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Research on virtual water-embodied energy consumption and efficiency accounting in Liaoning

Environmental Challenges, 2022
Due to the extensive development model of ''focusing on development with high investment'' for a long time, the resources input of industry in Liaoning is seriously mismatched with economic output, resulting in serious waste of resources. In view of this,
Yanyan Jiang, Ling Xu, Yu Chen
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Production of Renewable Insulation Material – New Business Model of Bioeconomy for Clean Energy Transition

Environmental and Climate Technologies, 2021
Mycelium composites is a new class of renewable materials which can be used for heat insulation of buildings. Use of the composites would help to reduce both operational energy consumption and embodied energy of building insulation materials. In addition,
Luksta Ilze, Bohvalovs Girts, Bazbauers Gatis, Spalvins Kriss, Blumberga Andra, Blumberga Dagnija   +5 more
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Visualizing the research of embodied energy and environmental impact research in the building and construction field: A bibliometric analysis

Developments in the Built Environment, 2020
In this paper, bibliometric analysis is conducted on the research of embodied energy (EE) and environmental impact (EI) in the building and construction industry to identify fundamental influential and intellectual roots and to obtain a structured ...
Ming Hu, David Milner
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Improving the buildings' sustainability through combined matrix assessment of embodied energy, water, and carbon: case of conventional houses, Jammu-India

Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
The study attempts the comparatives of embodied energy, water, and carbon parameters in the cradle-to-gate phase of building construction for conventional houses in Jammu, India.
Anoop Kumar Sharma, Prabhjot Singh Chani
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The effect of climatic design of the building on the reduction of Embodied energy and comparison with the consumed electricity (A case-study of Shiraz city)

تحلیل مدارها، داده ها و سامانه ها
This research has evaluated the reduction of embodied energy consumption in the building (energy consumed during construction) and comparing it with energy consumption during the exploitation period (electricity consumption).
Azar Zinali-kharagy, Maryam Haghpanah
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Towards Sustainable Conventional Indian Houses: Linking Embodied Water-Energy Nexus to Pro-locals’ Architecture, Construction and Regulatory Reforms with Lifecycle Assessment and Scenarios Methods

Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
Real-world insights to conserve water in constructions without overshooting embodied energy meet sustainable development goal 12, specifically in the current thirsty world.
Anoop Kumar Sharma, Prabhjot Singh Chani, Atul Anand Jha   +2 more
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Comparing construction technologies of single family housing with regard of minimizing embodied energy and embodied carbon

E3S Web of Conferences, 2018
This article concerns the Life Cycle Assessment method of evaluation and the ways in which it can be applied as a tool facilitating the design of buildings to reduce embodied energy and embodied carbon. Three variants of a building were examined with the
Węglarz Arkadiusz, Pierzchalski Michał
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Retrofitting Buildings: Embodied & Operational Energy Use in English Housing Stock

Proceedings, 2018
This study is aimed at assessing the impact of the insulation refurbishment of the English housing stock on the embodied energy needed for the various refurbishment scenarios and their corresponding operational energy use reductions.
Adnan Hossain, Monjur Mourshed
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Embodied energy of rice husk ash for sustainable cement production

Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 2020
After water, concrete is the second most used material in the world. Using life cycle assessments, concrete has typically been found to be 80% of a residential building by weight.
Cameron S. Henry, Joan G. Lynam
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Embodied Energy in Building Construction

Jurnal Teknologi, 2014
Building construction systems that come in different forms and types need to be properly selected before being use, this may have different impact on overall embodied energy of the building construction. Hence, in order to achieve and maximize the construction contribution, the designer plays a big role in choosing the appropriate energy efficient ...
Balubaid, Saeed, Mohamad Zin, Rosli, Abd. Majid, Muhd. Zaimi, Hassan, J. S., Mardzuki, Samihah   +4 more
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