Designing an energy-efficient building with the use of passive design measures is not always possible due to the location, surrounding buildings or site layout. This can result in larger façade areas facing East or West and causes issues with the low sun altitude. The sun can thereby not be blocked constantly, since daylight is needed for the well-being of students and improves their study perform

This paper investigates and quantifies shareholder wealth effects arising through spin-off announcements in Western Europe. Building on existing research the study seeks to add recent results and to further investigate whether the effect of spin-off announcements on shareholder value has altered in current times. In order to find out to what extent abnormal returns around the announcement date for

Thermal comfort is a topic that for the last century has interested designers and researchers. European and International standards have given guidelines for assessment of thermal comfort in typical indoor environments for long occupancy, however the transitory spaces and semi-external spaces have not been addressed. Available literature was reviewed and summarize to find appropriate methods for a

Thesis Purpose: To understand organizational culture and the ways of maintaining it in a fast growing tech startup from the Baltic States Research Questions: What is the organizational culture in a fast growing tech startup? What are the challenges faced due to the rapid growth? What are the ways to maintain the organizational culture in a fast growing tech startup? Methodology: a qualitative in

Syftet med uppsatsen är att öka förståelsen av hur mellanchefer kan påverka internal branding samt klargöra vilka beståndsdelar av internal branding som gör mellanchefer till ett strategiskt verktyg i servicebranschen. Fallstudien har genomförts med en kvalitativ utgångspunkt med en deduktiv ansats som har inslag av induktion. Studiens analys, diskussion, modell och slutsats grundas i vetenskapligThe purpose is to increase the understanding of how middle managers can affect internal branding and to clarify which elements of internal branding that makes middle managers a strategic tool for organizational changes in the service industry. The case study has been conducted with a qualitative basis with a deductive approach that has elements of induction. The study's analysis, discussion, m

Anläggningsbranschen anses ofta ha en svag produktivitetsutveckling och en låg innovationsgrad jämfört med andra branscher. En nyhet som kommit de senaste åren är att börja använda långgrävare vid VA-arbeten. Traditionellt används ett par vanliga bandgrävmaskiner, men en långgrävare kan ersätta båda dessa maskiner. Syftet med detta arbete är att undersöka vilken produktionsmetod som ger högs

Klimatförändringarna med stigande havsnivåer gör att förutsättningarna för vårt byggande måste förändras i kustnära områden. Länsstyrelsen i Skåne har fattat ett beslut om att mark under +3 meter över havet döms ut för bebyggelse. Kommunerna vid kusten får då mycket svårt att expandera, och vill därför kunna hitta eventuella lösningar för att kunna bygga i utsatta lägen. En möjlig lösning är att aWith the climate change sea levels are rising which changes the boundary conditions for sites along the coast. The County Administrative Board of Skåne has decided that new buildings should be built at least 3 meters above sea level. Because of this decision the coastal municipalities have problems with expanding further, and are really keen on finding alternative solutions in order to allow build

In recent years the rate of fraudulent crime has increased in Sweden. Swedish media has flagged up this development in part by publishing articles focusing on such crimes particularly against the elderly. Elderly victims of fraud are often described as especially vulnerable, not only because of their physical weakness but also because of their gullibility. This description of elderly victims of fr

In the existing securities market structure, a securities trade between two parties requires the involvement of several financial intermediaries ensuring the safety of the transaction. However, the complexity of today’s market structure in conjunction with the lack of interoperability between financial data infrastructures and the disalignment of business practices, are causing costs, risks and fr

Denna uppsats fokuserar på den nya termen ”klickjournalistik” och Facebook-inlägg publicerade av Dagens Nyheter samt Aftonbladet. Studien analyserar populära inlägg publicerade utav de två tidningarna och jämför likheter och skillnader mellan dem med referenser till teorier inom bl.a. masskommunikation. Frågeställningarna lyder: 1) Vilka likheter och skillnader finns det mellan de Facebook-inlägg This research paper focuses on the newly founded term ”click-journalism” and Facebook posts published by two different Swedish newspapers. The study analyzes the posts and compares them to each other as well as referencing to theories in mass communication and click-journalism. The questions guiding this essay are: 1) What are the similarities and differences between Facebook posts published by Af

This thesis investigates the optimization of fenestration design for multi-family apartments, considering the heating demand, daylight autonomy as well as overheating. A literature review was conducted to situate the thesis focus within the broader academic field of façade optimization, and a specific apartment located in the city of Malmö was chosen as the study object. The results presented are

By using a decomposition method of LMDI, this paper identifies the drivers behind the changes of the CO2 emissions level in Denmark between 1980 and 2012. By looking at four driving factors such as activity effect, structural change, technological change and CO2 emissions intensity, enables the study to find what drives and impact the changes in CO2 emissions in each sector and thereby also in the

The current trend in office building architecture includes large glazed areas that give transparent architecture. But these buildings have a challenging indoor climate and a higher energy use than required by current building regulations in Denmark. The limits for Building Class 2020 (BC2020) is 25 kWh/(m²·year) where an integrated Renewable Energy Source (RES) is used for lowering an actual build

Social Media Analytic (SMA) is an emerging trend driven by practitioners to access and ana-lyze the increased volumes of user-generated content. The utilization of SMA provides organ-izations with the potential to improve customer insights, digital presence and foster customer relationships. However, despite the positive aspects, acquisition of an emerging technology presents both technical and op

SAMMANFATTNING Syfte: Denna studie syftar till att utreda om spin-offs i Sverige genererar anormal avkastning gentemot marknadsindex från dagen de börsintroduceras och efterföljande två år. Vidare avser studien att identifiera förklarande variabler till eventuell anormal avkastning hänförbar till spinoffs. Metod: Deduktiv och kvantitativ metod med utgångspunkt i en eventstudie där den förväntade

Syftet med denna studie är att undersöka hur kapitalstrukturen sett ut i 32 stora byggbolag i Sverige mellan åren 2005 - 2014. Studien har som grund en kvantitativ metod med en deduktiv ansats där empiri används som grund, observeras och sedan skapas vetenskap kring den. Studiens resultat blev att skuldsättningen hade minskat under krisåren 2008-2009. Den regressionsanalys som genomfördes pekade ä

Uppsatsen undersöker hur berättarjagets maskulinitet fungerar i fiktion av Aurora Ljungstedt, genom att analysera berättelserna ”Nattlogi för ungkarlar” och ”Var det hon?” ur Dagdrifverier och drömmerier (1857), samt ”En gubbes minnen” och ”Harolds skugga” ur En jägares historier (1860-61). Undersökningen utgår från de intersektionella perspektiv på genusperformativitet och hegemonisk maskulinitetThe thesis examines how the masculinity of the narrator functions in fiction by Aurora Ljungstedt, by analysing the stories ”Nattlogi för ungkarlar” and ”Var det hon?” from Dagdrifverier och drömmerier (1857), as well as ”En gubbes minnen” and ”Harolds skugga” from En jägares historier (1860-61). The analysis uses the intersectional perspectives on gender performativity and hegemonic masculinity a