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Measuring Sustainability and Life-Cycle Assessment
2015<p>Structural engineers make design decisions based on objective criteria. From the strength of materials to finite element analysis, engineers rely on quantifi able metrics to design structural systems. With the emergence of sustainability objectives within the design profession, engineers have a unique opportunity to utilize their analytical ...
John E. Anderson, Frances Yang
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Sustainability and life cycle assessments of lignocellulosic and algal pretreatments
Bioresource Technology, 2020Bioenergy and Bioproducts have gained augmented relevance in the wake of depleting fossil fuels and escalating environmental problems induced by anthropogenic activities. The paper outlays the various applications of biomass and their significance in various processes.
Sharrel, Rebello +5 more
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Enhancing life cycle sustainability assessment
2016Die lebenszyklusbezogene Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung (Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment) wird oft als der fortschrittlichste Ansatz im Bereich der Nachhaltigkeitsbewertung beschrieben. Über die Berücksichtigung der drei Nachhaltigkeitsdimensionen – Umwelt, Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft – wird (zumindest theoretisch) die Identifikation von Zielkonflikten ...
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The Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessments of Industrial Biotechnology: An Introduction
2020Industrial biotechnology (IB) uses biological and biochemical processes in industrial production and is often regarded as an emerging key technology revolutionizing the production of many products while protecting resources and the environment and fostering economic development. This contribution describes the background and sketches the content of the
Magnus, Fröhling, Michael, Hiete
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Sustainability of Recycled Concretes Through Life Cycle Assessment
2016A significant number of green concrete have been recently designed to meet the growing request of reducing construction industry impacts, saving raw materials and preventing industrial by-products’ discard. Between these, recycled aggregates coming from construction and demolition waste (CDW) and Black/Oxidizing Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) slag have ...
Pellegrino, Carlo, Faleschini, Flora
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The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment
Purpose: Existing life cycle sustainability assessments (LCSAs) suffer from a lack of comprehensiveness, consistency and practical tools for implementation. A robust and operational methodology for LCSA of products was developed in which life cycle costing (LCC) covers the economic dimension.
Till M. Bachmann +4 more
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Purpose: Existing life cycle sustainability assessments (LCSAs) suffer from a lack of comprehensiveness, consistency and practical tools for implementation. A robust and operational methodology for LCSA of products was developed in which life cycle costing (LCC) covers the economic dimension.
Till M. Bachmann +4 more
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Life cycle sustainability assessment of reinforced concrete bridges
International Conference on Road and Rail InfrastructureAchieving sustainability in infrastructure requires a new design approach and implies an improvement of the standardized materials commonly used for the design and construction of structures. Environmental impact, which together with economic and social aspects is one of the three fundamental pillars of a holistically integrated definition of ...
Bleiziffer, Jelena, Milić, Ivana
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Life cycle sustainability assessment of biofuels
2011Azapagic, A., Stichnothe, H.
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