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Healthy greenery – a matter of justice
Having access to the nature you need becomes a question of justice when many people have to share a few areas. The picture shows Vitabergsparken, Södermalm, Stockholm (Photo: iStock). Published Apr 09, 2024Access to green space is important for both mental and physical well-being. But is it equally available to everyone? Sara Borgström, KTH, together with colleagues at Stockholm University and the Unive...
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KTH's Property Development and Agency deemed high quality by UKÄ
Published Mar 14, 2024The Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) has evaluated ten Swedish real estate agent educational programmes. KTH's bachelor's programme in Property Development and Agency is one of only three prog...
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KTH and Region Stockholm focus on collaboration and knowledge exchange
Vision picture Hammarby Kanal, Luma (Picture: Stockholm Region) Published Mar 07, 2024Daniel Jonsson, researcher at the Department of Urban Planning and Environment, has been appointed to continue as Partner Director for Region Stockholm. He shares his views on the role and its importa...
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KTH and the City of Stockholm strengthen their collaboration
Photo: iStock Published Feb 22, 2024Tina Karrbom Gustavsson, professor at the Department of Real Estate and Construction Management, has just been appointed as the new Partner Director for KTH's strategic partnership with the City of St...
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How all of Europe can get green electricity
“Our study shows that it is possible to get rid of carbon dioxide emissions by switching to a renewable energy system,” says Anders Wörman, professor and research leader (Photo: Christer Gummeson). Published Feb 14, 2024Sun, wind and water are enough to supply Europe with electricity. In a study, researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology have shown that it is possible to replace fossil fuels with a renewable e...
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Newly started policy lab: KTH assists municipalities with climate adaptation under deep uncertainty
Hydropower station opens its gates fully after major problems with high amounts of rain. Photo credit: iStock, Gerhard Pettersson. Published Feb 01, 2024Flooding, drought, and water scarcity – how can Swedish municipalities manage risks and uncertainties associated with a changing climate? In a newly launched project – Robust Climate Adaptation Gävleb...
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Excuses we make for harming the climate
'You can fly if you are a vegetarian' is an example of 'budgeting', imagining a climate account where actions are weighed against each other. Photo: Syda Productions /Mostphotos Published Jan 30, 2024How do we excuse our own climate damaging actions? KTH Professor Nina Wormbs’ research project received media attention even before it started. “As a researcher, I have never seen such great interest ...
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Researchers: Gaps in lighting technology challenges cities' wildlife
Seren Dincel presents during the Light Symposium in Stockholm. Published Dec 20, 2023Urban environments are growing steadily, and the present approach to designing lighting for outdoor spaces after dark has evolved by putting human needs and interests first. But for urban planning to ...
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Light Symposium 2023
Published Dec 13, 2023The “Light Symposium Stockholm 2023” took place at the Architecture building, KTH main campus, between 3 - 6 December 2023. The last day was designated for networking at “Konstfack – University of Art...
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New research film highlights the environmental crisis from a post-colonial perspective
Published Nov 23, 2023On 14 November, visitors got a sneak premiere of the film "The Lindeka: When a Book Ate a City" at Accelerator, Stockholms Universty —addressing the environmental crisis through the active remains of ...
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"We Swedes need to get our house in order"
Floods in Sweden are causing more and more damage. The picture shows an incident in Hallsberg in August this year (Photo: Mostphotos). Published Nov 10, 2023Embankments and motorways collapse. Damage from extreme weather events is getting worse while knowledge of how to protect ourselves from them is lagging behind. Johan Silfwerbrand, professor in concre...
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Sara Wilkinson explores how to use ESG scorecard to lower the vacancy level in commercial buildings
Visiting professor Sara Wilkinson develops a strategy to deal with under-occupancy as a low-level intervention. The STAR toolkit project is an alternative option to mothballing and demolition, while a new, longer-term user can be found. Published Nov 07, 2023In a recent research seminar, visiting professor Sara Wilkinson at KTH School of Architecture and the Built Environment presented a new way to think about how to tackle the situation of underused and ...
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Stockholm first to get the EU Mission Label
Photo: bruev / iStock Published Oct 31, 2023In October, it was announced that Stockholm is one of the cities to have its climate plan approved by the EU, making it the first city to receive the EU Mission Label. KTH was one of the organisations...
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STRC 2023 Brought Together Transport Researchers from Across Sweden
Johan Olstam, VTI & Erik Jenelius, KTH. Photo: Albania Nissan, KTH Published Oct 19, 2023Since 2012, the Swedish Transport Research Conference (STRC) has been an annual gathering for transport researchers from all over Sweden. Participants have had the opportunity to gain insights into on...
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DIG-IT Lab aims to leverage benefits of digitalisation for more efficient and sustainable buildings
The new virtual testbeds that are being planned within Dig-IT Lab. Published Oct 10, 2023Several researchers from the Architecture and the Built Environment field will participate in the new DIG-IT Lab research centre, an evolution of KTH Live-In Lab. The centre's purpose is to reduce the...
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KTH researchers part of this year's Sustainability Forum
Image by Freepik Published Oct 04, 2023On Wednesday 4 October, this year's livestreamed Sustainability Forum was arranged by the University Alliance Stockholm Trio - a place where people meet, build networks, and create collaborations for ...
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KTH students learn to design and construct a material-efficient wooden bridge
Construction is in full swing in a laboratory hall at KTH Campus. Carl Lagerkvist, a fifth-year student in the architecture program, and Samuel Auger, in the fifth year of the engineering program, are working on connecting a part of the bridge structure. "It has been fun but challenging at the same time due to the material delays we have experienced. It's like real life," they say. Photo: KTH. Published Jun 15, 2023Architecture students and engineering students are working side by side in a practical project aimed at designing and building a wooden bridge with a 10-meter span.
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Electric scooters less popular since introduction of new parking rules
The parking ban that was introduced last autumn led to changed travel patterns among users of electric scooters. (Photo: KTH) Published May 26, 2023Fewer e-scooters and parking racks a long way from the user’s destination. These may be a couple of reasons why the use of e-scooters has decreased with the introduction of new parking rules last autu...
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The Ocean – a contemporary history
A "gummy squirrel" sea cucumber, Psychropotes longicauda, living at a depth of 5,000 meters. Image courtesy of the DeepCCZ expedition/NOAA Published May 02, 2023Tirza Meyer is a contemporary historian and a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Philosophy and History, who has come to devote her work to the ocean. After studying how the United Nations C...
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Sustainable energy consumption via boosting or nudging - what works best?
Boost interventions were communicated using QR codes posted next to the microwave, shower, and refrigerator. Published Mar 20, 2023"We are not as rational as we think but need help to make wise decisions in everyday life. That's why we need nudges, interventions that guide our decisions in a certain direction", says the nudge adv...
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