Articles about sustainability

GreenTRIBOS – New European Joint Doctorate in Sustainable Tribology

Following the successful joint degree Master's program in Tribology, TRIBOS Master, the same consortium has now been approved by the EU research program Horizon2020, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), to launch a European Joint Doctorate (EJD) in sustainable tribology “GreenTRIBOS”.

Can sustainability management increase social acceptance for mining?

Improved sustainability performance; socially, environmentally and economically. This is the purpose of the project "Walk the talk", a collaboration between Luleå University of Technology and Swedish the mining industry.

New project will enable Swedish companies to benefit from digitalisation

Digitalisation affects almost all industries in Sweden - but many companies lack knowledge about how they can benefit commercially. In a new project, researchers at Luleå University of Technology, together with established companies, will investigate how new business models can be created.

Sustainability in focus when research is summarized

The Faste Laboratory at Luleå University of Technology summerized ten years of research on the 23rd of November. The main outcome of a performance-based business model has to do with sustainability.

Can become first with new business model

On the 23rd of November ten years of research and trend analysis in the field of performance-based business models will be summed up.
The research at Luleå University of Technology is unique and Swedish companies see a potential to become the first to own the market with more sustainable ways of doing business.

Focus on sustainability

The students at Luleå University of Technology invites you to a week filled with interesting lectures and events, where you will have a unique chance to interact with companies and discuss a sustainable future.
During the lectures at lunchtime, the first students on site will be offered a good organic meal.

Sustainability week- an important student initiative

Teknologkåren at Luleå University of Technology has taken the initiative to a week on the theme of sustainability. Students are able to meet lecturers and companies like Skanska, Scania, BillerudKorsnäs, Swerock, Boden kommun, Swebo, Future Eco samt Luleå Renhållning who all of them this time focus on sustainability and not on performance.

Twice as good in five years

Now, a five-year project to dramatically improve the waste sorting in the Porsön in Luleå has started. Over 700 new students learned about practical waste sorting and now they are given the addition conditions. The 100's old paper baskets at the university, now becomes the garbage and are replaced with environmentally recycling containers.

Sustainability important for companies selling function

Companies that switches from selling traditional products to so-called functional products are faced with different requirements when it comes to what customers want. Researcher John Lindström focus on customers need and sustainable business relationships and high availability when selling function in stead of traditional products.

Smart solutions for a sustainable world

This year's edition of the project course Sustainable Living had ten smart solutions with sustainability as its theme. The aspiring civil engineers showed great creativity combined with technical expertise.

How long can we compromise on the Earth's ecosystems?

Ecological sustainability includes everything that relates to the earth's ecosystems. Production of goods and services must not compromise with the carrying capacity of ecosystems, that is, nature must have time to rebuild the extracted resources. Luleå University of Technology is involved in numerous research projects relating to sustainability. October 23 at Vetenskapens hus, we listen to how to make plastics from trees, about the research on stormwater management and forest that could be the key raw material for green transportation.

Robust and reliable transport systems

Luleå University of Technology created a strategic innovation agenda (SIO) with a purpose to develop a strategy for robust and reliable transport system.

In the media: Strong interest in algae cultivation

Cutting Edge Architecture at LTU

A Pavilion with structure from a honeycomb learns from nature. The structural geometry of a honeycomb is valuable in its high strength to weigh ratio.

A better picture of the old railway bridges durability
Published:27 February 2016
Updated: 11 October 2019
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