud-based strategies for infrastructure management

The concept SensIT was developed by researchers at Chalmers in close collaboration with Microsoft, NCC and WSP. The purpose of the project is to investigate solutions that enable 3 to...
SHC-Solution

See Swedish site for more information.
Silent paws - the active control of impacts between tyre and road

The silent walk of animals belonging to the family of felidae, such as cats and tigers is based on the very controlled motion of the paws during impact with the ground. To...
Simplified floor heating systems

An embedded floor heating system without room controls provides heating with low investment costs and creates satisfactory comfort in homes with low heating needs thanks to the...
Simulator for training robot operators – sprayed concrete

In order for a robot operator to be considered sufficiently well educated it requires long-term training in a variety of situations. This training is very expensive, even without...
Självverkande kylbaffelsystem

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Självverkande kylbaffelsystem

Projektet handlar om att öka kunskapen om möjligheter och begränsningar med självverkande kylbaffelsystem. Doktorsarbetet syftar till att - beskriva funktionen hos system med...
Skandinavisk nettverk for innovasjon i byggenaeringen (SNIB)

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Smart energy networks –connections between smart grids and smart district heating networks

In a traditional energy network the consumers usage is controlling the producers energy generation. This causes uneven and unpredictable load curves which do not provide optimal...
Socialt bostadsbyggande av och med nyanlända, unga och äldre

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Inobi AB (Private, Sweden) Visionskompaniet Arkitektur & Projekt AB (Private, Sweden) RISE Research Institutes of...
Soil modeling/strength and deformation properties - with special focus on sample quality in field...

The overall aim of the project is to evaluate existing constitutive models for soft clays of the type normally found in Sweden and write guidelines and recommendations for which model...
Soil Wasing and Recovery of Copper and Chromium from Highly Contaminated Soils

The aim of this project is to develop a sustainable methodology for remediation and recovery of valuable metals from highly contaminated sites. These soils are to a large extent and...
Solar shading in a holistic perspective: energy efficency to energy production and from product to...

The purpose of the project is to increase interest, knowledge and acceptance for solar shading products in existing as well as new buildings, with emphasis on PV integrated products...
Space and power in regional planning: Rethinking theory for urban planning and design

This project develops a partly new approach to urban planning and design theory, focusing on the power aspect of the urban-rural relationship. This is based on a need for a deeper...
Spatial Interfaces

Urban interfaces concerns how spatial representation, visualization, and different interaction methods including gaming can support decision making and facilitate understanding in...
Spatial Morphology Lab _ SMoL. International laboratory for comparative research in urban form

BACKGROUND The world is currently facing an unprecedented global urbanization, where there will be three billion more people living in cities within the next 25 years. This is...
Speron 2020 - A tool for predicting the acoustic performance of road surfaces (Leisstra 3, part...

Tyre/road noise mainly consists of two parts, air-pumping noise and noise created by vibrations of the tyre surface. Air-pumping is a collective concept for noise created directly in...
Speron 2020 - Design of silent tyres with low rolling resistance (Leisstra 3, part project 2)

The project SPERoN 2020 - Design of silent tyres with low rolling resistance is part of the german research project LeiStra3 (Silent road traffic 3). Based on advanced tyre/road...
Speron 2020 - Optimal tyre design for electric cars (Leisstra 3, part project 4)

The engine of electric cars is very different in sound from traditional combustion engines. In addition the forces acting between tyre and road during acceleration are substantial...
Standardizing work processes in production for reduced waste and increased customer value

This study concerns standardizing work processes in production, while taking customer demands and design into consideration. Previous studies indicate that 30-35 % of what the end...
State and nature of sustainable building in Sweden

The project aims at mapping the extent, state and nature of activities regarding objectives for environmental performance and sustainable development at present with estimation on...
Stora sprickor

For more information about the project, see the Swedish website. The project is carried out at the Division of GeoEngineering, research group Engineering Geology.
Strategizing over business cycles to enhance competence development - a proactive model to manage...

This collaborative project between Chalmers and a construction company aims to enhance proactive strategizing over business cycles in the construction industry to improve competence...
Structural behaviour and load-carrying capacity of bridges with corroded reinforcement

Corrosion of reinforcement is the most common cause of deterioration of reinforced concrete bridges. Many existing bridges show significant corrosion; it is not uncommon that cover...
Structural optimization and property control of concrete composites by novel two-dimension...

See Swedish site for more information.
Structures subjected to Blast and Fragment: Concrete structures subjected to fragment impacts

The overall project objective is to develop improved methods for the analysis of explosive-loaded concrete structures. The project includes...
Structures subjected to Blast and Fragment: Traditionally reinforced and fibre reinforced concrete...

Upon detonation the exposed surrounding structures are subjected to a combination of fragments and blast-wave. This project was started in Aug 2012 in order to increase...
Studie av deformationsförmågan hos armerad betong via kombination av fallviktsförsök och statiska...

See Swedish site for more information.
Study of the possibilities of using Red Mud as an additive in concrete and grout mortar

Red mud is an industrial waste from aluminium production. This is a kind of solid waste with the lowest rate of reuse in the world. Red mud contains high alkali and has high specific...
SUB Sustainable use of underground space

The underground space is a resource which can offer different types of functions and services, e.g. abstraction of groundwater for multiple purposes, storage of e.g. heat or cold...
Suburbs

The master course Suburbs—design & future challenges 2008-2011 in which architectural students learned codesign with citizens. Web: suburbsdesign.wordpress.com
Sunken wreck environmental risk assessment (SWERA)

SWERA, Sunken Wreck Environmental Risk Assessment is a new approach towards to better under-standing of the pollution threat of sunken ships. The new and innovative approach combines...
Supermarkets as thermal buffers for renewable electricity grids

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations REWE (Private, Germany)
Sustainable and Cost-Effective Remediation of Contaminated Land in the Built Environment

Remediation of contaminated land is associated with high costs. The by far most common remediation practice is removal of contaminants by excavation and disposal. In larger Swedish...
Sustainable Densification

Cities with high density and mixed use are often promoted as supporting sustainable development, but it is unclear what it is that actually needs to be made more dense to achieve the...
Sustainable design and production planning

A challenge for the construction industry is the fact that the sector is responsible for one third to half the global environmental impact. At the same time, the European...
Sustainable Design of Fatigue-Loaded Steel Structures

See Swedish site for more information.
Sustainable Design of Light-weight Steel Bridge, application of post-weld treatment techniques for...

See Swedish site for more information.
Sustainable Refurbishment of Existing Bridges (SUREBridge)

The project aims to realize an innovative and holistic refurbishment approach (method, technology and calculation tool) using fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) materials to perform...
Swedish support to Kisumu

Krystyna Pietrzyk has contributed to the organization of the PhD research supporting the KLIP (Kisumu Local Interaction Platform) projects “Marketplaces” and “Ecotourism”.
Systems Design Arena

The project is a sub-project within the larger research programme Homes for Tomorrow, a trans-disciplinary strong research environment supporting the development of our future homes...
TailorCrete
Test av tegelvägg med invändig vakuumisolering vid SINTEF/NTNU

See Swedish site for more information.
Testbädd för nya solenergilösningar med fokus på teknik- och affärsutveckling

Testbädden ska ge ökade möjligheter för forskning, innovation och kvalitetssäkring inom solenergiområdet vilket på sikt bidrar till ökad innovation, ökad marknad och ett mer hållbart...
Textile Reinforced Concrete for Future Homes

This project is a part of FORMAS funded Homes for Tomorrow and is carried out as a PhD. within the Concrete Structures research group.It focuses on the durability of Textile...
The conceptual role of life cycle costing (LCC) for energy efficient building

The purpose is to investigate the conceptual role of LCC as it is adopted and acted upon by decision makers within building organisations, i.e. actors in position to act for an...
The Development of a Multiscale Modeling Framework for Investigating Marine Soft Clays (DOMINO)

The planning and construction on or in soft marine clays has been proven to remain a challenge for geotechnical engineering. These type of clays are often instable, difficult to...
The Environmental Barometer for the Swedish Building and real Estate Sector

The environmental barometer for the Swedish building and real estate sector is a questionnaire survey that covers the sector’s environmental challenge, its response to this...
The environmental impact of deep excavations in soft clays

See Swedish site for more information.
The MEI method - Combining material flow analysis and life cycle assessment for evaluating...

See Swedish site for more information.
The Organ as memory bank

Key action documentation. Photo taken at a measurement session at the North German Baroque Organ at Örgryte Nya Kyrka. Using a force transducer and a displacement sensor force...
The positive effects of quiet facades and quiet urban areas on traffic noise annoyance and sleep...

Traffic noise in European cities is a major source of annoyance and sleep disturbance. A good approach to reduce the harmful effects of traffic noise is to create quiet facades and...
The role of microbiol. biofilm communities for degradation of sprayed concr. in subsea tunnels

See Swedish site for more information.
The uneven geography of migration

From 1 March 2016, designated municipalities are required to arrange accommodation for refugees who have been granted residence permits (Act 2016: 38). It is the County Administrative...
The Urban Sound Planner (SONORUS)

Traffic noise pollution in urban areas is a major environmental problem within the European Union. Creating an acceptable acoustic outdoor environment is a big challenge of high need...
The use of textiles in an acoustic context

The project is about the use of textile in an acoustic context and is in cooperation between SP, The Swedish School of Textiles and Chalmers. The goal is to understanding how textile...
Tillförlitliga uppskattningar av åtgärdskostnader inom förorenade områden (REMCOST)

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Enveco Environmental Economics Consultancy (Private, Sweden) Swedish Geotechnical Institute (SGI) (Research Institute...
TimBoost

See Swedish site for more information.
Tool for assessment and service-life evaluation of corroded bridges

Corrosion of steel reinforcement is the most common cause of deterioration in reinforced concrete bridges. Many of the existing bridges show significant corrosion damages, and the...
Towards a more efficient battery collection with a consumer focus - Phase II Interventions

The project aims at strengthening the infrastructure for the collection of small batteries of different types and thereby making the collection more efficient. The project is a...
Towards comprehensive urban mobility models - integrating transport modelling and space syntax

Background: New challenges in urban development The last decade has produced extensive and convincing proof that the world today is facing environmental threats of an unprecedented...
Towards improved compliance and quality of the works for better performing buildings

The challenges to implement Nearly Zero-Energy Buildings (NZEBs) and achieving minimum shares of Renewable Energy are tremendous. There are various indications raising concerns...
Training Art and Design Researchers in Participation for Public Space (TRADERS)

TRADERS focuses on developing and testing a framework of methodologies on which art and design (A&D) researchers can rely when working on public space projects in participatory...
Transforming building energy and resource use on campus

How can the infrastructure of the Johanneberg campus be transformed to drastically reduce the energy and environmental impact and what are innovative pathways to such a conversion?...
Treatment and recycling of resources from flyash from waste incineration

Fly ash from waste incineration is a residual stream from the Swedish energy system. It is often classified as hazardous waste, for which there are no long term sustainable solutions...
Treatment of Tin Contaminated Marine Sediments: Degradation, Recovery and Stabilization

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations COWI AB (Private, Sweden)
Ultrafine particles in the indoor air: Measures to substantially reduce human exposure

The project is based on field and laboratory measurements, and theoretical modeling. The project I focusing on the following main issues: Identification of the principal factors...
Undersökning för att beskriva storlek och dynamik i sedimentbunden föroreningstransport i Göta älv

See Swedish site for more information.
UNICA-feasibility – Autonomous Non-Intrusive Condition Assessment of Infrastructure

Today, the anticipated environmental and economic cost of replacing the aging building/infrastructure stock is immense and defies true quantification. In case of bridge...
UNICA-pilot – Autonomous non-intrusive condition assessment of infrastructure – towards automation...

UNICA-pilot project aims to demonstrate the feasibility of an intervention-oriented Autonomous Non-Intrusive Condition Assessment – UNICA – process in order to improve the current...
Uppbyggnad av ett ramverk för val av bästa möjliga teknik för dagvattenrening

See Swedish site for more information.
Uppföljning av anläggningar med behovsstyrd ventilation, DCV

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Belok (Public, Sweden)
Urban acoustic screens

In larger cities, high noise levels from road traffic is a large and growing environmental problem. Acoustic screens are often perceived as physical barriers and aesthetically...
Urban Empowerment

The research project Urban Empowerment in Mistra Urban Futures 2010-2011 aimed to develop knowledge of citizens participation in urban development. Web: http://urbanempower.se/
Urban management: What can be learnt from earlier experiences?

The project is a pre-study of long term effects of urban management with focus on social qualities and economy. The broader research question regards how a broader collaboration and...
Urban Materiality - towards New Collaborations in Textile and Architectural Design

Focus in the research project is on exploring and developing the field of textile architecture. In the project, we will be examining whether textile structures and architectural...
Urban Materiality - towards New Collaborations in Textile and Architectural Design

Focus in the research project is on exploring and developing the field of textile architecture. In the project, we will be examining whether textile structures and architectural...
Urban Metabolism

The purpose of the project is to enable formulation of strategies and plans for sustainable urban development, specifically related to sustainable resource use. Our goal is to...
Urbana nyckelprojekt, delstudie Mariestad - genomförande FÖP

The project is part of the research group ‘traffical cityscape’. The Phd-project is Key urban projects with the aim to better understand how singular urban projects effect and can be...
URBAN-NEXUS

URBAN-NEXUS was a coordination and support action funded by the European union under the 7th Framework Programme. It built on the work of the FP6 project URBAN-NET, which formulated...
URBES - Urban Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

URBES was a three-year research project that aimed to bridge the knowledge gap on the links between urbanization, ecosystem services and biodiversity. URBES ran from 2012 through to...
Use and usability of common spaces in assisted living for older persons

PhD-project:The aim of the PhD project is to study and explore function and use of assisted living facilities for the elderly in relation to the requirements of the primary users; the...
Use of anammox for a more efficient nitrogen removal in wastewater treatment plants

The overall aim of this project is to enable increased use of bacteria capable of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) for improved nitrogen removal from wastewater with regard to...
Utnyttjande av förnyelsebar biomassa och restmaterial för tillverkning av miljövänliga biobaserade...

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden (Research Institute, Sweden) Aristotelio Panepistimio Thessalonikis (Private...
Utvärdering, hantering och modellering av tvångslaster i betongbroar

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Skanska (Private, Sweden) Swedish Transport Administration (Public, Sweden) Lund University (Academic, Sweden) Norconsult...
Vad driver verkliga förbättringar: konkurrensen, utvecklingsintresset eller modetrenderna?

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations CMB (Centre, Sweden) NCC (Private, Sweden)
Value of Information Analysis (VOIA) in the context of the Observational Method in Tunneling Projects

The implementation of the new European standards for geotechnical design calls for new practice in the underground construction industry in Sweden. The standard proposes the...
Verktyg för mikrobiell riskanalys av små avloppsanläggningar nära dricksvattenbrunnar

See Swedish site for more information.
Vibration attenuating metamaterial (ground filter) for reduction of ground vibrations caused by...

The goal of the project is to do a controlled pilot study to evaluate the method of using a metamaterial (ground filter) to reduce vibrations in dwellings nearby quarries where...
Virtuel Production Model in scale 1:1 on construction site

This R&D project examines the possibility of developing a BIM-viewer, which support the use of BIM and its information on the construction site by visualizing the model and the...
Virtuell produktions planering - med hjälp av BIM och visualisering. Förstudie.

Sammanfattning: Virtuell produktions planering (VPP) innebär att de olika aktörerna i ett projekt gemensamt planerar produktionen virtuellt, innan den tillämpas i praktiken. Denna...
Visions of residential futures

Housing in Transformation Nordic-Baltic Researcher Network VISURF supported by NordForsk 2008-2011 Coordinated by Chalmers Architecture, Göteborg Sweden, Sten Gromark...
Visualisera Timmerhusets energisystem- och flöden: en förstudie

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden (Research Institute, Sweden)
WoodXZip, träbyggnadskonstruktion inför prefabricering

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Zenergy AB (Private, Sweden) Fenix Scientific AB (Private, Sweden) Vänerparken Investment AB (Private, Sweden) Monsén...

Research projects

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