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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The United States (U.S.) faces challenges in achieving its ambitious net‐zero carbon emissions target by 2050, with current emissions having fallen by less than 1% in 2024. Despite an investment of $500 billion in low‐carbon resources while holding the second‐largest green technology patent portfolio globally, it is further imperative to ...
Md Zubair Ahmad +5 more
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Solving Complex Retrofit Problems using Constraints and Bridge Analysis
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2018 The aim of this paper is to conduct retrofit analysis of large, complex industrial Heat Exchanger Networks using an automated Bridge Analysis. Large, complex networks have many different possible retrofit designs, or Retrofit Bridges, which requires both
Nathan S. Lal +4 more
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Determining retrofit technologies for building energy performance
Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, 2020 Worldwide, the building sector is responsible for consuming more than 36% of the final global energy and produces 39% of carbon dioxide emissions. Accordingly, sustainable retrofit is an important method to achieve energy reduction and sustainable ...
Bianca-Elena Benzar +4 more
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Impacts of energy efficiency retrofitting measures on indoor PM concentrations across different income groups in England: a modelling study [PDF]
, 2015 As part of an effort to reduce carbon emissions in the UK, policies encouraging the energy-efficient retrofit of domestic properties are being implemented. Typical retrofits, including installation of insulation and double glazing can cause tightening of
Das, P +5 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Global net‐zero ambitions require transformative strategies to decarbonise carbon‐intensive global value chains (GVCs). This study examines how multinational enterprises (MNEs) in sunset industries integrate carbon capture technologies (CCT) with operational and supply chain dynamics (OSCD) to advance decarbonisation.
Muhammad Mustafa Kamal +6 more
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Case Studies in Construction MaterialsAlkali-activated fly ash geopolymers (FAG) exhibit certain limitations, including prolonged hardening time, as well as slower strength development under ambient temperature conditions.
Yue Li, Tianze Song, Hui Lin, Jiale Shen
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The Performance Analysis of Two Relatively Small Capacity Urban Retrofit Stormwater Controls [PDF]
, 2017 This paper details field investigations that were conducted on the performance of small capacity urban retrofit stormwater control measures. The objective of the two year study (2013–2015) was to provide performance data on stormwater retrofits that ...
Ballestero, Thomas P. +2 more
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Bridging Academic Research and Business Practices at the Crossroad of Circular Economy and the SDGs
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The global shift toward sustainability has amplified interest in the Circular Economy, which aims to optimize resource use and minimize waste. In parallel, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a universal framework for addressing social, environmental, and economic challenges.
Corentin Juin, Andrea Nicolodi
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Heat Exchanger Network Retrofit Using Individual Stream Temperature vs Enthalpy Plot
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2017 This paper presents a new graphical approach for Heat Exchanger Network (HEN) retrofit that is based on the individual stream temperature versus enthalpy plot (STEP).
Y.Q. Lai, Z.A. Manan, S.R. Wan Alwi
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Flight tests are evaluated of an avionics system which aids the pilot in making two-segment approaches for noise abatement. The implications are discussed of equipping United's fleet of Boeing 727-200 aircraft with two-segment avionics for use down to ...
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