Lecture

Heat Waste Management

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This lecture discusses the increase in global temperature, the evolution of human lifestyle since the industrial revolution, and the rise of heat emissions. It explores the impact of heat waste on urban areas, identifies different sources of heat waste, and proposes strategies to utilize this heat for public spaces in Geneva, aiming to improve comfort and reduce discomfort caused by high temperatures.

Instructors (3)

Paolo Tombesi

Teaching & PhD PhD Students Martin Peikert, Chloé Lucie Joly-Pottuz Courses Political economy of design AR-485 Political Economy of Design (PED) seeks to position and discuss architecture in relation to the world of production, economic interests and community benefits or decisions, at a local and global scale. Studio BA5 (FAR) AR-301(j) The design studio deals with a Women's Centre located in Wau, South Sudan. It is part of a two-semester program focused on the theme of ar

Sébastien Jacques Marie Marot

Martin Fröhlich

Expertise Trained Architect and Co-Founder of AFF Architekten Berlin / Lausanne Teaching & PhD Courses Saxa Loquuntur: Culture of construction PENS-240 The course explores how material extraction, territorial change, trade, local traditions, and industrial production interconnect. By examining scales from territory to building detail, students learn how various professions interact to shape the built environment. Studio BA6 (Fröhlich M. & A.) AR-302(ag) Greenhouse Studies exp

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Greenhouse gas emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions (abbreviated as GHG emissions) from human activities strengthen the greenhouse effect, contributing to climate change. Carbon dioxide (), from burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas, is one of the most important factors in causing climate change. The largest emitters are China followed by the US, although the United States has higher emissions per capita. The main producers fueling the emissions globally are large oil and gas companies.

Greenhouse gas

Greenhouse gases are those gases in the atmosphere that raise the surface temperature of planets such as the Earth. What distinguishes them from other gases is that they absorb the wavelengths of radiation that a planet emits, resulting in the greenhouse effect. The Earth is warmed by sunlight, causing its surface to radiate heat, which is then mostly absorbed by water vapor (), carbon dioxide (), methane (), nitrous oxide (), and ozone (). Without greenhouse gases, the average temperature of Earth's surface would be about , rather than the present average of .

Waste management

Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes the collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of waste, together with monitoring and regulation of the waste management process and waste-related laws, technologies, and economic mechanisms. Waste can be solid, liquid, or gases and each type has different methods of disposal and management.

Greenhouse gas inventory

Greenhouse gas inventories are emission inventories of greenhouse gas emissions that are developed for a variety of reasons. Scientists use inventories of natural and anthropogenic (human-caused) emissions as tools when developing atmospheric models. Policy makers use inventories to develop strategies and policies for emissions reductions and to track the progress of those policies. Regulatory agencies and corporations also rely on inventories to establish compliance records with allowable emission rates.

Biodiversity loss

Biodiversity loss includes the worldwide extinction of different species, as well as the local reduction or loss of species in a certain habitat, resulting in a loss of biological diversity. The latter phenomenon can be temporary or permanent, depending on whether the environmental degradation that leads to the loss is reversible through ecological restoration/ecological resilience or effectively permanent (e.g. through land loss).

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