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Life cycle sustainability assessment approaches for manufacturing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Sustainability assessments considering the three dimensions environment, economy, and society are needed to evaluate manufacturing processes and products with regard to their sustainability performance.
Chang, Ya-Ju   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Life Cycle Assessment of the Sustainability of Alkali-Activated Binders

open access: yesBiomimetics, 2023
Limiting the consumption of nonrenewable resources and minimizing waste production and associated gas emissions are the main priority of the construction sector to achieve a sustainable future.
Mohammad Alhassan   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Life cycle approach to sustainability assessment : a case study of remanufactured alternators [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Sustainability is an international issue with increasing concern and becomes a crucial driver for the industry in international competition. Sustainability encompasses the three dimensions: environment, society and economy.
Finkbeiner, Matthias   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Data for life cycle assessment of legume biorefining for alcohol [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Benchmarking the environmental sustainability of alcohol produced from legume starch against alcohol produced from cereal grains requires considering of crop production, nutrient cycling and use of protein-rich co-products via life cycle assessment. This
Black, Kirsty   +10 more
core   +4 more sources

The carbon footprint of Australian health care

open access: yesThe Lancet Planetary Health, 2018
Background: Carbon footprints stemming from health care have been found to be variable, from 3% of the total national CO2 equivalent (CO2e) emissions in England to 10% of the national CO2e emissions in the USA. We aimed to measure the carbon footprint of
Arunima Malik, PhD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficiency stagnation in global steel production urges joint supply- and demand-side mitigation efforts

open access: yesNature Communications, 2021
The effectiveness of large historical efforts for decarbonizing steel production is unclear. Here, the authors show that such efficiency gains were offset by a booming steel demand increase. This has led to a stagnating decarbonization progress over past
Peng Wang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of the Cultured Meat Production System in Function of Its Environmental Footprint: Current Status, Gaps and Recommendations

open access: yesFoods, 2021
Cultured meat has been presented as an environmentally friendlier option to conventional meat, but due to the limited data, the studies related to its performance are scarce and based on hypothetical production processes.
María Ignacia Rodríguez Escobar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Maintenance and safety of deteriorating systems: a life-cycle perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This paper reviews the key aspects associated with maintenance and safety of deteriorating infrastructure systems from a life-cycle perspective. The main conceptual aspects related to probabilistic optimization of maintenance and rehabilitation of ...
Frangopol, Dan M.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Supply chain implications of sustainable design strategies for electronics products [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Increasing legislative and consumer pressures on manufacturers to improve sustainability necessitates that manufacturers consider the overall life cycle and not be scope restricted in creating products.
Bateman, RJ, De Coster, R, Plant, AVC
core   +1 more source

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