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Leveraging Life Cycle Assessment for Informing Packaging Eco‐Design and Eco‐Modulation

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Eco‐modulation is designed to promote the adoption of eco‐design. However, in practice, its application is mostly concentrated on end‐of‐life (EoL) optimization. This study addresses the gap by proposing a framework to assess product–packaging systems as integrated units throughout the full life cycle.
Dwi Putri Yudianti Yudison, Anibal Bher, Rafael Auras   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recommended Approach for Use of Cradle-to-Gate Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) in Procurement of Civil Infrastructure Materials

, 2023
Procurement of more environmentally sustainable materials for civil infrastructure can be supported using environmental product declarations (EPDs). An EPD is a standardized label that is a scientifically sound way to communicate the potential environmental impacts and selected resource use and waste production flows from all or part of the life cycle ...
Harvey, John T, Butt, Ali A
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Investigating the Environmental Impact of Additive Construction: A Systematic Analysis of the Life Cycle Assessment Studies

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Additive Manufacturing (AM) has been identified as a potential catalyst for a paradigm shift within the construction industry, due to its capacity to enhance sustainability, reduce waste, and augment design flexibility. This study presents a systematic literature review (SLR) that explores the application of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in ...
Antonio Mastropasqua, Francesco Paolo Lagrasta, Michele De Nicolò, Pierpaolo Pontrandolfo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pressure cooker under pressure: implementation of life cycle strategies and tools in a medium sized industry in Portugal [PDF]

, 2014
This paper concerns the application of a set of life cycle oriented strategies and tools to a pressure cooker manufactured by a medium size company located in Portugal and targeting the international market.
Alexandre, Jorge, Camocho, David, Martins, Paulo, Rocha, Cristina   +3 more
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High temporal resolution monitoring of illicit drug consumption across England via wastewater analysis

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To monitor community‐level consumption of 20 illicit drugs across urban areas of England using wastewater‐based epidemiology (WBE) surveillance at high temporal resolution. Design, setting, cases This study was conducted over a 12‐month period in 2022 sampling 24‐hour composite wastewater samples at 15 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs ...
Helena Rapp‐Wright, Keng Tiong Ng, Derryn Grant, William Francis, Margarita White, Dimitris Evangelopoulos, Yuxing Liu, Konstantina Dimakopoulou, Sofia Zafeiratou, Dylan Wood, Chryshanthi Christy, Stav Friedman, Timothy W. Gant, Klea Katsouyanni, Leon P. Barron   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bridging Interoperability Gaps Between LCA and BIM: Analysis of Limitations for the Integration of EPD Data in IFC

Buildings
The construction industry is a major consumer of raw materials and a significant contributor to environmental emissions. Life cycle assessment (LCA) using digital models is a valuable tool for conducting a science-based analysis to reduce these impacts ...
Aitor Aragón, Paulius Spudys, Darius Pupeikis, Óscar Nieto, Marcos Garcia Alberti   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

I protocolli di sostenibilità edilizia: integrazioni e nuovi indicatori [PDF]

, 2016
According to the plan we have considered the problem of identifying new indicators, as a challenge not merely theoretical but oriented in progress to an effective implementation and application within the recognized quality protocols. The critical survey
Tomeo Carmine
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF AN ETICS LAYER: A CASE OF STUDY WITH LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA) FROM ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION (EPD) IN PORTUGAL

MIX Sustentável, 2020
This paper is focused on LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) of specific product based on lime used in Portugal how a more sustainable solution for building construction. This product is decorative mineral render based on lime used as final layer to an External Thermal Insulation Composite System (ETICS) based on cork boards (ICB).
Lisiane Ilha Librelotto, Marija Kekez, Helena Maria Galha Bártolo   +2 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Using large language models to analyze political texts through natural language understanding

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Large language models (LLMs) offer scalable alternatives to human experts when analyzing political texts for meaning, using natural language understanding (NLU). Qualitative NLU methods relying on human experts are severely limited by cost and scalability.
Kenneth Benoit, Scott De Marchi, Conor Laver, Michael Laver, Jinshuai Ma   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Green Public Procurement Criteria for Office Building Design, Construction and Management: Technical background report and final criteria [PDF]

, 2015
The development of Green Public Procurement (GPP) criteria for the design, construction and management of office buildings is aimed at helping public authorities to ensure that projects are procured and implemented in order to deliver environmental ...
DE OLIVEIRA GAMA CALDAS MIGUEL NUNO, DODD NICHOLAS, GARBARINO ELENA   +2 more
core   +1 more source