Dissertations / Theses: 'Transportation Australia Energy conservation'

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Kenworthy, J. R. "Driving cycles, urban form and transport energy /." Access via Murdoch University Digital Theses Project, 1986. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20051103.145933.

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Shahin, Mohamed Maher. "Energy conservation in urban areas in the framework of a sustainable transportation concept." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2001. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=96425946X.

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Shahin, Mohamed. "Energy conservation in urban areas in the framework of a sustainable transportation concept." [S.l. : s.n.], 2001. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=96425946X.

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Yeung, Chi-shing. "Energy and land-use interaction in Hong Kong : implications for land-use planning /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1994. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B17665516.

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Hung, Wing-tat, and 熊永達. "Transport, energy and environment: a model for policy evaluation in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31234914.

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Weigel, Brent Anthony. "Development of a commercial building/site evaluation framework for minimizing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of transportation and building systems." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/44735.

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In urbanized areas, building and transportation systems generally comprise the majority of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption. Realization of global environmental sustainability depends upon efficiency improvements of building and transportation systems in the built environment. The selection of efficient buildings and locations can help to improve the efficient utilization of transportation and building systems. Green building design and rating frameworks provide some guidance and incentive for the development of more efficient building and transportation systems. However, current frameworks are based primarily on prescriptive, component standards, rather than performance-based, whole-building evaluations. This research develops a commercial building/site evaluation framework for the minimization of GHG emissions and energy consumption of transportation and building systems through building/site selection. The framework examines, under uncertainty, multiple dimensions of building/site operation efficiencies: transportation access to/from a building site; heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and domestic hot water; interior and exterior lighting; occupant conveyances; and energy supply. With respect to transportation systems, the framework leverages regional travel demand model data to estimate the activity associated with home-based work and non-home-based work trips. A Monte Carlo simulation approach is used to quantify the dispersion in the estimated trip distances, travel times, and mode choice. The travel activity estimates are linked with a variety of existing calculation resources for quantifying energy consumption and GHG emissions. With respect to building systems, the framework utilizes a building energy simulation approach to estimate energy consumption and GHG emissions. The building system calculation procedures include a sensitivity analysis and Monte Carlo analysis to account for the impacts of input parameter uncertainty on estimated building performance. The framework incorporates a life cycle approach to performance evaluation, thereby incorporating functional units of building/site performance (e.g energy use intensity). The evaluation framework is applied to four case studies of commercial office development in the Atlanta, GA metropolitan region that represent a potential range of building/site alternatives for a 100-employee firm in an urbanized area. The research results indicate that whole-building energy and GHG emissions are sensitive to building/site location, and that site-related transportation is the major determinant of performance. The framework and findings may be used to support the development of quantitative performance evaluations for building/site selection in green building rating systems and other efficiency incentive programs designed to encourage more efficient utilization and development of the built environment.

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Williamson, T. J. "Concept(s) of the energy-efficient house in the temperate regions of Australia : a critical review /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1997. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phw732.pdf.

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Campbell, Rex M. "The role for local government in energy conservation: An Australian perspective with particular reference to Fremantle, Western Australia." Thesis, Campbell, Rex M. (1989) The role for local government in energy conservation: An Australian perspective with particular reference to Fremantle, Western Australia. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 1989. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/51171/.

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Increasing environmental and economic pressure to conserve energy will force Governments of all nations to introduce fossil fuel conservation policies in the 1990's. These national and state policies will require support at the local level, if they are to succeed. This thesis seeks to determine whether local governments are capable of maintaining that policy support, and to assess the level of influence they can have on energy conservation within the community, as well as within their own operations. The City of Fremantle, Western Australia was chosen in 1983 as the site for a four-year national energy demonstration programme, focussing on transport fuel conservation. An attractive mix of projects ranging from short-term in-house conservation and bicycle planning to longer term mixed land-use research, were carried out. This thesis is based on that experience in Fremantle. Continual monitoring and evaluation, combined with regular promotion has shown that local governments, despite their current indifference, can conserve energy. Technical and policy mechanisms for energy conservation within local government were developed and tested for their Australian applicability. Overseas experience was found to have limited relevance due to different local government structures and energy priorities. Common to all however was the requirement for strong political and management support. backed up by constant promotion and energy monitoring to assess performance. Some models for implementing local government energy conservation in Australia are proposed. An emphasis on transport energy policies within local government, through bicycle planning and land-use mixing, is found to have major energy saving potential by reducing travel distances. The research established a relationship between increased land-use mixing and lower transport energy use, whilst also showing that increased land use does not lower neighbourhood satisfaction. This provides a supportive policy base for pursuing more energy efficient town planning techniques, some of which are presented within. It concludes, therefore, in favour of the hypothesis that "Australian local government can play a key role in the conservation of energy, and for this to be effective requires an integrated staged implementation of both policies and projects, with priority being given to liquid fuel conservation through land use and transport planning." Further research opportunities were identified in the transport and land-use planning areas in particular.

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Sheppard, Barbara Dorothea. "Assessing the environmental performance of building developments : the Green Building Tool." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 2000. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ENV/09envs549.pdf.

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Bibliography: p. 119-122. Aims to show how the GB Tool (Green BuildingTool) can be used to access the environmental performance of residential building developments, with a focus on South Australia. Describes the history of, and rationale for, the GB Tool; and its practical implementation. Identifies some theoretical short comings of the GB Tool, as well as some practical difficulties with using it.

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Yeung, Chi-shing, and 楊志成. "Energy and land-use interaction in Hong Kong: implications for land-use planning." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1994. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B43893624.

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Cress, Bradley D. "Design and Development of a Digital Game-Based Learning Module on Transportation." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1245724226.

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Wynn, James Joshi. "Open Space Cluster Developments to Conservation Subdivisions: Standards and Management Plans Influencing Conservation Goals." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1219345472.

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Moran, Madeline Elyse. "An environmental and cost comparison between polypropylene plastic drinking straws and a "greener" alternative: An Oberlin case study." Oberlin College Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1526393902586631.

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SABOUNI, IKHLAS. "URBAN FORM AND ENERGY CONSERVATION IN THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR." Thesis, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/1911/16119.

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A major determinant of energy conservation is the physical form of an urban area. Different forms and structures offer inherently different possibilities for conserving energy. This is particularly evident in the transportation sector where the conjunction of population density, employment opportunity, transportation system, and service characteristics largely determine the levels of savings that can be attained. With development and redevelopment, urban form and its structure change, sometimes making transitions to radically different "states". Thus, the problem confronting policy makers, interested in saving energy, might be seen as one of appropriately guiding development in the direction of various urban forms, or morphological "states", offering further opportunities for energy savings. This problem is complicated by the necessity of sustaining acceptable levels of social benefits, variously expressed by attributes such as mobility, development density and public expenditure. Furthermore, political pressure often constrains policy-making within a relatively short time-frame, yielding immediate gains that do not maximize longer term benefits. Data are developed, using a sequence of computer models, describing salient formal and performance characteristics of a number of theoretical urban forms, or morphological structures. These data are further related within an overall structure of transportation supply and demand (and the identified domains within the framework) within which maximum energy benefits are to be found. Estimations are then made of costs associated with moving from one morphological state to another. These estimations are portrayed as gradients, or surfaces, within a computer-generated three-space, where measures of "level of effort" (cost), morphological type and energy performance form the independent axes. Movement along the surfaces, occasioned by policy initiatives, are then dynamically represented by interchanging surfaces, depending upon the position within the three-space. As a policy-making objective, the aim might be to traverse the surfaces in order to attain higher levels of energy performance with minimum cost. The features of the surfaces also suggest sectors in which achievement of such an objective may be prohibitive. The results of the study suggest a planning approach towards managing dynamics rather than the achievement of some arbitrary end conditions. This issue represents a different view of planning, which may be regarded as a radical departure from traditional orthodox practices.

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Kordjamshidi, Maria Built Environment Faculty of Built Environment UNSW. "Development of a new framework for a House Rating Scheme (HRS)." 2007. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/40519.

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There has long been concern that rating the thermal performance of buildings on the basis of predicted normalized energy requirement (MJ/m2) is inappropriate for achieving overall energy efficient design of houses, mainly due to the inability of such schemes to deal with the evaluation of passive architectural design in the form of free running buildings. This study, investigating the shortcomings in the current rating schemes, hypothesizes that the main reason for that inability is due to significant differences between efficient design for free running and conditioned houses. It also suggests that a multiple occupancy scenario, involving variable occupation times and zones, is an important parameter for improving the accuracy of any building evaluation system. The study aims to propose a new method for House Rating Schemes in which the efficiency of a house design will be evaluated with reference to its thermal performance in both free running and conditioned operation modes. By attributing more value to the performance of houses in the free running than the conditioned operation, it is assumed that policy objectives for reducing energy demand for space heating and cooling in the residential building sector are more likely to be achieved. Simulation was used to compare the predicted thermal performances of houses in free running and conditioned operation modes for the moderate climates of Sydney and Canberra. Parametric sensitivity analysis and multivariate regression analysis have been employed and point to the following results. The reliability of a free running rating scheme, in terms of addressing energy efficient aspects, as compared to the current energy based rating schemes, is demonstrated. The research illustrates significant differences between efficient design for conditioned houses and for free running houses. The findings strongly suggest the necessity of developing a new regulatory framework for reducing energy demand in the housing sector. Utilizing these findings, an aggregation of two rating systems for the purpose of creating a new house rating framework has been developed. It is assumed that this research approach is likely to deliver significant benefits in terms of reduction in energy demand and increased sustainability, if it is employed as a basis for House Ratings Schemes.

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Ofei-Mensah, Albert. "Transaction costs analysis of alternative greenhouse gas policy instruments in the Australian transport energy sector." Phd thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/149839.

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Wang, Tsung-Te, and 王宗德. "A Mode Establishment on Energy Conservation of Residential Buildings through Fuzzy Multiple Objective Transportation Programming." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/12480769179000050638.

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碩士
義守大學
管理研究所碩士班
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Our construction enery saving enactment are categorized into six standard norms, to simplify the subject, we give only residential building for instance, and among the stages of construction life cycle – “design planning”“material conveyance” “management of using and dismantling”, we choose “material conveyance” as a study case and take aluminium doors and windows used for building construction as an example. In the past, the dealers in aluminium doors and windows are making their marketing plans by experience, but the real situation and the supply and demand in between are not just a fixed constant, it may likely bear an uncertain fuzzy number. Based on this, we have constructed a fuzzy multiple objective transportion programming and make a best strategic decision through α-cut solution of fuzzy theory. Through the research of a local dealer of aluminium doors and windows, we find the fuzzy multiple objective transportation method is superior to the tranditional experience of transportion and sales by comparison. Therefore,we hope the mode could provide the dealers or the other businessmen of costruction materials a better strategy of administration.

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Egan, Aileen Marie. "Energy performance simulation of Australian office buildings." Phd thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/156199.

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The initial research focused on evaluation in the field of four office buildings, comparing simulated outcomes with measured performance. From this work and the review of relevant literature, a number of simulation input parameters were chosen for more detailed studies. Occupancy figures typically assumed in Australian building performance simulation were found to be much higher than those measured in the field surveys. A sensitivity analysis found that for some building and climate combinations, using unrealistically high occupancy figures gave rise to increased energy consumption, while for other combinations higher occupancy levels led to decreased energy consumption. Another component of the research included testing a number of Australian office buildings to find out what are typical values of air leakage. The range of measured values was wide. Sensitivity studies of the effects of air leakage on energy performance simulation outcomes found that, generally, increased modelled air leakage resulted in an increase in building energy consumption, although there were exceptions. Another aspect of simulation explored was the difference in modelled energy performance using a file of real time weather data instead of using the Reference Meteorological Year (RMY) weather data. Generally use of real time data produced slightly higher modelled energy consumption than use of RMY data. The research also investigated the simulation of a control strategy not accommodated by building performance simulation software. This study showed that a simple control strategy could appreciably improve modelled energy performance. Finally, the thesis includes a study of microclimate over a week of warm weather. This demonstrated that the use of a weather data file without allowance for effects of vegetation, and soil surface and water-holding capacity can be a significant source of inaccuracy in building performance simulation. A general finding of this thesis is that there are large differences between building performance as modelled in the design stage and the performance of operational buildings. All findings show that to accurately simulate buildings considerably more data is needed than currently available. In particular, more studies are needed to ascertain what are typical occupancy levels and air leakage rates of Australian office buildings. In addition, simulation software needs to provide ways of accommodating control strategies and microclimate considerations; also, the ability to use different weather data files would ensure buildings are not simply designed to suit the RMY.

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Shahin, Mohamed [Verfasser]. "Energy conservation in urban areas in the framework of a sustainable transportation concept / von Mohamed Maher Shahin." 2001. http://d-nb.info/96425946X/34.

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Williamson, Terry J. "Concept(s) of the energy-efficient house in the temperate regions of Australia : a critical review / Terence John Williamson." 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/19138.

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Computer disk in pocket attached to back cover.
Bibliography: leaves 159-170.
System requirements for accompanying computer disk: Macintosh or IBM compatible computer. Other requirements: Microsoft Excel V 5.0 or later.
ix, 228 leaves : ill., map ; 30 cm + 1 computer disk (3.5")
Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library.
In addressing the identification of the scope of energy-efficient goals within the broader design problem, the conceptions of the energy-efficient dwelling are examined, along with how published advice for the design of energy-efficient houses is derived from these conceptions, and the adequacy of this published advice as a basis for good design decisions.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Architecture, 1997

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Williamson, Terence John. "Concept(s) of the energy-efficient house in the temperate regions of Australia : a critical review / Terence John Williamson." Thesis, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/19138.

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Computer disk in pocket attached to back cover.
Bibliography: leaves 159-170.
System requirements for accompanying computer disk: Macintosh or IBM compatible computer. Other requirements: Microsoft Excel V 5.0 or later.
ix, 228 leaves : ill., map ; 30 cm + 1 computer disk (3.5")
In addressing the identification of the scope of energy-efficient goals within the broader design problem, the conceptions of the energy-efficient dwelling are examined, along with how published advice for the design of energy-efficient houses is derived from these conceptions, and the adequacy of this published advice as a basis for good design decisions.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Architecture, 1997

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Chung, Ming-Chih, and 鍾明志. "A Simulation Analysis of Transportation Efficiency and Energy Conservation for Newly Constructed LRT and TRA Rapid Transit Systematize in Kaohsiung." Thesis, 2016. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/9tpxea.

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碩士
義守大學
土木與生態工程學系
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Increased transport demand in the world''s major cities, leading to a rise in private transport usage, road congestion, lack of parking space and air pollution. In order to enhance the effectiveness of road transport and achieve the purpose of Energy Conservation, Tai-rail Transit and the two-stage cyclic light rail system forming Kaohsiung Transit network a ring-type network with a cross intersection will be completed in 2017 and 2019. These newly constructed transit systems build a much more complete public transportation network to provide faster, safer and more comfortable service. This study aims at the analysis of the transportation and energy effect after adding the newly systems. The transportation effect focuses on the transfer of private trips and the increase of the driving speed on the road way. Reductions for both energy consumption and carbon dioxide emission are examined to demonstrate the energy effect. In the study, the Dynamic Multiple Mode Selection and Trip Assignment Model (DynaMMSTAM) is implemented as the core operation mode to reach all the target analysis. DynaMMSTAM contains two sub modules, DynaTAIWAN and TAM-MAPTS, performing trip assignment for private and public transport respectively so as to provide the date for computing individual travel cost in both systems. The principle of minimum cost is then employed to select the transportation mode and finally complete the allocation of all OD demand. The result is then used to obtain the transfer volume from private transport to public transit. DynaMMSTAM calculates link traffic speed and the total road mileage of private transport so as to display link congestion and compute total energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions and complete all transportation Efficiency Analysis . In considering three traffic conditions(smooth, moderate, congestion status), the results show that the newly constructed light rail transit system and the TRA will produce 16.65%, 25.90% and 33.44% private transport trip transfer respectively. Resulting from the amount of private trip transfer, the reduction of the fuel consumption reach 12.02%, 20.84% and 22.30% respectively. Carbon dioxide can be reduced 12.03%, 20.84% and 22.26% respectively. This result shows that the new public transport network in Kaohsiung can be generated to enhance transportation efficiency and reduce carbon emissions significantly. This study provides a transportation and energy performance analysis tool for cities while encountering a modification in transportation system network.

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Hernandez, Marinoelle. "Climate action strategies for the University of Texas at Austin." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1278.

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This report analyzes the current greenhouse gas emissions inventory for The University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin), reviews the carbon reduction strategies being implemented at UT-Austin and other peer institutions, and offers recommendations for strategies that could reduce greenhouse gas emissions at UT-Austin in the future.
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