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Kristina Mjörnell

Affärs-och innovationsområdeschef

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+46 10 516 57 45
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kristina.mjornell@ri.se
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Göteborg
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Affärsutveckling (109204)
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0000-0002-3863-0740
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ASSURE - Adaptation of Urban Space through Sustainable Regeneration

The practical research school ASSURE - Adaptation of urban Space through Sustainable Regeneration - will develop new knowledge about sustainable renovation and conversion of buildings, neighborhoods and neighborhoods.
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Trace and evaluate recycling potential of PVC flooring in buildings

By connecting PVC floor data and building registers, it is possible to characterize PVC floors in different building types. This information is essential for floor association and C&DW operators to collect, separate and recycl…
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Feasibility study on climate resilience declarations for real estate

With climate change demands for resilient buildings withstanding extreme weather or temperature changes will increase, and this can also affect valuation of real-estate. We want to investigate possibilities for creating an effecti…
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BuiltHub

“Dynamic EU building stock knowledge hub - BuiltHub" is a 4-year European Project funded under the Horizon 2020 programme of the European Union. The project seeks to develop a roadmap to continuously enhance the data needed t…
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Prediction of hazardous materials in the building stock though machine learning

Hazardous materials (e.g. asbestos and PCB) is a health risk and when encountered during renovation processes increases costs and lead times. In this project information about where hazardous materials have been found will be gath…
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National Building specific Information

The project genrates basic data for authorities about the Swedish building stock by merging and analyzing all complete building specific registers kept by Swedish authorities. Specifically we compare Energy Performance Certificate…
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Renobuild - a tool for sustainability assessment in renovation projects

Renobuild is a decision support tool that actors within the construction industry can use to assess the sustainability impacts of renovation projects. It comes in two varieties: one for assessing multi family-housing and the immed…
Event

Around the corner - a foresight on urban development

RISE is launching another future forecast on the subject of urban development. In this foresight, we turn our attention to what awaits around the corner and paint three alternative scenarios for the future of urban development in …
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Renovation instead of new development for more sustainable future cities

The cities of the future are already built – but they need to become more climate-smart and socially sustainable. To achieve this, we need to become better and wiser in terms of renovating, transforming, and densifying. The resear…
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Careful renovation reduces carbon footprint and costs

Reuse and careful renovation produce a lower carbon footprint than new construction. At the same time, costs can be kept down. – “Making new things should not be the norm, but rather we should use as much of what already exists as…
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In a sustainable society, we should dwell, live and feel well

As much as a sustainable society is about protecting the environment and climate, it is also a matter of living within our economic resources while ensuring that every citizen thrives. In Borås, for example, a bicycle has played i…

Trendspotting - Sustainable living environments of the future

Less organised and more spontaneous voluntary behaviours, local service and mobility hubs, shared instead of owned, and a mobility norm instead of a parking norm for properties. These are some of the things waiting around the corn…

Trendspotting - Climate-neutral cities and communities

RISE is publishing its second annual trend report from the Sustainable Cities and Communities business and innovation area. What trends are here to stay? Which are creating real change and what do we see around the corner in 2022?

Business and innovation area: Sustainable cities and communities

In the business and innovation area Sustainable Cities and Communities, RISE has brought together expertise in areas such as construction engineering, energy systems, circular transformation, infrastructure, mobility, data driven …
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Urban Verdure

The urban land is increasingly being covered with hard materials, creating a plethora of problems such as heat islands, noise and reduced well-being. At RISE, we work in interdisciplinary teams to find green solutions that contrib…
Expertise

Building Stock Analysis

A small group of researchers at RISE have been producing decision support in evaluations of laws and legislation for the housing sector for Swedish authorities by the usage of merged national building registers. Energy efficiency,…
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Is a crisis needed to shift to a more resource efficient society?
24 Mar
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Kristina Mjörnell

Is a crisis needed to shift to a more resource efficient society?

The war in Ukraine is starting to cause major challenges for the construction industry. There is a shortage of tiles, solid wood, sheet metal, and rebars, along with inflating prices. This requires more efficient use of the build…
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