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A conceptual framework for circular design [PDF]

open access: yesSustainability, 2016
Design has been recognised in the literature as a catalyst to move away from the traditional model of take-make-dispose to achieve a more restorative, regenerative and circular economy.
Charnley, Fiona   +3 more
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Lightweight Solid Wood Panels Made of Paulownia Plantation Wood

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2023
Light Paulownia seamless-edged glued solid wood panels (SWPs), single-layered and three-layered, were analyzed in this study. Both panel types were calibrated at a thickness of 19 mm, a dimension very often in demand on the SWP market, but produced with ...
Marius Cătălin Barbu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experiencing circular design: Stories of agri-food waste transformed into new materials for architecture

open access: yesActa Polytechnica CTU Proceedings, 2022
The application of the Circular Economy model, supported by the European Commission, can be the driver of an industrial and architectural conversion and, also, an opportunity to innovate production processes through the elimination of the concept of ...
Silvia Tedesco   +2 more
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Removal of Reactive Black Dye in Water by Magnetic Mesoporous Carbon from Macadamia Nutshell

open access: yesAdsorption Science & Technology, 2022
The novel and intriguing role of Fe(NO3)3 as a chemical activator in carbonization of macadamia nutshell is introduced in this work. Magnetic mesoporous carbon was achieved by chemical activation of macadamia nutshell with Fe(NO3)3 under nitrogen ...
Sakonsupa Damdib   +6 more
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Assessing the circular re-design of prefabricated building envelope elements for carbon neutral renovation

open access: yesJournal of Facade Design and Engineering, 2023
Buildings and the construction industry at large are significant contributors to the catastrophic climate breakdown. The built environment is responsible for 37% of the total global carbon emission, of which about a third arises from the energy used to ...
Ivar Bergmans   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improvement of thermal and optical behavior of multi-chip LEDs package

open access: yesCase Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2022
Thermal management of light emitting diodes (LEDs) packages is indispensable to maintain lower operating temperature. The present paper reports a numerical analysis of 45W LEDs module. Two forms of substrate and chips are compared.
Khaoula Ben Abdelmlek   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental Consequences of Closing the Textile Loop—Life Cycle Assessment of a Circular Polyester Jacket

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
The textile industry is recognized as being one of the most polluting industries. Thus, the European Union aims to transform the textile industry with its “European Green Deal” and “Circular Economy Action Plan”.
Gregor Braun   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Eco‐Holonic 4.0 Circular Business Model to  Conceptualize Sustainable Value Chain Towards  Digital Transition  [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to conceptualize a circular business model based on an Eco-Holonic Architecture, through the integration of circular economy and holonic principles.
Aguayo-González, Francisco   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Vertical forces acting on the lock-off element of the pallet brake system [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The paper presents an experimental device that was created in order to obtain the real values of the forces acting in the vertical direction on the lock-off element, the so-called brake body, the 2nd design option.
Hrabovský, Leopold, Mlčák, Tomáš
core   +1 more source

Add, Transform, and Utilize. Possibilities of Applying Druot, Lacaton, and Vassal’s Modernization Strategies and Solutions in Polish Large-Panel Housing Estates

open access: yesLand, 2021
In 2004, in response to France’s 1960s and 1970s urban regeneration program proposing the demolition and redevelopment of large scale social housing developments, Frédérik Druot, Anne Lacaton, and Jean-Philippe Vassal created their PLUS theory (PLUS—Les ...
Milena Trzcińska
doaj   +1 more source

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