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Prieto Hoces, A.I. (author), Oldenhave, M.M. (author)The concept of sustainability has risen in the last three decades, as a vehicle to guide our efforts to overcome major environmental and societal challenges such as global warming and environmental degradation. The built environment is responsible for about 40% of the global CO2 emissions, a fact that has led to countless debates, approaches,...conference paper 2021
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Çetin, Sultan (author), De Wolf, C.E.L. (author), Bocken, Nancy (author)Digital technologies are considered to be an essential enabler of the circular economy in various industries. However, to date, very few studies have investigated which digital technologies could enable the circular economy in the built environment. This study specifically focuses on the built environment as one of the largest, most energy- and...journal article 2021
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Raed, Abeer Abu (author), Pottgiesser, U. (author), Quist, W.J. (author)The Government of Dubai implemented Green Building Regulations & Specifications & Specifications (GBRS). In March 2014. Dubai has more than 1000 high-rise buildings in which more than 2 million residents are accommodated. However, 62% of the existing residential high-rise buildings dating from 1970-2014 do not meet the requirements of...conference paper 2021
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Bhattacherjee, Shantanu (author), Basavaraj, Anusha S. (author), Rahul, A. V. (author), Santhanam, Manu (author), Gettu, Ravindra (author), Schlangen, E. (author), Chen, Y. (author), Copuroglu, Oguzhan (author), Wang, Li (author)This paper explores the sustainability aspects of binders used in concrete 3D concrete printing. Firstly, a prospective approach to conduct sustainability-assessment based on the life cycle of 3D printed structures is presented, which also highlights the importance of considering the functional requirements of the mixes used for 3D printing....journal article 2021
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Kehrein, P.A. (author), Jafari Eshlaghi, M. (author), Slagt, Marc (author), Cornelissen, Emile (author), Osseweijer, P. (author), Posada Duque, J.A. (author), van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M. (author)The objective of this paper is to compare, under Dutch market conditions, the energy consumption and net costs of membrane-based advanced treatment processes for three water reuse types (i.e. potable, industrial, agricultural reuse). The water source is municipal waste-water treatment plant effluent. Results indicate that the application of...journal article 2021
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Watkins, Matthew (author), Casamayor, Jose L. (author), Ramirez, Mariano (author), Moreno, Mariale (author), Faludi, Jeremy (author), Pigosso, Daniela C.A. (author)Current production and consumption patterns are unsustainable, causing irreversible damage to the environment and human health and well-being. Designers play a vital role in resolving this problem—their decisions affect product manufacturing, distribution, use, and disposal—and hence they must be aware of the positive and negative impacts of...journal article 2021
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Molaei, M. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author), Bosch-Rekveldt, M.G.C. (author), Tamak, Robin (author)This study investigates the factors affecting the integration of sustainability into the project management of infrastructure projects, specifically highway projects during early phases. The research was drawn upon previous studies in order to develop a sustainability framework for measuring the project success in three aspects of sustainability...conference paper 2021
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van Straten, Bart (author), Dankelman, J. (author), van der Eijk, A. (author), Horeman, T. (author)The Circular Economy faces a growing interest. The aim of this study is to determine the feasibility of a circular approach towards reusing discarded hospital instruments and stainless steel waste. Secondary, this study aims to identify if any cost savings can be realized by following a circular instrument repair and recycling approach....journal article 2021
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Hamida, M.B. (author), Ahmed, Wahhaj (author), Asif, Muhammad (author), Almaziad, Faris Abdullah (author)The buildings and construction sector accounts for the majority of the energy consumption in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). For a sustainable future, energy consumption in the sector should be reduced and existing buildings need to be energy retrofitted. A number of studies present energy retrofitting of residential buildings in KSA;...journal article 2021
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van Sice, Corrie (author), Faludi, Jeremy (author)Metal additive manufacturing (AM) is revered for the design freedom it brings, but is it environmentally better or worse than conventional manufacturing? Since few direct comparisons are published, this study compared AM data from life-cycle assessment literature to conventional manufacturing data from the Granta EduPack database. The...journal article 2021
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Helbing, D. (author), Fanitabasi, F. (author), Giannotti, Fosca (author), Hänggli, Regula (author), Hausladen, Carina I. (author), van den Hoven, M.J. (author), Mahajan, Sachit (author), Pedreschi, Dino (author), Pournaras, E.P. (author)The digital revolution has brought about many societal changes such as the creation of “smart cities”. The smart city concept has changed the urban ecosystem by embedding digital technologies in the city fabric to enhance the quality of life of its inhabitants. However, it has also led to some pressing issues and challenges related to data,...journal article 2021
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Andrikopoulou, T. (author), Schielen, R.M.J. (author), Spray, Chris J. (author), Schipper, Cor A. (author), Blom, A. (author)Nature-based solutions (NBSs) are measures reflecting the ‘cooperation with nature’ approach: mitigating fluvial flood risk while being cost-effective, resource-efficient, and providing numerous environmental, social, and economic benefits. Since 2015, the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda has provided UN member states with goals, targets, and...journal article 2021
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Pryce, David (author), Memon, Fayyaz Ali (author), Kapelan, Z. (author)With the aim of reducing the environmental burden of decentralized wastewater treatment plants in India, this project investigated five primary materials (stainless steel (SS), mild steel (MS), glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP), high density polyethylene (HDPE), and reinforced concrete cement (RCC)) in terms of the relative environmental...journal article 2021
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Schifferstein, Hendrik N.J. (author), de Boer, Alie (author), Lemke, M. (author)Although governments have implemented regulations to inform consumers on important product properties and protect consumers from deceptive information, empirical research on how consumers perceive, interpret and experience food packages have shown frequently that consumers may be misled by how information is presented and packages are...review 2021
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Muller, Mark (author), Park, Seri (author), Lee, Ross (author), Fusco, Brett (author), Correia, Gonçalo (author)Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is an emerging concept that is being advanced as an effective approach to improve the sustainability of mobility, especially in densely populated urban areas. MaaS can be defined as the integration of various transport modes into a single service, accessible on demand, via a seamless digital planning and payment...journal article 2021
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Magalhaes de Medeiros, E. (author), Noorman, H.J. (author), Filho, Rubens Maciel (author), Posada Duque, J.A. (author)This work presents a strategy for optimizing the production process of ethanol via integrated gasification and syngas fermentation, a conversion platform of growing interest for its contribution to carbon recycling. The objective functions (minimum ethanol selling price (MESP), energy efficiency, and carbon footprint) were evaluated for the...journal article 2021
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Blokland, P.J. (author), Reniers, G.L.L.M.E. (author)When looking at socio-technical systems from a systems thinking and systemic perspective, it becomes clear that mental models govern the behaviours and determine the achievements of socio-technical systems. This is also the case for individuals, being systems themselves and, as such, being elements of those socio-technical systems. Individual...journal article 2021
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van Straten, Bart (author), Ligtelijn, S. (author), Droog, L.Y.A. (author), Putman, E. (author), Dankelman, J. (author), Sperna Weiland, N.H. (author), Horeman, T. (author)The Covid-19 pandemic led to threatening shortages in healthcare of medical products such as face masks. Due to this major impact on our healthcare society an initiative was conducted between March and July 2020 for reprocessing of face masks from 19 different hospitals. This exceptional opportunity was used to study the costs impact and the...journal article 2021
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Daniel, D. (author), Djohan, Dennis (author), Machairas, Ilias (author), Pande, S. (author), Arifin, Arifin (author), Djono, Trimo Pamudji Al (author), Rietveld, L.C. (author)Background: There is increasing recognition of the complexity underlying WASH conditions in developing countries. This article explores the complexity by assessing the vulnerability of a specific area to poor WASH conditions using a qualitative approach. Methods: We present our findings for the district of East Sumba in Indonesia. This area...journal article 2021
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Blank, J.L.T. (author)Building operations and construction are responsible for a large part of global energy use and carbon dioxide emissions. In this paper, we present an analysis of the efficiency and productivity of the provision of school buildings by Dutch municipalities. A cost function is estimated for the years 2005–2016 using stochastic frontier methods...journal article 2021