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Life cycle sustainability assessment: Lessons learned from case studies
(Elsevier, 2021-03-01)
Although methodological development of Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) is still under discussion, an increasing number of case studies have been published in recent years. A necessity to strengthen methodological ...
Environmental performance of alternative end-of-life scenarios for electrical and electronic equipment: A case study for vacuum cleaners
(Elsevier, 2017-08)
Extending the product life span of electrical and electronic equipment is considered an optimal strategy for resource conservation as consuming new resources to produce new appliances is avoided, and the amount of generated ...
Assessing the sustainability of Best Available Techniques (BAT): methodology and application in the ceramic tiles industry
(Elsevier, 2013-07)
This paper presents a methodology for identifying sustainable and most appropriate BAT for a given industrial installation and sector. The methodology involves identification of environmental hot spots from an installation ...
Indicadores de evaluación de la sostenibilidad de edificios y su relación con los módulos de información del ciclo de vida
(Asociación Española de Dirección e Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO), 2021)
The standard UNE-EN 15978 proposed a set of information modules for the environmental assessment
of the life cycle stages of residential buildings, according to the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) methodology:
A1-A5 evaluate ...
Aplicación de la metodología de análisis de ciclo de vida para evaluar el desempeño ambiental de sistemas de gestión de residuos en iberoamerica
(Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, la Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, la Universidad Veracruzana y la Universidad de Occidente, a través de la Sección Editorial del Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2016)
La metodología de Análisis de Ciclo de Vida es la técnica más adecuada para evaluar el desempeño medioambiental de los sistemas de gestión de residuos sólidos. Durante los últimos años, se ha ido extendiendo su implementación ...
Temporal evolution of the environmental performance of implementing selective collection in municipal waste management systems in developing countries: A Brazilian case study
(Elsevier, 2018)
The aim of this study is to analyse the evolution of the municipal solid waste management system of João Pessoa (Brazil), which was one of the Brazilian pioneers cities in implementing door-to-door selective collection ...
Life cycle assessment of composite materials made of recycled thermoplastics combined with rice husks and cotton linters
(Springer-Verlag, 2009)
The goal of this study is to analyze the environmental impact of new composite materials obtained from the combination of recycled thermoplastics (polypropylene [PP] and high-density polyethylene [HDPE]) and biodegradable ...
Variables that affect the environmental performance of small electrical and electronic equipment. Methodology and case study
(Elsevier, 2018-12)
This paper provides a methodology to identify the variables that affect the environmental performance of the life cycle of small electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). Different environmental indicators were contemplated ...
Método para evaluar el impacto del ruido del transporte rodado en el marco del análisis del ciclo de vida.
(Federación de Asociaciones de Ingenieros Industriales, 2014)
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a widely used tool for assessing the environmental impacts of a product or service throughout its life cycle. This includes transportation, which causes various environmental problems such ...
Efectos nocivos sobre la calidad del aire provocados por las carreteras españolas
(Asociación Española de Dirección e Ingeniería de Proyectos (AEIPRO), 2007)
When assessing atmospheric emissions from roads, we need to take into account not only
gaseous and particle emissions from the vehicles running on them. Applying the Life Cycle
Assessment (LCA) methodology to roads allows ...