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Factors influencing the life-cycle GHG emissions of Brazilian office buildings

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Global Scenarios of Resource and Emissions Savings from Systemic Material Efficiency in Buildings and Cars

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Material efficiency for climate change mitigation

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:00:31 +0200

A comprehensive set of global scenarios of housing, mobility, and material efficiency for material cycles and energy systems modelling

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 09:03:37 +0200

Investigations on the Sustainable Resource Use of Swiss Timber

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Material efficiency and its contribution to climate change mitigation in Germany: A deep decarbonization scenario analysis until 2060

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Optimisation of energy-efficient greenhouses based on an integrated energy demand-yield production model

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

A combined GIS-archetype approach to model residential space heating energy: A case study for the Netherlands including validation

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 08:00:31 +0200

Material efficiency and climate change mitigation of passenger vehicles

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 08:00:31 +0200

Linking service provision to material cycles: A new framework for studying the resource efficiency–climate change (RECC) nexus

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 12:13:57 +0000

Technologies and policies to decarbonize global industry: Review and assessment of mitigation drivers through 2070

Sun, 15 Mar 2020 08:00:31 +0200

A framework for sustainable and circular system design: development and application on thermal insulation materials

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Circular economy is increasingly promoted as a solution to decouple economic growth and environmental impacts. To design a circular and sustainable system, a structured approach is needed. In this study, we suggest to follow a 3-step approach. First, the status quo is evaluated using environmental assessment methods. We determine current circularity (share of assessed product and material retained and further used in the system), environmental impacts, the most impactful products and processes, and assess contaminants and impurities. Second, scenarios favoring circularity strategies are developed and their environmental impacts evaluated. Third, the scenarios are compared and measures for environmental impact mitigation derived.

The suggested approach was applied to the case study of thermal insulation in residential buildings in Switzerland. Coupling dynamic, prospective material flow analysis with life cycle impact assessment enabled to determine current and future environmental impacts. Current material circularity is low due to lacking incentives for recycling and legally required incineration of flame retardant containing oil-based materials. The most impact-intensive processes were the production of insulation materials and the incineration of oil-based materials including their adhering residues. The investigated scenarios include (i) increased recycling, (ii) augmented use of biogenic materials, and (iii) a combination thereof. All scenarios lead to reduced climate change and human toxicity impacts. The second and third scenario showed increased impacts for land use, ozone depletion, and ecotoxicity. Taking into consideration end-of-life already in the design process, phasing out toxic materials, and increasing usage of renewable materials are crucial for sustainable, circular system design.

ODYM – An Open Software Framework for Studying Dynamic Material Systems. Principles, Implementation, and Data Structures

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Impact of CH2018 Climate Change Scenarios for Switzerland on today's Swiss building stock

Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

A general data model for socioeconomic metabolism and its implementation in an industrial ecology data commons prototype

Wed, 01 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Material efficiency strategies to reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with buildings, vehicles, and electronics – A review

Tue, 16 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

A Database Seed for a Community-driven Material Intensity Research Platform

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Ever wondered how much material is in a building? This publication presents a comprehensive database that contains 300 datasets for material intensity. Please consider contributing!

A comparative study on the environmental impact of greenhouses: a probabilistic approach

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Retrofit as a carbon sink: The carbon storage potentials of the EU housing stock

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The future in and of criticality assessments

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Building material use and associated environmental impacts in China 2000-2015

Thu, 01 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Tracking Construction Material over Space and Time: Prospective and Geo-referenced Modeling of Building Stocks and Construction Material Flows

Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

A novel integrated framework to evaluate greenhouse energy demand and crop yield production

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Building Inventory and Refurbishment Scenario Database Development for Switzerland

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Is a net life cycle balance for energy and materials achievable for a zero emission single-family building in Norway?

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Nullius in Verba1: Advancing Data Transparency in Industrial Ecology

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Comparative emission analysis of low-energy and zero-emission buildings

Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Big data GIS analysis for novel approaches in building stock modelling

Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

GIS-based Decision Support System for Building Retrofit

Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Life cycle assessment of dynamic building integrated photovoltaics

Tue, 01 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Welches sind die ökologischsten Holzverwendungen?

Fri, 01 May 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Environmental Impact of Buildings---What Matters?

Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Housing and mobility demands of individual households and their life cycle assessment.

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

A component based bottom-up building stock model for comprehensive environmental impact assessment and target control

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Innovation for sustainability: toward a sustainable urban future in industrialized cities

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Towards a 2000 Watt society – assessing building-specific saving potentials of the Swiss residential building stock

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Lebensdauerkosten von Schwellenmaterialien unter Einbezug ökologischer Aspekte

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000