Material-Energy Nexus

Factors influencing the life-cycle GHG emissions of Brazilian office buildings
Effective mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the buildings sector requires a full understanding of the factors influencing …
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Factors influencing the life-cycle GHG emissions of Brazilian office buildings
Optimisation of energy-efficient greenhouses based on an integrated energy demand-yield production model
The aim of this paper is to develop a simulation framework to minimise the cost associated with commercial greenhouse yields …
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Optimisation of energy-efficient greenhouses based on an integrated energy demand-yield production model
Material efficiency and climate change mitigation of passenger vehicles
A transition to electric vehicles and renewable energy is currently underway but may not be rapid enough in order to reach ambitious …
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Material efficiency and climate change mitigation of passenger vehicles
A comparative study on the environmental impact of greenhouses: a probabilistic approach
The aim of this study is to investigate the most important drivers of environmental impacts and identify the influence of parameters on …
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A comparative study on the environmental impact of greenhouses: a probabilistic approach
Tracking Construction Material over Space and Time: Prospective and Geo-referenced Modeling of Building Stocks and Construction Material Flows
Construction material plays an increasingly important role in the environmental impacts of buildings. In order to investigate impacts …
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Tracking Construction Material over Space and Time: Prospective and Geo-referenced Modeling of Building Stocks and Construction Material Flows
Is a net life cycle balance for energy and materials achievable for a zero emission single-family building in Norway?
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Comparative emission analysis of low-energy and zero-emission buildings
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Modelling environmental impacts of buildings – energy, material, and dynamics
Buildings are responsible for a considerable share of global environmental impacts. Therefore, the building stock is an important …
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Environmental Impact of Buildings---What Matters?
The goal of this study was to identify drivers of environmental impact and quantify their influence on the environmental performance of …
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Influence of construction material choice and design parameters on greenhouse gas emissions of buildings
Wood has typically lower environmental impacts compared to other materials. However, it also has reduced capacity to store thermal …
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