Environmental product declarations entering the building sector: critical reflections based on 5 to 10 years experience in different European countries [PDF]
International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2015 Growing awareness of the environmental performance of construction products and buildings brings about the need for a suitable method to assess their environmental performance (Haapio and Viitaniemi 2008; Nemry et al 2010; Braune and Wittstock 2011 ...
ALLACKER Karen Josee +9 more
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Environmental Product Declarations: exploring their evolution and the factors affecting their demand in Europe [PDF]
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016 This paper presents the findings of an exploratory study conducted with the aim of analysing the evolution of the use of Environmental Declarations as environmental communication tool in Europe.
Bovea, M.D. +3 more
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Buildings, 2021 The use of wood and timber products in the construction of buildings is repeatedly pointed towards as a mean for lowering the environmental footprint. With several countries preparing regulation for life cycle assessment of buildings, practitioners from ...
Freja Nygaard Rasmussen +4 more
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Frontiers in Climate, 2022 Biofuel producers and other commodity suppliers are increasingly affected by conflicting rules for life cycle assessment (LCA). They may get multiple requests for LCAs to be used in various contexts, which require the application of different ...
Miguel Brandão +9 more
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Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) For Clay Roof Tiles-Case Study: Production Plant of Clay Roof Tiles in Republic of Serbia [PDF]
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2021 Abstract Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) is a standardized way of quantifying the impact of a product or system on the environment. This study evaluates the environmental impact of 1 tone of clay roof tiles, produced in production plant in Serbia, defined and grouped by use of Product Category Rules (PCR).
Drpić, Aleksandar +2 more
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Embodied carbon in construction materials: a framework for quantifying data quality in EPDs
Buildings & Cities, 2020 Embodied carbon constitutes a significant portion of a building’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and is a key challenge for the construction and real estate sectors.
Brook Waldman +2 more
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Regression Models for Predicting the Global Warming Potential of Thermal Insulation Materials
Buildings, 2023 The impacts and benefits of thermal insulations on saving operational energy have been widely investigated and well-documented. Recently, many studies have shifted their focus to comparing the environmental impacts and CO2 emission-related policies of ...
Ibrahim Tajuddeen +2 more
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Sustainability of Building Materials: Embodied Energy and Embodied Carbon of Masonry
Energies, 2023 The growing attention to sustainability and life cycle issues by European and international policies has recently encouraged the adoption, in the construction sector, of environmental labels able to quantify the impacts on environment associated with the
Francesco Asdrubali +4 more
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Embodied carbon of concrete in buildings, Part 1: analysis of published EPD
Buildings & Cities, 2020 Cement is responsible for 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and is predicted to grow with increasing development. The majority is used in concrete, globally the most common material in buildings.
Jane Anderson, Alice Moncaster
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Methodology and calculation model for recycling of composite construction products [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2019 The circular economy development has increased awareness on how construction products are treated at the end-of-life stage (EoL). With a growing recognition of the finite nature of primary resources, manufacturing processes are being shifted from the ...
Vladimirov Victor, Bica Ioan
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