Life-Cycle Environmental and Cost Analysis of Palm Biomass-based Bio-Ethanol Production in Malaysia
The palm oil industry generates a high amount of residues during their processing. Empty fruit bunches (EFB) is one of the biomass which can be utilised for bioethanol production.
Zhi Ying Lee +5 more
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The impact of alternative packaging on the life cycle of wine on tap
Sustainability is a key objective of development policies within international organizations, and it is also progressively gaining importance in the wine industry as a whole and, more specifically, in the draught wine market.
Stefano Massaglia +4 more
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Development of a whole life cycle cost model for electrification options on the UK rail system [PDF]
Projects to deliver Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) electrification on the UK rail infrastructure system presents technical challenges which the rail industry in Britain have not traditionally had to consider.
Baguley, Paul +2 more
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Does Green Public Procurement lead to Life Cycle Costing (LCC) adoption? [PDF]
Abstract Life Cycle Costing (LCC) is rarely used in public procurement and public institutions have yet to fully understand its potential value for sustainable procurement. The new European Directive on Public Procurement is, however, designed to position LCC as central to sustainable sourcing.
De Giacomo M. R. +3 more
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Life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC) of road drainage systems for sustainability evaluation: Quantifying the contribution of different life cycle phases [PDF]
Previous Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) studies on urban drainage systems only included construction materials in the system inventories. The present study aims to suggest an LCA and LCC method that for the first time, considers the inventories from four main phases in the life cycle impact assessment, including extraction of ...
Fathollahi, Alireza, Coupe, Stephen J.
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From tool-making to tool-using – and back: rationales for adoption and use of LCC
Real estate- and property owners’ rationales behind the adoption of Life Cycle Costing (LCC) respectively how LCC is actually used in renovation projects, is investigated through empirical data from a questionnaire survey sent to managers in Swedish real
Pernilla Gluch +3 more
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Evaluation of Externality Costs in Life-Cycle Optimization of Municipal Solid Waste Management Systems [PDF]
The development of sustainable solid waste management (SWM) systems requires consideration of both economic and environmental impacts. Societal life-cycle costing (S-LCC) provides a quantitative framework to estimate both economic and environmental ...
Anders Damgaard +7 more
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Study on life cycle costing: a case of building for private high school in Jakarta
There are increasing awareness of life cycle costing (LCC) by the management who has lengthy experience in operation and maintenance of the building. Maintenance of buildings includes replacement, updating, and repair building components in accordance ...
Kaming Peter F, Yahya Ogy Ade
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Life cycle cost modelling using 6D BIM in construction: A comparative study [PDF]
Life Cycle Costing (LCC) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) are among the important current trends in the construction industry. LCC contributes to the objective management and measurement of costs during the entire lifetime of a building and BIM ...
Hanák Tomáš +6 more
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Exploring the links between Large Igneous Provinces and dramatic environmental impact
An emerging consensus suggests that Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Silicic LIPs (SLIPs) are a significant driver of dramatic global environmental and biological changes, including mass extinctions.
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