Research projects

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

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3D printed nodes for structural steelwork connections in civil engineering and architecture

The development and implementation of digitally controlled production are key drivers for industry. High quality of design, function and durability are sought together with efficient...
3De - energy challenges in three-dimensional real estate development

In the planning of the multifunctional city, today's trend is to work with three-dimensional property design to accommodate multiple owners and features in the same building. In...
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 demonstrator for virtual planning and scenario analysis of invisible environmental factors with...

In today's urban planning, calculated maps are used for noise and air pollution, whose constrained and abstract information content limits usage. We want to develop a better tool...
A dialogue toolkit for visualization of environmental data in urban planning processes from a...

I dagens samhälle finns det ett ökat behov av kontinuerlig dialog mellan olika intressenter inom stadsutveckling. Planerare behöver redan tidigt i planeringsprocessen kunna starta...
A novel semi-analytical tool for stress interpretation using borehole breakouts

Boreholes and other cavities of a circular cross-section are relevant to a wide variety of applications, such as tunneling, geothermal energy production, oil and gas production...
A pilot - Sustainability driven building design based on Artificial Intelligence

Pilotprojektet bygger vidare på resultatet av fyra Smart Built Environment projekt som pågår eller är avslutade, samt ett VINNOVA projekt. Projektidén bygger vidare på ett av de...
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...
ACOUTECT – A sound fundament for our future buildings

To ensure a healthy environment for people living and working in buildings, research and engineering in the area of building acoustics is essential. Developments in modern building...
Activation of thermal energy storage materials: measurement techniques

This project aims to investigate practical methods and tools for detecting the degree of activation of materials used in TES building applications, particularly PCMs. The project is a...
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)
Addressing thermal and air quality comfort in future urban design using novel digital tools.

Current urban design fairly addresses noise and wind comfort but do not consider thermal comfort and impact of green areas to reduce local temperatures and improve air quality. This...
Advanced green roofs with optimal microstructural design: a breakthrough in the management of water...

Global climate trends indicate an increase of total annual and extreme precipitations at Northern latitudes which will greatly impact the livability in urban densely populated areas...
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...
AI-Enhanced Digital Twin for Weld’s Fatigue Cracks

AI-enhanced Digital Twin of an infrastructure is a digital living simulation that brings all the data and models together and updates itself from multiple sources to represent its...
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...
Aligning ontologies in traffic safety and urban development

In the face of rapid developments in urban modes of transport including autonomous driving, the need for joint knowledge on vehicles and environment increase. From the point of issues...
Älvkyla 2.0

Projektet syftar till att ge GE ökade möjligheter att erbjuda miljövänlig och konkurrenskraftig fjärrkyla i befintliga och nya områden i Göteborg genom en forskarexamen på...
An optical sensor for reducing biocide dependence inchemical manufacturing

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations StromTech Sweden AB (Private, Sweden) Akzo Nobel - Pulp and Performance Chemicals (Private, Sweden)
Analysis of wind simulations to support building/urban design – Virtual Göteborg

In view of climate change and resource depletion the risk/benefit analysis of wind impact on built environment can be used for conscious building/urban design protecting humans...
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...
Asset Management of Pipelines

Stable access to clean water, sewage collection and disposal and heating service is necessity for a sustainable city. Today there are almost no opportunities to assess, examine and...
Återanvändning av kompositdelar i infrastruktur (RECINA)

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations RISE Research Institutes of Sweden (Research Institute, Sweden) Composite Design (Private, Sweden) Marstrom Composite...
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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Autonomous and Connected Trucks for Electric Distribution (ACTED)

Sweden’s goal of having a sustainable transport and a vehicle fleet totally fossil-free by 2030 has led to a number of initiatives to increase the use of electric vehicles. At the...
Avancerad bedömning av svetsade broar avs utmattning och sprödbrott - inspektion och återstående...

Projektet är en fortsättning på tidigare forskning inom området och syftar till att ge en lämplig metod när det föreligger risk för sprödbrott eller utmattningssprickor genom att...
Avancerad bedömning av svetsade broar avs utmattning och sprödbrott - inspektion och återstående...

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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)
Behandling av tennorganiskt förorenade sediment: återvinning och stabilisering

Syftet med projektet är att utveckla en innovativ, hållbar och effektiv metod i laboratorieskala för att behandla tennförorenade sediment från hamnar. I projektet utvecklas metoder...
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...
Benchmarking granulated active carbon treatment during drinking water production

Continued supply to sufficient safe drinking water is a prerequisite for the strong growth. This relies on a climate robust, chemically and microbiologically safe and thus technical...
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...
Beställardriven kvalitetsutveckling i mellanstora infrastrukturprojekt

Projektets övergripande syfte är att bidra till en höjning av kvalitetsnivån i mellanstora infrastrukturprojekt där beställare, ingenjörskonsulter, entreprenörer och...
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...
BIG Designing test embankments on deep deposits of soft clay

Byggandet av vägar och järnvägar innefattar ofta långa bankar på lösa jordar. Ofta finns det problem med långtidssättningar i både vertikal- och horisontalled, vilket resulterar i...
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...
Binaural Rendering of Spherical Microphone Array Data

Many approaches for the capture and auralization of real acoustic spaces have been proposed over the past century. Limited spatial resolution on the capture side has typically been...
Bioelectrochemical systems for sustainable wastewater management

Rening av avloppsvatten är en viktig samhällsfunktion. Processerna som används är komplexa och involverar mekaniska, kemiska och biologiska reningssteg. De är också resurskrävande...
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 SP Sveriges Tekniska Forskningsinstitut AB (Research Institute, Sweden) Derome (Private, 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: Mechanisms, Kinetics, and Implications for 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...
Blast and Fragment Impacts: Strengthening of reinforced concrete structures

The aim of the project is to develop experimental research methodology and numerical methods for dynamically loaded reinforced concrete structures. An important part of the project is...
Boendedialoger vid renovering

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BoStad2021

Projektet går ut på att studera huruvida en förändrad process och ett förändrat arbetssätt i BoStad2021 leder till en effektivare planerings- och byggprocess och vilka konsekvenserna...
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...
Building Information Standards for Innovation in Public Procurement of Buildings

This project aims at -Mapping and analysing the impact of the Cunesco classification system (CCS) in innovation processes in the building sector in Denmark, Norway and Sweden -Mapping...
Buller från ballastfria spår

Projektet baseras på en av de mest avancerade modellerna för simulering av bullergenerering från rullkontakt. Modellen kommer att anpassas för ballastfria spår för att ge möjligheten...
ByggEQUAL En jämställd byggprocess för en attraktiv byggbransch

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Bygg Dialog AB (Private, Sweden) Facility company Göteborg City (Public, Sweden)
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...
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...
Car-free Urban Districts

The project aims to develop new knowledge about how car-free urban districts can be developed and implemented and how this is perceived by users regarding socio-spatial opportunities...
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...
Cirkular Kitchen

The kitchen forms a central place in the home, for cooking and social interaction, and is more often than other parts of the home subject to renovations. Previous studies have shown...
Cirku-MAT c

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Delft University of Technology (Academic, Netherlands) Leiden University (Academic, Netherlands) Netherlands Organisation...
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)

Throughout Europe, 1.3 billion square metres of useful office space are poorly optimised. These spaces account for 26% of total energy usage, with over 1.2 million people spending...
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...
Collaborative Augmented Reality for increased efficiency and interactivity of infrastructure...

Today, inspections of transport infrastructure and maintenance operations rely to a large extent on manual, analogue and fragmented processes which consequently make the current...
Collaborative information infrastructure in design of hospitals

Many information chains in building processes are fragmented and does not achieve optimal results. This project strengthens the information infrastructure within standardizing of...
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...
Computation of aeroacoustic sources and sound propagation for urban challenges

The overreaching goal of the proposed project is to advance the use of aeroacoustics simulations of vehicles and develop suitable sound propagation methods for application to...
Computation of aeroacoustic sources and sound propagation for urban challenges, part 2

Moving into 2020, the overreaching goal of the proposed project is to advance the use of aeroacoustics simulations of vehicles and develop suitable sound propagation methods for...
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.
Consencus in energy renovation: The tenant in focus

Projektet har som mål att överbrygga konflikter mellan intressenter inom energirenovering och ta fram rutiner för bästa möjliga avvägning mellan energieffektivisering och mål om en...
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 SP Sveriges Tekniska Forskningsinstitut AB (Research Institute, Sweden) IVL Svenska Miljöinstitutet AB (Research...
Corrosion cracking: Image-based methods combined with modelling

Are ageing civil engineering structures safe to use? This question urgently need an answer. We will enable assessment of the safety of deteriorated reinforced concrete structures...
COST Action TU1406: Quality specifications for roadway bridges, standardization at a European level...

During the implementation of asset management strategies, maintenance actions are required in order to keep assets at a desired performance level. In case of roadway bridges, specific...
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 tool for renovation strategies of buildings with lack of technical documentation...

In the European Union discussions are ongoing to enforce national renovation strategies of buildings to reach low or zero carbon dioxide emissions from the building industry by 2050...
Decision-support system for sustainable regional water supply

Vattenförsörjning är av högsta prioritet för samhället. Tillgången till säkert dricksvatten är ett av milleniemålen som togs av FN år 2000. Folkhälsa och ekonomisk tillväxt är exempel...
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 up to [SM1] 75% total Net Energy Demand reduction- an improvement of 60% to...
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

De särskilda ungdomshemmens uppgift är att behandla ungdomar med allvarlig social problem i form av normbrytande beteende, kriminalitet eller missbruksproblematik. Syftet med...
Density and Sustainability - paradigms in practice and the results of research

A research project on density and sustainability has been funded by the Research Council Formas. The research project "Density and Sustainability - paradigms in practice and the...
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 for a socially engaged energy efficiency in the sustainable city

In this project we want to investigate how the concept of energy efficiency can be further developed in relation to the everyday habits encouraged by the design of the built...
Design- och reglerstrategier för högtemperaturkylning av svenska kontorsbyggnader med hjälp av...

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations ESBE (Private, Sweden) Eon SE (Private, Germany) Lindab Sverige AB (Private, Sweden) Swegon (Private, Sweden) University...
Design solutions for microplastic shedding from textiles

Microplastics pollution of marine and coastal environments is an environmental issue which is intensely discussed on a global level. The textile sector contributes to this pollution...
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...

Offentliga beställare behöver öka sin förmåga att leda bygg- och anläggningsprojekt Offentliga beställare investerar årligen mångmiljardbelopp i nya byggnader och anläggningar. Kraven...
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 and test of a quota obligation scheme with a focus on power reduction (Casablanca)

Through a market test, geographically limited to Gothenburg, the project will investigate how a white-certificate-like quota obligation scheme, focusing on peak power reduction...
Development and test of a quota obligation scheme with a focus on power reduction (Casablanca)

Through a market test, geographically limited to Gothenburg, the project will investigate how a white-certificate-like quota obligation scheme, focusing on peak power reduction...
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 model and methodology for ground-borne noise in road and railway projects

The aim of the project is, within the framework of a Ph.D. education, to develop a design methodology for structure-borne noise that correspond to the one available for air-borne...
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 analys, simulering och verifiering av boendekvaliteter

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Digital business model for large site building logistics

Through literature studies and the collection of expert knowledge from other sectors, a digital planning and execution concept is developed. Large construction projects have complex...
Digital planning tools for more efficient land development

Economic analysis is essential for successful implementation of any urban development project, not least since such projects in Sweden most often are driven by public tax money...
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...
Digital Twin of Transport Infrastructure – combining the power of data & model

Transport infrastructures are the backbone of our society due to that we heavily rely on the uninterrupted availability of the road network, and bridges are the bottleneck of this...
Digitaliserade Planverktyg för effektivare markutveckling

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Digitalisering i projektorganisationer SBUF

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Luleå University of Technology (Academic, Sweden)
Disturbing issues with piles in soft soils

See Swedish site for more information.
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...
Drivers of heating patterns and their impact on residential energy use

Household heating demand is influenced by the building properties but also by occupants’ heating patterns which are determined by factors varying greatly between people and locations...
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...
Effect of cracks on reinforcement corrosion (Cracor)

Adequate formulation of technical functional requirements, instead of technical details, are needed to open up for optimal and innovative solutions. Surface crack widths are today...
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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Effektivisering med Virtuell design og konstruktion (VDC) i renovering

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Dansk Byggeri (Non Profit, Denmark) Enemærke & Petersen a/s (Private, Denmark)
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...
Efficient computational modelling for sustainable use of deep mixing in urban environment

Med ökande urbanisering finns det ett ökande behov av att bygga under jord. De flesta grundkonstruktioner är gjorda av betong, med hög CO2 belast. Det finns således ett behov av...
Efficient Solar Roof Tops - Case Studies and In-depth Analysis for Optimized Roof Renovation with...

In the project led by RISE and based on new research on PV in buildings, we will, together with academia and industry, seek new knowledge regarding roof renovation using PV. The work...
Elucidating stress related to fermenting syngas – towards efficient conversion of CO and CO2 into...

The project contributes to the development of an entirely renewable energy system by improving production of ethanol by syngas fermenting bacteria. Bacterial syngas fermentation is a...
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...
En ny generation förebyggande åtgärder av arbetsolycksfall med maskininlärning

Maskininlärning kan underlätta analys av orsaker bakom arbetsolycksfall och incidenter. Arbetsolycksfallen är ett olöst problem i byggbranschen. Projektets syfte är att utveckla en...
Enable sustainable water reuse by utilizing ettringite as a value-adding mineral addition in...

Purpose and goalThis project intends to solve the bottleneck problem in the new technology for wastewater treatment by experimentally investigate the feasibilities for utilizing its...
Energieffektiva lufkvalitetsystem för fordon

Det övergripande målet med projektet är att förstå hur man kan uppnå god luftkvalitet i fordonskupén och samtidigt minska klimatsystemets enrgianvändning. Klimatsystemet använder en...
Energy efficiency and cultural values in housing. How well do the policies function on the local...

Projektledare: Professor Mattias Legnér, Uppsala universitet, Konstvetenskapliga institutionen, Kulturvård, mattias.legner@konstvet.uu.se Projektsammanfattning Projektet belyser hur...
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 and control of autonomous electric vehicles

The traditional routing problem is reinvigorated by emerging transport technologies where the fleet consists of autonomous electric vehicles. With specific battery capacities...
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...
Energy performance and indoor environment quality in school buildings

The project aims at developing a relationship between energy performance (EP) and indoor environment in school buildings. EP is stated as purchased energy in kWh / year.m2, but there...
Enhancing biogeochemical Fingerprints of Natural Organic Matter with Data Fusion

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Enhancing ecosystem services by innovative remediation using gentle remediation options (ECO-GRO)

In Europe, there are more than 2.5 million potentially contaminated sites, of which 80 000 located in Sweden. The Swedish EPA is concerned with the low level of innovation of...
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...
Environmental risks posed by sunken wrecks

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) (Public, Sweden) The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (Non Profit...
Environmental risks posed by sunken wrecks II

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations The Swedish National Maritime and Transport Museums (Public, Sweden) Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) (Public...
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...
Equitable Fare Design for Public Transit Systems in Gothenburg

Transport system equity is related to spatio-temporal distribution of impacts that transportationhas on societal benefits. Transportation planning and design decisions have...
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 AB (Private, Sweden)
Extracting electrical current from organic compounds in wastewater (BIOANODE)

In a microbial bio-electrochemical system, bacteria convert organic matter directly into electrical current. This makes it possible to use the energy content of dissolved organic...
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...
filmTES - Performance criteria and benchmarks

This project has a twofold aim: to develop new criterion or criteria that precisely describe the performance of thin films and coatings with a built-in thermal storage capacity...
FIWARE for Smart Energy Platform (FISMEP)

There is urgent need to unlock Smart Grid Technologies and Services by means of a standardized software platform that can support interoperability. To achieve this goal, FISMEP will...
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...
Förändring i populationen av predatorer i biogasreaktorer

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Förbättrad prestanda för multimodala transportinfrastrukt map byggandet och underhåll

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Förenklad livscykelanalys för flerbostadshus och kontorsbyggnader i Sverige

Projektets syfte är att ytterligare utveckla, förbättra och anpassa en existerande metodik så att den anpassas till den svenska byggbranschen, och att gå långt bortom state-of-the-art...
Förstärkning av broar med låg störning genom utveckling av snabb härdningsmetod för vidhäftning av...

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Förstudie av effektsamband för klimatanpassning inom transportsektorn

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) (Research Institute, Sweden)
Fortsättning av högskoleprogrammet VA-teknik Södra för stärkande av forskning, utveckling och...

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Lunds tekniska högskola (Academic, Sweden)
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...
Furbish Sustainable Hospitals (FSH)

Hospitals stand for ca. 5 % of the EU’s CO2 emissions/year, being the largest consumer in the public sector. By applying the ‘Furbish®-method’, which focusses on user-centred and...
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...
Future-proof Urban Renewal from a children perspective: Digitalinteractive design support for...

Cities have a big potential to implement sustainable development goals such as climate action, equality, health and well-being. On the neighbourhood level, architects, urban designers...
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

Som en del av utvecklingen för en hållbar stadsmiljö bör man beakta hela kostnaden för byggnadernas och infrastrukturanläggningarnas hela livslängd. Pålnings- och...
GIS-based Time model. Gothenburg, 1960-2018 (Fusion Point Gothenburg - Subproject A-x2)

The Spatial Morphology Group (SMoG) studies and develops tools for analyzing the spatial form of the city and how its spatial structure relates to urban processes of social, economic...
God innemiljö i energieffektiva byggnader

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations IVL Svenska Miljöinstitutet AB (Research Institute, Sweden) SP Sveriges Tekniska Forskningsinstitut AB (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)
Grassroots initiatives, institutional entrepreneurship and inclusive urban governance: transforming...

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations University of Gothenburg (Academic, Sweden) University of Gothenburg (Publisher, Sweden) Jaramogi Oginga Odinga...
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 infrastrukturlösningar genom ökad användning av rostfritt stål

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Swerea KIMAB (Private, Sweden)
Hållbara lösningar för att minska spridning av organiska miljögifter från vägar i urbana miljöer

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Hållbara lösningar för att minska spridning av organiska miljögifter från vägar i urbana miljöer

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Hållbara och attraktiva stationssamhällen

Det långsiktiga målet är attraktiva och smarta stationssamhällen som bidrar till hållbar regional utveckling och; -Präglas av effektiv markanvändning -Stödjer hållbart resande och...
Hållbara och attraktiva stationssamhällen

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Svenska Handelsbanken AB (Private, Sweden) Alebyggen (Private, Sweden) Förbo AB (Private, Sweden) Västtrafik (Public...
Halter av VOC i nybyggda och nyrenoverade lokaler - en förstudie

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Wästbygg (Private, Sweden) Akademiska Hus (Public, Sweden) Peab Sverige, Göteborg (Private, Sweden) IVL Swedish...
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 integrated emergency management technology & equipment in the event of traffic accidents

This project is jointly funded by Swedish Innovation Agency - Vinnova and Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology. The consortium is led by Professor Xiaobo Qu of Chalmers...
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 (HEM)

As part of the Building Technology Accelerator, the HEM project develops a multilayered energy consumption prediction tool that has a high resolution in time (e.g. explaining the...
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...
Hybridarmerade betongkonstruktioner i kloridhaltig miljö: beständighet, säkerhet och...

Armerad betong i broar och tunnlar utsätts för klorider från tösalter, som orsakar korrosion av armeringen. Detta är ett mycket utbrett problem, som allvarligt påverkar...
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...
I-CUB: "Indoor Climate-Users-Buildings" - interrelationships affecting residential thermal comfort...

People spend approximately 80–90% of their time inside buildings, of which a substantial part is spent at home. Research has shown that the indoor environment affects people’s health...
ICV-Safe: Testing safety of intelligent connected vehicles in open and mixed road environment

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations WSP Sverige (Private, Sweden) Alkit Communications AB (Private, Sweden) RISE Research Institutes of Sweden (Research...
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...
Ideal Carbon Utilisation (ICU) in wastewater treatment - filtration and acidogenic fermentation

The aim of the project is to provide knowledge that enable improved use of organic carbon in municipal wastewater treatment to decrease climate impact, electricity usage and...
IEA EBC Annex 72 - Assessing Life Cycle Related Environmental Impacts Caused by Buildings

Investment decisions for buildings made today largely determine their environmental impacts over many future decades due to their long lifetimes. Furthermore, such decisions involve a...
Implementering av aerobt granulärt slam i Sverige - en fullskalestudie (AGNUS II)

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IMplementing MEasuRes for Sustainable Estuaries (IMMERSE)

North Sea Region estuaries are dynamic environments subject to persistent and increasing pressures, such as modified tidal ranges, increased flooding, and higher sedimentation rates...
Implementing the compact city: a critical perspective on the transfer of best practice

Under senare år har den kompakta staden kommit att symbolisera lösningen på många av de utmaningar vi står inför: resursknapphet, miljöproblem och klimatförändringar; globalisering...
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 decision support of existing WS networks

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations RISE Research Institutes of Sweden (Research Institute, Sweden)
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 and Sustainable Solutions to Reduce Pollution of Roads and Road

To create a sustainable transport infrastructure, it is essential to prevent pollution from our roads as efficiently as possible. In this project, a guidance is developed for the...
Innovative energy management system for smart buildings and grid interactions

This project will develop a platform for an innovative energy management system for smart energy buildings with own renewable energy based production and energy storage devices within...
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

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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...
Integration of LCa in the planning, design and construction of residential buildings

Boverket has proposed the mandatory introduction of LCA-based climate declarations for the construction of new multi-family residential buildings in Sweden. In order for these climate...
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...
Integrerad qaulity assurance and automated quality control in complex projects

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Norconsult AB (Private, Sweden) Trimble (Private, Sweden) SWECO (Private, Sweden) Swedish Transport Administration...
Integrering av LCA i planering, utformning och konstruktion av bostäder

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Internet of Things sammanlänkar sensorteknik och byggnadsverk via bygginformationsmodeller - Proof...

Samhället är på väg in i ett nytt kunskapsfält, där kombinationen av data, extremt kraftfulla datorer, avancerade beräkningsmetoder och statistisk analys kommer att ge oss en kunskap...
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

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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...
iTES - Innovative compact heat storage technologies and operation schemes for buildings connected to...

This project will explore how innovative compact heat storage technologies can be applied for better utilization of a fast-increasing number of distributed electricity and heat...
Kartlägga resursförbrukning i anläggningsprojekt för att öka insikt och stimulera innovationer för...

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Kartläggning av hästrelaterade skador samt deras orsaker och strategier för prevention

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations SAFER, The Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre (Centre, Sweden) Region Västra Götaland (Public, Sweden) Skara Municipality...
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...
KIDSAM: Knowledge and information-sharing in digital collaborative projects

I takt med ökad digitalisering och nya sätt att arbeta i globala organisationer och leverantörskedjor ställs nya krav på hur kund och leverantör samverkar. Denna utveckling drar inte...
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

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Lärandets torg Hammarkullen

Lärandets torg Hammarkullen syftar till att skapa en ökad och långsiktig samverkan på Hammarkulletorget mellan utbildningsanordnare, Arbetsförmedling, andra myndigheter och...
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...
Ledarskap som drivkraft för förnyelse: Företagsledningens betydelse för- och inverkan på branschens...

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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...
LifeExt - Livslängdsförlängning för befintliga stålbroar

Projektet ska utveckla livslängdshöjande tekniker för befintliga stålbroar, på ett klimatneutralt sätt för vår åldrade infrastruktur. Detta görs med nya tekniker för mätning...
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...
Lighter through surface protection (LightSURF)

Purpose and goal: Composites are an established enabling technology for lightweighting, particularly in the transport sectors. They are, however, less stable towards fire and erosion...
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...
Livslängds- och statusbedömning av fjärrvärmerör

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Energiforsk AB (Private, Sweden)
Ljud, stad och offentliga miljöer

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Load and measures to reduce the load of traffic related persistent organic pollutants (POP) and...

Vävnadsanalyser av kräftdjur från 10 000 m djupa djuphavsgravar har visat höga halter PCB och andra svårnedbrytbara organiska föroreningar (POP). En möjlig förklaring är transport med...
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...
Machine-learning algorithms to categorize consumers

The local distribution grid operators have been facing technical, economic and regulatory challenges when operating and planning their grids to accommodate increased integration of...
Managning strategic change in public facilties management organizations

Ett stort antal fastigheter i behov av förnyelse tillsammans med ambitiösa energi- och klimatmål har tvingat kommunala fastighetsförvaltare att omvärdera sina befintliga verksamheter...
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.
Metagenomic and transkription analyzes of partial nitration-anammox (PNA) processes in wastewater...

Partial nitritation-anammox (PNA) for nitrogen removal from municipal wastewater enables energy efficient nitrogen removal with low climate impact. Today, PNA is used for treatment of...
Metal extraction with focus on Zn from fly ash by means of using acid process waters

Every year over 5 000 000 ton of solid waste are combusted in Sweden. In addition to the production of heat and electricity, this also results in large quantities of ash. The bed ash...
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...
Metoder för deltagande design och kollaborativt byggande

Det övergripande syftet med projektet »Metoder för deltagande design och kollaborativt byggande» var att tillgängliggöra forskning för praktiker, studenter och en bred allmänhet...
Microbial community structure in aerobic granular sludge membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment

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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...
Microbial electrosynthesis - a fundamental investigation of new respiratory pathways

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Microbial electrosynthesis - a fundamental investigation of new respiratory pathways

Microorganisms obtain energy by oxidizing an electron donor with low potential and reducing an electron acceptor with higher potential. Recently, it was discovered that some...
Mikroflora i markbaserade reningsanläggningar

See Swedish site for more information.
Miljontak – takrenovering med solceller

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Riksbyggen (Private, Sweden) Bostads AB Vätterhem (Private, Sweden) Solkompaniet Sverige AB (Private, Sweden) Dalarna...
Miljövänlig produktion av kemikalier

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Minimizing impact of construction material flows in cities: Innovative Co-Creation (MIMIC)

På grund av den rådande urbaniseringstrenden fokuserar många städer idag på förtätning. Detta byggande i staden genererar betydande logistikflöden som också är kopplat till utsläpp...
Minska klimatpåverkan av betong i ballastfritt spår

Projektet "En ny generation järnväg" ska bygga nya höghastighetsbanor som ska byggas med ballastfria spår. DEtta kräver stora mängder betong som medför utsläpp av...
Mistra Sport & Outdoors

Mistra Sport & Outdoors is a reasearch and collaboration programme to dev elop knowledge and solutions for increased sustainability within sports and recreation, in collaboration...
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:...
Modeling of desiccation cracking in soils due to climate change

Global warming causes accelerated desiccation and progressive cracking of the surface of clayey soils. This formation of a dry cracked crust heavily affects the stability of slopes...
Modelling climate change impacts on microbial risks for a safe and sustainable dirnking water system

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MOlecular Solar Thermal energy storage systems (MOST)

The MOST project aims to develop and demonstrate a zero-emission solar energy storage system based on benign, all-renewable materials. The MOST system is based on a molecular system...
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...
Multiscale modelling of textile reinforced concrete structure

Textile Reinforced Concrete (TRC) combines the benefits of traditional and fibre reinforced concrete, and offers the possibility to build corrosion resistant, slender, lightweight...
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...
New roles and functions to enhance digitalisation of the building process: Rethinking interaction...

This project aims to further the understanding of often overlooked social aspects constituting important prerequisites for implementing and operationalizing digitalization in the...
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 University of Borås (Academic, Sweden) University of Borås (Publisher, Sweden) IVL Svenska Miljöinstitutet AB (Research...
Occupant well-being and productivity in sustainable office buildings: A multidisciplinary study on...

People have been endeavoring to build habitable indoor environment as more than 80% of our live are spent indoors which is a vital part to achieve a good life. During the past...
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...
Oil spill modelling and coupling to the risk assessment model Vraka

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations SMHI (Public, Sweden) Sharif University of Technology (Academic, Iran)
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...
Online Lithium-ion Battery State of Health Prognostics (LiBSoHP)

To ensure the battery safety and reliability in operation, it is of great importance to be able to online estimate state of health (SoH) and predict its remaining useful life (RUL) of...
Online sensor system for resource-efficient water management

Our goal is to develop a complete solution for resource-efficient and safe water management consisting of new, innovative sensor solutions linked to a communication platform including...
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 and restrictions for own use of PV electricity i Västra Gårdsten

Existing local electric grids, connections and contracts in existing residential building areas are designed to supply electricity to the buildings. Proper placing of PV systems on...
Opportunities for preparing urban contaminated land for bio-based production

Although the larger part of bio-based production will take place outside of cities, there are several strong arguments for including urban areas in the circular economy, not least...
Optimal control of intelligent electric vehicles for a fossil free, safe and efficient transport...

In this proposal, we aim to leverage advanced modeling techniques and energy control theory to bridge this research lacuna from three aspects: (1) At the battery level, develop a...
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...
Optimized design and operation of thermal energy storage with phase change materials. Demonstration...

The purpose of the project is to provide and verify tools and data to identify cost-effective and environmentally sound investment and operation of PCM storage. The practical design...
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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PLACED: Accommodating refugees and asylum seekers and the spatial production of hospitality and...

The project will study how spatial strategies and ethical and political discourses influence the production of subjectivities and spaces in relation to accommodations for refugees and...
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.
Planning support for energy renovation of existing multifamily buildings - III

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...
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...
Predicting degradation of railways on soft soils

Länder med väletablerade järnvägssystem, t.ex. Sverige och Nederländerna, har sett att de kostnader som associeras med infrastrukturen håller på att skifta från byggandet av nya...
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...
Pre-study on ship propulsion induced pollutant transport in the river Göta Älv

Flera olika källor bidrar till föroreningar i älven där till exempel metaller släpps ut via industrier och organiska ämnen släpps ut med avlopps-, dag- och kylvatten. Olika...
Prioriterade nyckeltal för VA-verksamheten

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations SP Sveriges Tekniska Forskningsinstitut AB (Research Institute, Sweden)
Production of warmwater for hygien purposes from bathroom graywater

The purpose and the objective of the project was to raise the problem of recovering greywater for different purposes from an approval perspective. We also wanted to create a work plan...
Production: Build

Objective and GoalThe challenge competitive production is important to the construction industry since constructuion uses natural resources to realise sustainable, attractive cities...
Produktivitetsläget i svenskt byggande, VVS och el 2018

Det övergripande syftet med denna studie är att bidra till produktivitetsutveckling inom byggprojekt, byggföretag, VVS-företag och el-installatörer genom att utveckla kunskap om...
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)
Projekteringsprocess för ökad hänsyn till produktionsmetoder, klimat och miljöpåverkan i...

Detta projektförslag avser tilläggsfinansiering för enprojektansökan till Vinnova med beslut november 2017. Från BBTsöks 18% av finansiering.Byggbranschen står för en tredjedel till...
Projekteringsprocess i entreprenad med samverkansnivå hög

Trafikverket har börjat tillämpa Kontraktsform samverkansnivå hög i komplexa anläggningsprojekt. Det är ett s.k. ECI-kontrakt där entreprenören medverkar i ett tidigare konceptuellt...
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...
Public transit shared mobility - connected and safe solutions

We propose to use adaptive learning algorithms in order to (i) estimate the travel demand, (ii) define and estimate the risks of crashes/conflicts and (iii) minimize transit delays...
PUCE: Protecting vulnerable road Users exposed to Contagion sprEad in public transit systems during...

Pandemic is arguably the biggest global risk for humankind. The world is apparently not well prepared for an epidemic outbreak (e.g. the COVID-19 pandemic). The key to prepare for an...
Quality and self-monitoring as a service

The purpose of the project is to improve the quality of construction projects through a coordinated cloud service. The goal is to build a functioning beta version of the system that...
Quality assurance and self-control as a service

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Incoord (Private, Sweden)
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...
Quantification of barrier effects of transport infrastructure

Transport infrastructure such as motorways and railways create highly effective connections on an urban, regional and national scale. At the same time, these infrastructures can also...
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...
ReCirculate: creating circular value-chains for climate neutral building materials

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations earthLAB Studio (Research Institute, Sweden) White Architects (Private, Sweden) City of Gothenburg (Public...
Recycling networks. Grassroots resilience tackling climate, environmental and poverty challenges

Millions of informal waste pickers collect household waste daily in cities around the globe to earn a living. In doing so, they make a significant contribution to reducing the carbon...
Redefining Urban Development Strategies for Effective and Efficient Future Mobility Solutions

The main question of this pre-study is if there is a coherence between future sustainable urban development and urban transportation models. The current rapid development of new...
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...
Reduction of Propeller Noise for Future Electrical Aircrafts

See Swedish site for more information.
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...
Regional Energy Demand Analysis Portal (REDAP)

The aim of this project is to develop a Regional Energy Demand Analysis Portal (REDAP) together with the partner countries Austria, Ireland and Sweden based on local and regional...
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...
Removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in advanced wastewater treatment processes

Nya analysmetoder har gjort det möjligt att detektera ett stort antal nya föroreningar i vatten. De vanligaste ämnena kommer från hygienprodukter, tensider, flamskyddsmedel och...
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.
Repair and strengthening of concrete structures with corroded reinforcement

The aim of this project is to develop effective repair and strengthening methods to restore or improve the serviceability and structural safety of corroded RC...
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 into enhanced track and switch and crossing system 2 (In2Track-2)

In2Track-2 is a project within the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme under the Shift2Rail joint technology initiative. The eight work packages (WP) in In2Track-2 are WP1 Enhanced...
Research Platform Smart Built Environment

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Luleå University of Technology (Academic, Sweden)
Reservoirs as Batteries for Wind- and Solar-power: Feasibility and Stability

One of the most significant obstacles in the attempt to decarbonize energy systems has been the intermittent availability of energy coming from renewable resources, such as wind and...
Residential movement in connection to renovation - pilot study

The pilot study studies how renovation of multi-residential buildings affect tenants an in specific which factors that will contribute to decision amongst tenants to relocate...
Resource nexus for transformation to circular, resilient, and liveable cities in the context of...

The aim of this proposal is to identify roles, opportunities, and pathways for cities to foster circular economy to significantly reduce energy, water and material resource use, and...
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...
RIS metoden - Design av regional industriell symbios: med fokus på minskning av koldioxidutsläpp

See Swedish site for more information.
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 AB (Private, Sweden)
Risk-based decision support for safe drinking water supplies (RiBS)

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations DRICKS - Framework programme for drinking water research at Chalmers (Centre, Sweden)
Risk-based prioritization of water protection in sustainable spatial planning (WaterPlan)

The aim of the project is to enable a well-informed analyses and prioritization of measures for protecting drinking water sources as part of future urban development. Access to...
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)
Robust enzymatic and microbial conversion and valorization of bio refinery side streams, part 2

Syngas bioconversion offers a completely new perspective of using biomass in the bioeconomy that is poorly explored. Thermochemical processes are very efficient in carbon usage, very...
Robusthet för svetsefterbehandling med HFMI för ökad utmattningshållfasthet i svetsade strukturer...

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) (Academic, Sweden) Swerea KIMAB (Private, Sweden)
Run-around coil heat recovery

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

Project summaryWinter 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...
Safe and Liveable Urban Streets: Integrating driver and the built environment perspectives for a...

Transportation systems in urban settings are facing transitions due to technology and societal developments. Different vehicle automation technologies provide new challenges for the...
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...
Samskapande samhällsplanering för energieffektiva och hållbara stationssamhällen

The project investigates the role of urban structure and planning processes for sustainable and energy-efficient accessibility and attractiveness regarding the interaction between...
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...
Self-Regulating Active Chilled Beams

See Swedish site for more information.
Sendsmart

Målet med Sendsmart har varit att utveckla, testa och demonstrera innovativa tjänster och system med internationell framgång för hållbara godstransporter i storstadsområden inom...
SENSATION - Online sensorsystem för resurseffektiv vattenhantering

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Swerea KIMAB (Private, Sweden) SICS Swedish ICT AB (Private, Sweden) IVL Svenska Miljöinstitutet AB (Research Institute...
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...
Simulation-based and field tests for evaluating multi-dimensional performances of intelligent...

Intelligent connected vehicles (ICV) based on advanced telematics and vehicular technologies have great potentials to innovate the current transport systems to be safer, smarter, and...
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...
Simultaneous remote urban co-design network

The project proposes to create the first two nodes of a unique visualization network for remote collaboration in the urban design process. It will harness the potential of the...
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)

See Swedish site for more information.
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...
Smart Office Lab Tegel: Large-scale refurbishment and business model exploration for climate action...

See Swedish site for more information. Partner organizations Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy (Research Institute, Germany)
Smart Streets

Purpose and goal: The Smart Streets project aims at developing models for multifunctional streets that can be used for rebuilding and new construction, meeting the challenges of...

Research projects

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