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Design strategies for low embodied energy and greenhouse gases in buildings: analyses of the IEA Annex 57 case studies [PDF]
, 2014 This paper introduces the IEA Annex 57 case study method, consisting of a format for describing individual case studies and an evaluation matrix covering all case studies.
Birgisdottir, H. +8 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The critical role of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in driving economic growth through employment generation and innovation cannot go unseen, especially the efforts of small firms in promoting sustainable entrepreneurship. With more market and consumer focus on sustainability and the shift toward eco‐friendly products, SMEs can ...
Nasser Hadi Alajmi
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Casa Óptima: blp Arquitectos, Santiago, 2009
ARQ, 2011 La permanencia está asociada inevitablemente a la capacidad de cambio. La estructura de esta casa unifamiliar se ha intervenido discretamente para dar lugar a nuevas estructuras sociales y permitir la conservación de un tejido urbano en proceso de ...
Michelle Berry +2 more
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Refurbishment and testing of the integrated waste management system Final report, Dec. 1968 - Aug. 1969 [PDF]
Refurbishment and testing of integrated waste management system for manned space ...
Bambenek, R. A. +3 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rapid technological change, shorter lifecycles and rising demand for electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) are increasing waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and emphasise the need for a circular economy. This paper identifies barriers and enablers of the circular transition in EEE and outlines interventions.
Aya Abdelmeguid, Lucia Corsini
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Sustainability in architectural heritage: review of policies and practices
Organization, Technology and Management in Construction: An International Journal, 2017 If sustainable development goals are to be achieved, it is necessary to consider refurbishment of architectural heritage buildings as well! As just 1% of buildings in the European Union have been built since 2006, it is essential to turn towards ...
Sigmund Zvonko
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Using Life Cycle Assessment to Inform Decision-Making for Sustainable Buildings
Buildings, 2015 Because the student residences of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel built in 1973 are not adapted to current comfort standards, the university decided to construct new accommodation facilities at the border of the campus.
Mieke Vandenbroucke +4 more
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Experiments for Satellite and Material Recovery from Orbit. Volume III - Experiment Missions Final Report [PDF]
Experiment missions for OSO satellite rendezvous, capture, material recovery, refurbishment, and extravehicular operation ...
Easterly, V. L., Roach, J. R.
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Using infrared thermography for monitoring thermal efficiency of buildings - case studies from Nottingham Trent University [PDF]
, 2010 Global warming and the continuous increase of energy cost are driving the need for reducing energy consumption. Buildings are responsible for approximately 50% of the UK energy consumption.
Al-Habaibeh, A +4 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Circular economy (CE) is increasingly adopted by the manufacturing industry to decouple economic growth from environmental impacts by optimizing resource use and minimizing waste generation. Nevertheless, circular manufacturing often triggers systemic responses that diminish or offset their potential environmental gains, resulting in the so ...
Mariantonietta Ferrante +2 more
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