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A multi-criteria framework for the ecodesign of bio-based materials at early de...

Key drivers of life-cycle environmental and cost assessment of windows for diff...

Windows are challenging building components regarding their life-cycle performance, which are influenced by parameters that often present trade-offs between environmental impacts and costs. To support the selection of windows with the lowest environmental and cost impacts in an early-design stage of buildings, it is essential to identify the key drivers to reduce the time and effort of a life-cycle assessment (...

Environmental and cost life-cycle approach to support selection of windows in e...

The selection of windows with the lowest life-cycle environmental impacts in an early-design stage is important to minimize impacts of buildings. Hence, an environmental and cost streamlined life-cycle assessment (LCA) approach, incorporating probabilistic triage, has been developed to support early-decision making for selection of window materials and components. This approach permits also to reduce the uncert...

Integrating life cycle assessment in early process development stage: The case ...

An important issue in the development of new processes is how to perform environmental impact assessments that support decisions at an early stage of process development. In this study, a methodological procedure was applied to insert life cycle assessment (LCA) in early design of two alternative processes (A and B) to extract starch from mango kernel. This procedure allowed to perform LCAs at technology readin...

Integrated environmental, energy and cost life-cycle analysis of windows: Optim...

This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in The International Journal of Building and Environment. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107516.; There is an increasing need for energy-efficient windows; however, these windows can have high embodied impacts and can be costly. This has not been thoroughly analyzed and the l...

Embodied impacts of window systems: A comparative assessment of framing and gla...

This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in The International Journal of Building Engineering. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2020.102042; The embodied impacts of window materials can be considered as hidden impacts. However, as buildings have become more energy efficient, the impacts of the windows are recognized as being i...

Environmental Life-Cycle Assessment of an Innovative Multifunctional Toilet

Innovative toilets can save resources, but have higher embodied impacts associated with materials and electronic components. This article presents an environmental life-cycle assessment (LCA) of an innovative multifunctional toilet (WashOne) for two alternative configurations (with or without washlet), comparing its performance with those of conventional systems (toilet and bidet). Additionally, two scenario an...

Life cycle assessment of grape cultivation in Piedmont, Italy

The main objective of this paper is to present a comprehensive life cycle assessment (LCA) of grape cultivation for wine, in Piedmont, Italy. A cradle to gate approach was followed for grape cultivation (functional unit: 1 kg of grapes), based on data collected for the Barbera and Moscato varieties. Life cycle environmental impacts were analysed for the following categories: fossil depletion (FD), global warmin...

Global warming implications from increased forest biomass utilization for bioen...

This article analyzes different forest management strategies to meet the increasing demand of biomass for bioenergy and assesses the resulting global warming implications. Applied to maritime pine forest plantations in Portugal, the assessed strategies are: full harvest of residues (FULL); sustainable and proactive management (SMART); expansion of forest plantations on abandoned farmland (EXP); and biomass impo...

Comparative life cycle assessment of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicle...