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Life cycle sustainability is an important tool for assessing product performance based on the three pillars of environment, economy and society. This study examined the life cycle impact, cost and social implications of high-density polyethylene (HDPE ...
Natthapong Wichaiutcha +2 more
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The carbon footprint of Australian health care
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
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ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS DURING THE LIFE CYCLE OF BUILDINGS IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT [PDF]
In the built environment, the sustainability assessment covers the stages of a building’s life cycle, namely: material production, construction, operation, maintenance, demolition and disposal.
CARAIMAN ADRIAN-COSMIN
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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
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Life cycle sustainability assessment [PDF]
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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
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Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment Approaches for Manufacturing [PDF]
Sustainability assessments considering the three dimensions environment, economy, and society are needed to evaluate manufacturing processes and products with regard to their sustainability performance. This chapter focuses on Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA), which considers all three sustainability dimensions by combining the three methods
Chang, Ya-Ju +4 more
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): new poplar clones allow an environmentally sustainable cultivation
In Italy 72 poplar clones (Populus spp.) are registered for commercialization. They were selected for fast growth, stem shape and disease resistance. The new selections (named MSA) includes genotypes with very high resistance to all the main diseases ...
Pier Mario Chiarabaglio +7 more
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Life cycle assessment of organic chocolate production in Peru
Limited studies have been conducted in Latin America related to the environmental profile of cocoa and chocolate production using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The current study conducts a cradle-to-gate LCA of the production of organic chocolate products
Ian Vázquez-Rowe +9 more
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Sustainability Performance of an Italian Textile Product
Companies are more and more interested in the improvement of sustainability performance of products, services and processes. For this reason, appropriate and suitable assessment tools supporting the transition to a green economy are highly necessary ...
Paola Lenzo +4 more
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