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ten Caat, P.N. (author), Tillie, Nico (author), Tenpierik, M.J. (author)Amsterdam aims to bring down its carbon footprint by 55% in 2030 and by 95% in 2050. For the built environment, plotted pathways towards carbon neutrality primarily revolve around the reduction of fossil based energy demand and the transition towards renewable energy production strategies. The consumption of food resources, and its significant...book chapter 2021
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Sleep, Sylvia (author), Munjal, Raghav (author), Leitch, Michael (author), Extavour, Marcius (author), Gaona, Adriana (author), Ahmad, Shah (author), Nishikawa, Emily (author), Pitre, Vaidehi (author), Psarras, Peter (author), Ramirez, Andrea (author), MacLean, Heather L. (author), Bergerson, Joule A. (author)Life cycle assessments (LCAs) of early-stage technologies can provide valuable insights about key drivers of emissions and aid in prioritizing research into further emissions-reduction opportunities. Despite this potential value, further development of LCA methods is required to handle the increased uncertainty, data gaps, and confidentially of...journal article 2021
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Manzanares Milord, G. (author)The building industry is responsible for 36% of global final energy use (Global Alliance for Building and Construction, 2018), 39% of CO2 Emissions (Global Alliance for Building and Construction, 2017) and 50% of global waste in just cities (Ellen Macarthur Foundation, 2017). This is mainly due to the linear economy model which is still the...master thesis 2020
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Grover, Rahul (author)The building industry accounts for almost 40% of the total carbon emissions that are directly responsible for climate change. The buildings are now deploying energy-efficient solutions to lower carbon emissions from the operational phase. This adversely affects the share of embodied carbon emissions of building materials. The graduation thesis...master thesis 2020
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Bian, Yuli (author), Dong, Liang (author), Liu, Z. (author), Zhang, Lezhu (author)Urban-industrial symbiosis (UIS) is an important system innovation via sectors integration, and has been widely recognized as a novel pathway for achieving regional eco-industrial development. Eco-efficiency, as a mature approach and indicator, offers an effective tool to uncover both the status and trends of such a transformation. However,...journal article 2020
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van Rhede van der Kloot, Godert (author)The current social climate in which sustainable awareness is prioritized, is affecting the port sector. In new-to-develop ports and in the expansion and maintenance of existing ports, implementing sustainability is encouraged.However, applying sustainability is not self-evident. In order to achieve sustainability targets and to comply with the...master thesis 2019
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ten Caat, Nick (author)<b>Problem definition and objective. </b>Since the industrialization in the 18th century, urbanized and industrial countries base their whole economies on the consumption and destruction of fossil fuel and raw materials. In the past decades, after observing gradual global climate change, most governments<br/>acknowledge the environmental impact...master thesis 2018
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Pulselli, R.M. (author), Maccanti, Matteo (author), Marrero, Madelyn (author), van den Dobbelsteen, A.A.J.F. (author), Martin, C.L. (author), Marchettini, Nadia (author)A method of greenhouse gas inventory has been developed for evaluating the environmental implications of civilian life, in terms of carbon emission, according to citizens' behaviour and to the condition of buildings, local infrastructures and services. The assessment focuses on energy use for housing, mobility, impacts of waste and water...journal article 2018
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Ranta, Kristiina (author)The fruit juice which is sold in our supermarkets, here in the Netherlands, originates from all over the world. The vast majority of juices are imported from abroad. Apple juice from China, orange juice from Brazil, pineapple juice from Ghana; juices travel a long way before we consume them. <br/><br/>The transport of juices, by sea, road and...master thesis 2017
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Ortega Ramirez, Mariana (author)The meaning of what a sustainable fish food product demands can differ among the stakeholders who are knowledgeable in the product system. This thesis applies methods and tools from the field of industrial ecology to understand what sustainability means when it comes to a pelagic fish product from the Northeast Atlantic. The study covers a need...master thesis 2017
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Rezaei, J. (author), Kadziński, Miłosz (author), Tsimopoulou, V. (author), Tavasszy, Lorant (author)In the past decade, there has been an increasing interest in green supply chain management, which integrates environmental thinking into supply chain management. Assessing a supplier’s potential for improvement is very important when an organization wants to achieve certain environmental targets concerning their supply base, taking into...journal article 2017
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Markesteijn, M. (author)This thesis evaluates the impact of various haulage systems on the desired production objectives, energy costs, and fuel emissions. The transportation of ore and waste to the dumps could be either done by conventional trucks or by a truck trolley system. The economic analysis for stage S3 shows that the truck trolley system can increase the CPV...master thesis 2016
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van der Lugt, P. (author), Bongers, F (author), Vogtländer, J.G. (author)In the global climate agreements made during COP 21 in Paris, the role of forests and wood products have gained more attention considering their important impact – both negative and positive – through deforestation, forest conservation, afforestation and increasing application of wood in durable (construction) products acting as carbon sink. A...conference paper 2016
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van der Lugt, P. (author), Vogtländer, J.G. (author), van der Vegte, J.H. (author), Brezet, J.C. (author)Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the commonly accepted methodology to systematically assess the environmental impact of a material over the full life cycle, from the extraction of resources until the end phase of demolition or recycling (from cradle till grave).<br/>The first objective of this study is to gain a better understanding of the...conference paper 2015
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Vana, C. (author)During the past decade there has been an increasing interest towards sustainable development and environmental management from corporate organizations, with efforts extending across their value chain to their partners. On the one hand, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is the most commonly used tool for measuring the environmental performance of a...master thesis 2014
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Van der Lugt, P. (author), Vogtländer, J.G. (author), Alexander, J. (author), Bongers, F. (author), Stebbins, H. (author)In a carbon footprint assessment, the greenhouse gas emissions during the life cycle of a material can be measured, and compared to alternative products in terms of kg CO2 equivalent. If applied correctly, wood acetylation opens up a range of new innovative applications in which high performance yet carbon intensive non-renewable materials such...conference paper 2014
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Labrujere, A.L. (author), Verhagen, H.J. (author)When calculating the Carbon Footprint for a product or service, a direct link is made between the total amount of consumed energy and the produced amount of carbon dioxide during production. For that reason calculating the carbon footprint of various alternatives is a very straightforward method to compare energy consumption and more importantly...conference paper 2012
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Haddaden, N.H.M. (author)This thesis reviews Arctic development, and industrial responses to changing climate-driven, geospatial, and economic environments. First, the optimization of trans-arctic navigation was addressed in light of the global warming impact on Arctic sea ice. In this regard, a central consideration was given to the Northern Sea Route (NSR), such that...master thesis 2010
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Luijten, C.J.L.M. (author), Andriessen, C.J. (author), de Gijt, J.G. (author), Broos, E.J. (author), Zwakhals, J.W. (author), van Ewijk, H.A.L. (author)This article describes the preliminary results of a study in the Port of Rotterdam to assess the carbon footprint of port infrastructures, In the study two types of port infrastructure have been selected, a road construction and a quay wall construction. For both structures the individual components of these structures were categorized to assess...conference paper 2010
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Labrujere, A.L. (author)Carbon Footprinting is a method of determining the environmental impact of a product or service. It focuses only on pollutions to the air by greenhouse gasses. There is a strong focus on these gases caused by intergovernmental alliances that restrict the amount of emitted gas. These agreements have been made, as a result of the widely accepted...master thesis 2010