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Salazar, James. "Life cycle assessment case study of North American residential windows." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/919.

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This thesis is a life cycle assessment (LCA) on three window types commonly available to the North American residential consumer: PVC, fiberglass, and wood covered with an aluminum cladding. The LCA was a case study based on the production of the three windows by a single representative manufacturer of each type. Average transportation distances, commodity systems, maintenance, and service life estimations were used to complete the life cycle inventory model. These inventories were grouped into impact categories and scaled based on IMPACT 2002+ v2.1 characterization and damage factors. The dam

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Mattsson, Berit. "Environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) of agricultural food production /." Alnarp : Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniv.), 1999. http://epsilon.slu.se/avh/1999/91-576-5734-3.pdf.

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Guo, Miao. "Life cycle assessment (LCA) of light-weight eco-composites." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/10670.

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The environmental profiles of novel wheat based foam materials were investigated in this thesis using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methods. The LCAs were developed using primary data collected from industrial sources combined with new laboratory experiments supplemented with secondary data from publicly available sources. Laboratory research was conducted to obtain important missing data on WBFs for the LCA modelling, including physico-chemical parameters, biodegradability and energy recovery under anaerobic digestion conditions. Contribution analysis suggested that the emissions evolved from t

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Schueler, Maximilian. "Using Life Cycle Assessment in Agriculture." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/19867.

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Mit Ökobilanzen werden Umwelteigenschaften von Produkten und Dienstleistungen analysiert und zunehmend bei der Bewertung von Milchproduktionssystemen eingesetzt. Um konsistente Berichterstattung und Vergleichbarkeit von produktbezogenen Treibhausgasemissionen im Milchsektor zu gewährleisten hat die International Dairy Federation (IDF) Berechnungsgrundlagen publiziert. Allerdings werden die Effekte von Variabilität betrieblicher Kennzahlen und Unsicherheit von Emissionsfaktoren unzureichend betrachtet. Diese Arbeit hat es zum Ziel diese Lücke zu schließen. In der ersten Studie wurden verschie

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Yossef, Delav, and Dino Hot. "Comparative life cycle assessment of organic building materials." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Institutionen för information och teknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-37774.

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The ever-increasing awareness of global warming has made the building industry startlooking for alternative building solutions in order to meet the changing demands. Thesechallenges have given rise to organization which aim to go further and construct moresustainable alternatives in the form of Ecovillages. This thesis is conducted in collaborationwith Bysjöstrans Ekoby and aims to investigate what type of organic alternatives exist andhow they perform in building elements.The study was carried out through a comparative LCA where a base case construction forboth roof and wall was established.

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Köseci, Firat Can. "Integrated Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to Building Information Modelling (BIM)." Thesis, KTH, Fastigheter och byggande, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-231749.

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Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) are at the core of construction projects. LCA is one of the key elements of sustainability in the construction projects and an improved LCA process can be achieved through the adoption of BIM. Exploring the characteristics of a BIM-based LCA process from the different perspectives of interoperability and identifying the effects of adopting regionally different EPD databases are significant. The LCA add-in tools, One Click LCA and Tally, have been selected to identify the differences in the LCA results caused by adopting regi

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Du, Guangli. "Life cycle assessment of bridges, model development and case studies." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Bro- och stålbyggnad, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-161196.

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In recent decades, the environmental issues from the construction sector have attracted increasing attention from both the public and authorities. Notably, the bridge construction is responsible for considerable amount of energy and raw material consumptions. However, the current bridges are still mainly designed from the economic, technical, and safety perspective, while considerations of their environmental performance are rarely integrated into the decision making process. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a comprehensive, standardized and internationally recognized approach for quantifying al

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Du, Guangli. "Towards Sustainable Construction: Life Cycle Assessment of Railway Bridges." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Bro- och stålbyggnad, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-90077.

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Since last few decades, the increased pressure from the environmental issues of natural resource depletion, global warming and air pollution have posed a great challenge worldwide. Among all the industrial fields, bridge infrastructures and their belonged construction sector contribute to a wide range of energy and raw materials consumptions, which is responsible for the most significant pollutions. However, current bridges are mainly designed by the criterion of economic, technique, and safety standards, while their correlated environmental burdens have unfortunately rarely been considered. T

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Abbasi, Salman Ali. "Exergetic Life Cycle Assessment of Electrospun Polyvinylidene Fluoride Nanofibers." Scholar Commons, 2014. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5346.

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Assessing the sustainability of nanomanufacturing products and processes has been difficult to achieve using conventional approaches mainly due to an inadequate inventory, large process-to-process variation, and a dearth of relevant toxicology data for nanomaterials. Since these issues are long term in nature, it is required to create hybrid methodologies that can work towards filling the existing gaps. Merging thermodynamic techniques such as the exergy analysis with environmental assessments can help make better, more informed choices while providing an opportunity for process improvement by

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Ulmschneider, Maik. "Life Cycle Costing (LCC) und Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) - eine Übersicht bestehender Konzepte und deren Anwendung am Beispiel von Abwasserpumpstationen." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2005. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:swb:14-1138263684579-59674.

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Die vorliegende Ausgabe beschäftigt sich mit der systematischen Untersuchung potenzieller Einflussfaktoren auf die Lebenszykluskosten (LCC) von Abwasserpumpwerken. Betrachtungsobjekt ist eine Doppel-Tauchmotorpumpstation für den Einsatz in einer Trennkanalisation als Überpumpwerk für kommunales Schmutzwasser. Der zeitliche Betrachtungshorizont erstreckt sich über den gesamten Produktlebenszyklus. Primäres Ziel der Untersuchung ist die Identifizierung und Quantifizierung des Einflusses einzelner Systemparameter auf die Lebenszykluskosten. Aufgrund der Komplexität des betrachteten Systems kommt

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Günther, Edeltraud Ulmschneider Maik. "Life cycle costing (LCC) und Life cycle assessment (LCA) - eine Übersicht bestehender Konzepte und deren Anwendung am Beispiel von Abwasserpumpstationen." Dresden TU, Fak. Wirtschaftswiss., Professur für Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Betriebliche Umweltökonomie, 2006. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=978627733.

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Günther, Edeltraud. "Life cycle costing (LCC) und Life cycle assessment (LCA) - eine Übersicht bestehender Konzepte und deren Anwendung am Beispiel von Abwasserpumpstationen." Dresden TU, Fak. Wirtschaftswiss., Professur für Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Betriebliche Umweltökonomie, 2006. http://deposit.d-nb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=978627733.

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Ringström, Anna. "Life Cycle Assessment of a Road Ferry." Thesis, KTH, Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-253831.

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On a national level, the Swedish Transport Administration (STA) constitute the responsibleauthority for national long-term infrastructure planning in Sweden and therefore has animportant role for limit the environmental load from domestic transport. STA Road Ferries isresponsible actor within STA, for national infrastructure planning connected to public marinetransport and has formulated the goal of net zero GHG emissions by year 2045 for the ferryfleet. Today, yearly operation causes around 38,400 tons CO2-equivalents. Emissions fromconstruction, maintenance and deconstruction of road ferries

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Flamini, Leonardo. "Life Cycle Assessment nella produzione di biogas." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2019.

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Il biogas che si forma nella pancia di una discarica è un fenomeno noto da sempre, ma solo da alcuni decenni si è iniziato a pensare ad esso come un processo che può portare ad una risorsa. A partire dalla direttiva 2009/28/CE il biometano viene inserito nella lista dei biocombustibili da incentivare, in seguito alla quale seguirà una stagione di grande diffusione di impianti di piccola taglia su tutto il territorio nazionale, alimentati principalmente a FORSU e scarti dell’industria agrozootecnica. Dopo qualche anno di stallo il recepimento della direttiva UE 2015/1513 mette le basi per

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Cherchi, Francesca. "Life cycle assessment come supporto allo sviluppo di materiali innovativi." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2020.

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Il presente lavoro esplora l’uso dell'analisi di ciclo di vita (LCA) come strumento a supporto dello sviluppo di materiali innovativi, per stimare ex ante l'impronta ecologica della loro messa in commercio e identificare i "colli di bottiglia" ambientali del loro processo produttivo. In particolare, si presentano due casi di studio: i) lo sviluppo di una soluzione innovativa per il restauro e la conservazione di pietre carbonatiche come alternativa ai materiali protettivi e consolidanti attualmente in commercio, e ii) l'impiego di geopolimeri derivanti dalla reazione di materiali di scarto

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Harding, Kevin. "A generic approach to environmental assessment of microbial bioprocesses through life cycle assessment (LCA)." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5324.

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Includes abstract.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>The intrinsic environmental advantages of industrial scale bioprocesses over chemical processes remain a discussion point owing to limited objective analysis. Studies to date are often limited to energy or global warming considerations with little regard for full Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analyses. This, in part, may be owing to the difficulty in obtaining the material and energy balance inventory required for such assessment at an early stage in process development. However, these studies are important in designing and selecting

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Svensson, Sofia. "Feasibility of Life Cycle Assessment for Complex Medical Devices." Thesis, KTH, Medicinteknik och hälsosystem, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-210220.

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The interest in environmental issues is increasing and for this reason, assessing the potential environmental impacts of a product or system is of interest. A methodology developed for this particular purpose is the life cycle assessment, also known as LCA. It is not purely of interest these aspects are investigated though, as increasing requirements on organizations also matter. The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the feasibility to implement the methodology of LCA in the aspect of complex medical devices. To do this, the framework for the methodology has been reviewed and a case st

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Rosso, Simone. "Implementation of safety indicators in Life Cycle Assessment." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2021.

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This thesis' main topic is about the implementation of safety indicators in the field of Life Cycle Assessment. The thesis bases itself on the issue of safety and quality of work environment which is one of the most relevant topics in the world of Industrial Ecology. It is first focused on a bibliographic research of the existing methods, and then on the synthesis and the implementation of a new set of indicators, based on a deep analysis of the European database of fatal and non-fatal accidents. The most important part of the thesis is the in-depth study of fatal and non-fatal accidents throu

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Wan, Omar Wan Mohd Sabki. "Analysis of Embodied Energy and Carbon in Malaysian Building Construction Using Hybrid Life Cycle Assessment." Thesis, Griffith University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365359.

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Life cycle assessment (LCA) is considered as the most efficient methodology and has been widely accepted by previous researches in the area of energy analysis. Quantifying embodied energy (EE) and carbon (EC) is time-consuming and needs a lot of quantitative effort to ensure reliability of the data to be obtained and analysed. Hybrid-based LCA (hybrid LCA) is utilised - this incorporates input-output based LCA (I-O LCA) that calculate flow of building materials, products, and construction processes in the whole sector of economy and process-based LCA (process LCA) is used to quantify physical

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Chulski, Katherine D. "Life Cycle Assessment and Costing of Geosynthetics Versus Earthen Materials." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1430346779.

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Campos, Ana Teresa Villarreal, and Ruchira Goyal. "Life cycle assessment of cotton yarns for IKEA." Thesis, KTH, Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-302403.

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Cotton is one of the leading fibers in the textile industry due to its superior mechanical qualities. It accounts for high environmental impacts, especially water consumption and scarcity. Since cotton is a significant raw material for IKEA, it had set a target to source from only sustainable sources such as from the Better Cotton Initiative, and recycled cotton. At the same time, IKEA also has a commitment to transition to a circular business, which includes recycling. This comparative and accounting Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analyzes virgin (two types - conventional cotton and Better Cotto

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Finnegan, Stephen. "A life cycle assessment (LCA) of alternative fuels for public service vehicles." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.400224.

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Lisio, Paolo. "Gestione integrata dei rifiuti solidi urbani. La metodologia LCA(Life Cycle Assessment)." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2013. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/5445/.

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Hashemi, Farzad Tabassom. "Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for a DC-microgrid energy system in Fjärås." Thesis, KTH, Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-263173.

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Application of Photovoltaic PV panels for electricity production has rapidly increased in recent years in Sweden after launching a capital subsidy for PV panel installations in 2009. Kungsbacka municipality’s housing company equipped two groups of buildings in Fjärås with PV systems to generate electricity. The newly built residential buildings are connected to a DC-microgrid, whereas the existing buildings have been equipped with a single PV system. This project conducts a cradle to gate life cycle assessment (LCA) for this DC-microgrid energy system. The main purpose of this project is to de

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Kokare, Samruddha. "Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Cardiac Monitoring Devices : A Case Study." Thesis, KTH, Industriell produktion, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-286308.

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Current cardiac monitoring devices are rigid, bulky, and integrate poorly with the human skin, obstructing health monitoring for longer periods. With the miniaturization of electronics, soft and stretchable polymer substrate-based cardiac monitoring device is being developed at Mycronic AB to overcome the aforementioned issues and replacing the traditional rigid electronics-based cardiac monitoring devices. Manufacturing of stretchable cardiac monitoring device includes new materials and manufacturing techniques as well as different end-of-life treatments. The sustainability of this kind of st

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Jiayu, Cui. "Integration of Life Cycle Assessment within Building Information Modeling Environment." Thesis, KTH, Hållbara byggnader, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-296536.

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Over the past several decades, increasing awareness of sustainable building has led to the development and maturity of life cycle assessment (LCA) as a method used to assess the environmental impacts and resources through buildings’ life cycle. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an intelligent process based on 3D model that enables architecture, engineering and construction designers to collaborate. Because of its advantages and the collaborative alternative, the integrations of BIM and LCA have been studied and developed in many ways. However, none of the integrating approaches have been

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Devaux, Caroline Alexandra. "Wool Production, Systematic review of Life Cycle Assessment studies." Thesis, KTH, Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-247901.

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Wool is often being marketed as sustainable. However, when looking at LCA studies, results can be significantly different from one study to another and wool sometimes shows higher impacts than other fabrics. Based on a comprehensive literature review, this thesis aims at understanding the key environmental impacts of wool production and assessing the influence of main methodological choices on wool LCA results. In particular, the choice of the scope, allocation method and further considerations on water consumption and land use indicators have a great significance on the results of the studies

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Guido, Riccardo. "Analisi del fine vita degli pneumatici attraverso una metodologia Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2009. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/455/.

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This study aims to show the scope of environment impact due to tyre treatments. The study scrutinises a firm’s case, Marangoni S.p.A, which is one of the first pneumatics treatments firm with emphasis on disposed and recostructed exhausted pneumatics. In particular those pneumatic’s treatments are two: reconstruction (30% of the whole amount of the pneumatics given) and incineration (70% of the whole amount of the pneumatics given). With LCA methods (EcoIndicator 99, EPS 2000, EDIP 97, IMPACT 2002) it has been possible to value the impact on the environments in terms of human health, ecosy

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KULTUR, BEGUM. "LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT of ERICSSON’s MANAGED RURAL COVERAGE SOLUTION." Thesis, KTH, Kraft- och värmeteknologi, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-127805.

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The total number of mobile subscriptions has been announced to reach 6 billion in the market, of which 4 billion are individual users. The rest of the people on earth are potential subscribers that mainly live in rural areas lacking mobile connectivity today. Many of these users do not have access to electricity and have 6 U.S. dollar per month (USD/month) of average revenue per person. Referring to the year 2007, the telecommunication industry had a contribution of 0.6 percent of direct global carbon dioxide (CO2) or 0.4 percent of global carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). From 2007 to 2009,

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Navarro, Rosa Jennifer. "Framework for sustainability assessment of industrial processes with multi-scale technology at design level: microcapsules production process." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/8572.

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In a world with limited resources and serious environmental, social and economical impacts, a more sustainable life style is everyday more important. Therefore, the general objective of this work is to develop a methodological procedure for eco-efficiency and sustainability assessment of industrial processes with multi-scale technology at design level. The methodology developed follows the ISO 14040 series for environmental LCA standard. To integrate the three pillars of sustainability the analytical hierarchical process was used. The results are represented in a triple bottom line framework.

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Glave, Antonio. "Applicazione delle metodologie LCA ed LCC per la valutazione ambientale ed economica della produzione del pellet realizzato tramite scarti agricoli di potature degli uliveti." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2015. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/8633/.

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Nel seguente lavoro è stata sviluppata una analisi ambientale ed economica del ciclo di vita del pellet, realizzato con scarti agricoli dalle potature degli uliveti. L’obiettivo di tale lavoro è dimostrare se effettivamente l’utilizzo del pellet apporti vantaggi sia dal punto di vista ambientale sia da quello economico. In tale progetto si sviluppano quindi un LCA, Life cycle analysis, e un LCC, Life Cycle Cost, secondo gli steps standard suggeriti da tali metodologie. Per effettuare l’analisi del ciclo di vita è stato utilizzato il software Simapro che ha permesso di valutare gli impatti

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Caputo, Marco. "Valutazione economico - ambientale LCC-LCA per la riqualificazione energetica dell’involucro opaco di un edificio scolastico sito in Melissano (LE)." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2017.

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Lo studio affronta il problema della sostenibilità ambientale nel settore delle costruzioni con riferimento all’involucro opaco di un edificio scolastico situato nella provincia di Lecce mediante la messa a punto di uno strumento che combina metodi in ottica Life Cycle Thinking e con particolare attenzione alla specificità climatica dell’area mediterranea. Al fine di effettuare una valutazione efficace, si è scelto di eseguire una comparazione integrata considerando le tecniche costruttive a maggiore diffusione sul territorio nazionale, realizzate assemblando muratura e isolanti. Queste solu

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Hartmann, Joachim Kilian. "Life-cycle-assessment of industrial scale biogas plants." Doctoral thesis, [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2006. http://webdoc.sub.gwdg.de/diss/2006/hartmann.

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Rydin, Sara, and Sofia Olsson. "En jämförelse av koldioxidutsläpp i en byggnads klimatskal beroende på val av isoleringsmaterial." Thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, JTH, Byggnadsteknik och belysningsvetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-45519.

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Syfte: En betydande del av Sveriges totala växthusgaser kommer ifrån bygg- och fastighetssektorn. Då livscykelperspektivet är ett högaktuellt ämne är det intressant att implementera LCA i bygg- och fastighetsbranschen och genomföra en analys på de isoleringsmaterial som anses vara de traditionella inom branschen. För att resultatet av LCA ska vara applicerbart för företag i branschen är det också av intresse att veta hur LCC skiljer sig mellan de jämförda isoleringsmaterialen. För att resultatet ska vara lätt att identifiera är en sammanställning av kostnad i kontrast till koldioxidutsläpp av

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Reza, Bahareh. "Emergy-based life cycle assessment (Em-LCA) for sustainability appraisal of built environment." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44444.

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Construction and operation of built environment including various types of buildings (such as commercial, residential, institutional) and urban infrastructures are facing challenges because of accelerated pace of resource depletion, waste generation, high energy consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate change impacts. Several new practices and efforts are underway to develop technical basis to assess the environmental and associated socio-economic impacts due to the design, construction, operation, and disposal of the built environment, and achieve sustainable development goals.

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Rocchi, Giada. "Waste management in Forlì-Cesena province: Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Forlì incinerator." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2014. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/6735/.

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This work assesses the environmental impact of a municipal solid waste incinerator with energy recovery in Forlì-Cesena province (Emilia-Romagna region, Italy). The methodology used is Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). As the plant already applies the best technologies available in waste treatment, this study focuses on the fate of the residues (bottom and fly ash) produced during combustion. Nine scenarios are made, based on different ash treatment disposing/recycling techniques. The functional unit is the amount of waste incinerated in 2011. Boundaries are set from waste arrival in the plant to t

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Davidsson, Simon. "Life Cycle Exergy Analysis of Wind Energy Systems : Assessing and improving life cycle analysis methodology." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Globala energisystem, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-157185.

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Wind power capacity is currently growing fast around the world. At the same time different forms of life cycle analysis are becoming common for measuring the environmental impact of wind energy systems. This thesis identifies several problems with current methods for assessing the environmental impact of wind energy and suggests improvements that will make these assessments more robust. The use of the exergy concept combined with life cycle analysis has been proposed by several researchers over the years. One method that has been described theoretically is life cycle exergy analysis (LCEA). In

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Nádasi, Réka. "Life Cycle Assessment development for electrified roads : Case study for Sweden." Thesis, KTH, Byggvetenskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-209261.

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The increasing role of sustainability will lead the mobility by road into a more efficient and interactive system between infrastructure, environment and vehicles. The expand of emobility based on Electric Vehicles has been restricted by numerous shortcomings such as their driving range, the battery size, the dependence on charging stations and the time required for its charging. One of the solutions to overcome these limitations is can be the construction of electrified roads. The study compares the most significant opportunities for eRoads as the solutions ofInductive Power Transfer (IPT), c

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García, San Martín Lorea. "Life Cycle Assessment of Railway Bridges : Developing a LCA tool for evaluating Railway Bridges." Thesis, KTH, Bro- och stålbyggnad, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-40590.

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The global understanding that natural resources and non renewable energy sources are not inexhaustible has been growing lately together with the increase of conscientiousness on the consequences that our demanding way of life has on the environment. Global warming, ozone layer depletion, the greenhouse effect or the acid rain, are some of these consequences, which may reach catastrophic levels if nothing is done to emend the actual situation. Lately, society is beginning to see sustainability not only as a needed requirement but as a distinctive value which has to be pursued by the different a

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Budzinski, Maik. "The differentiation between variability uncertainty and knowledge uncertainty in life cycle assessment." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2014. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-135913.

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The following thesis deals with methods to increase the reliability of the results in life cycle assessment. The paper is divided into two parts. The first part points out the typologies and sources of uncertainty in LCA and summarises the existing methods dealing with it. The methods are critically discussed and pros and cons are contrasted. Within the second part a case study is carried out. This study calculates the carbon footprint of a cosmetic product of Li-iL GmbH. Thereby the whole life cycle of the powder bath Blaue Traube is analysed. To increase the reliability of the result a proce

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Dolfato, Edoardo. "Life Cycle Assessment of railway infrastructure: definition of the methodology, elaboration of environmental data and development of life cycle inventory datasets." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2021.

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Sustainability is now a key concept in the infrastructure sector, and an increasing number of projects are being developed with this view. For this reason, sustainability in the construction must be pursued by analyzing the multiple impacts on economic, social and environmental levels during all processes of the life cycle of the infrastructure. It is necessary, therefore, that the decision-making process at the basis of the project design is informed by data on impacts determined by the choices that are made. This thesis work promotes the use of life cycle assessment data in the design phase

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CRENNA, ELEONORA. "Novel models and indicators for characterizing impacts on biodiversity in Life Cycle Impact Assessment." Doctoral thesis, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10281/199121.

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Il mio progetto deriva dalla necessità di migliorare la modellizzazione degli impatti su di essa nel contesto Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) al fine di supportare la valutazione delle filiere verso la sostenibilità. Infatti, in un mondo in cui la perdita di biodiversità minaccia la stabilità degli ecosistemi da cui dipende il benessere umano, diventa urgente analizzare la relazione tra uomo e ambiente naturale dal punto di vista della sostenibilità. Questo lavoro rientra nel campo di ricerca della Scienza della Sostenibilità ed è dedicata allo sviluppo di modelli e indicatori innovativi per un

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Wang, Shan. "Further study of Life Cycle Assessment of a high density data center cooling system – Teliasonera’s “Green Room” concept : Identification of improvement possibilities using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and discussion about the effect of the choice of Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) methods on the results." Thesis, KTH, Miljöstrategisk analys, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-117983.

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The growing industry of Information and Communication Technology requires higher computing capacity of data centers. The air conditioning in data centers is a key to assure a sustainable computing environment. However, the traditional cooling systems cost large environmental footprints especially on energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, a green innovation of data center cooling solutions is taking place. The telecommunication company Teliasonera is developing a high density data center cooling system - the “Green Room” and has been studying the environmental performance

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Caddy, Irene. "A platinum life cycle assessment : potential benefits to Anglo Platinum / I. Caddy." Thesis, North-West University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/6279.

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There has been an increased awareness of the inter-dependence between man and the environment since the 1960’s. Environmental awareness has evolved from representing fairly radical views opposing all development, to a current emphasis on sustainable development between development and the environment. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is defined as the identification and quantification of the environmental impacts of a product, process or service during the entire life cycle being studied. The life cycle starts at the extraction of raw materials and the production of energy used to create the produc

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Andersson, Lucas, and Tim Fjällström. "LCC och LCA-baserad jämförelse mellan batteridriven och bensindriven produkt." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för maskinteknik (MT), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-96203.

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Många länder försöker minska sitt användande av fossila bränslen och istället använda sig utav förnyelsebara alternativ. Ett vanligt sätt att göra detta är att gå från bensindrivna motorer till eldrivna. Denna studie undersöker därför produkter ur samma produktsortiment som har samma grundfunktion och användningsområde men olika drivmedel. Syftet med detta är att få ökad förståelse för produkternas kostnader samt öka förståelsen för hur deras drift påverkar miljön. Studien genomfördes som en fallstudie på Swepac i Ljungby. Studiens genomförande följer delar ur LCC, LCA, CELA och break-even met

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Guidosh, Jacob Andrew. "The use of Life Cycle Assessment through an Objective Framework Constructed by Simulation." Youngstown State University / OhioLINK, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1252941644.

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Boulenger, Maxime. "Life Cycle Assessment of concrete structures using public databases : Comparison of a fictitious bridge and tunnel." Thesis, KTH, Bro- och stålbyggnad, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-40425.

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Concrete structures represent a huge investment in terms of materials and energy and they lead to significant environmental impacts. Thus, there is a need to choose the most sustainable and eco-friendly alternative. From this perspective, this report aims to evaluate the environmental impacts associated with the construction of two fictitious structures: a bridge and a tunnel. To fully assess and fairly compare the environmental burdens of those two structures, the life cycle assessment (LCA) has been chosen. Prior to the case studies, the LCA process is described and a literature review relat

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Piroddi, Lorenza. "A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of methanol production via gasification of mixed plastic waste." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2021. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/24738/.

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One of the most promising technologies for plastic waste valorization in the frame of a circular economy is gasification. Gasification of plastic waste allows to produce a syngas which can be further processed to produce chemicals. In this thesis, a plastic waste-to-methanol route is investigated. After evaluating the plastic waste mass potential available in the Netherlands for gasification through Material Flow Analysis, a waste-to-methanol process is modeled based on literature review and Aspen Plus simulations. Finally, a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is performed with the aid of the softwa

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Lans, Sofie, and Beatrice Besterman. "Facilitating the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) workflow in the architectural design process in Sweden." Thesis, Jönköping University, JTH, Byggnadsteknik och belysningsvetenskap, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-53247.

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In 2018 Sweden emitted approximately 56.2 million tons (Mt) CO2e. The building sector alone stands for 11.8 Mt of these emissions, 21% of the total amount. The Swedish government is now aiming for a net-zero carbon economy by 2045. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a method developed to create awareness of the total environmental load of a product's life cycle. Today, LCA calculations are time-consuming, expensive, and are not used in the early design phase where it is most beneficial for the environment. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how LCA is implemented in the AEC industry in Sw

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Qirushi, Andon. "Building Information Modelling (BIM) Effectiveness in Performing Life Cycle Assessment of Building." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2014. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/7081/.

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The scope of this project is to study the effectiveness of building information modelling (BIM) in performing life cycle assessment in a building. For the purposes of the study will be used “Revit” which is a BIM software and Tally which is an LCA tool integrated in Revit. The project is divided in six chapters. The first chapter consists of a theoretical introduction into building information modelling and its connection to life cycle assessment. The second chapter describes the characteristics of building information modelling (BIM). In addition, a comparison has been made with the tradition

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