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Van Dam, S.S. (author)
This publication is an extended version of the summary and conclusions of the doctoral thesis ‘Smart Energy Management for Households’. It is specifically intended to give practitioners dealing with HEMS in their day to day profession practical tools to strive to improve the use and effectiveness of HEMS. This booklet gives a concise summation...
book 2013
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Wever, R. (author)
Packaging has always received a lot of attention within the field of design for sustainability. The classical approach has been to mainly focus on reducing the impact of the packaging. This approach stems from the ill-informed position that packaging is superfluous, or at best there only for marketing reasons. This is a rather guild-based...
conference paper 2014
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Hasselaar, E. (author), Klunder, G. (author), Morawska, L. (author)
conference paper 2003
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Stougie, L. (author), Van der Kooi, H.J. (author)
Several options exist for power generation, but it is difficult to determine which option is the most sustainable. When assessing the sustainability of an option or system, it is important to consider the environmental, economic and social aspects of sustainability and to take a life-cycle point of view. According to literature, a relationship...
conference paper 2013
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Debacker, W. (author), Allacker, K. (author), Delem, L. (author), Janssen, A. (author), De Troyer, F. (author), Spirinckx, C. (author), Geerken, T. (author), Van Dessel, J. (author)
A four-year project has started in 2007 to develop a methodology that can be applied to optimize the Belgian dwelling stock. The aim of the project is to optimise buildings concerning their environmental impact, their financial cost and the quality they offer over the whole life cycle, from the production of primary raw materials to the final...
conference paper 2010
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Cortes Vargas, T.C. (author), Hildebrand, Linda (author), Rammig, L.M. (author), Zani, Andrea (author)
A focus on embodied emissions in building materials has been notorious in the last years, mostly due to high improvements in optimisation of operational energy in buildings. The environmental impact of building materials reflected in embodied energy and potential (re) life options that stimulate circular flows has become the focus of discussion....
conference paper 2021
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Kapetanović, M. (author), Nunez, Alfredo (author), van Oort, N. (author), Goverde, R.M.P. (author)
The railway sector is facing significant challenges in addressing the increasing concerns related to climate change, environmental pollution and scarcity of resources. This especially applies to often non-electrified regional railway networks, with passenger services provided by diesel-driven vehicles. Innovative propulsion system concepts offer...
conference paper 2022
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van der Helm, A.W.C. (author)
Drinking water treatment plants automation becomes more sophisticated, more on-line monitoring systems become available and integration of modeling environments with control systems becomes easier. This gives possibilities for model-based optimization. In operation of drinking water treatment plants, the processes are usually optimized...
doctoral thesis 2007
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Van Dam, S.S. (author)
The aim of the research presented in this thesis was to infer design-related insights and guidelines to improve the use and effectiveness of home energy management systems (HEMS). This was done through an empirical evaluation of the longitudinal effectiveness of these devices and an exploration of factors that influence their use and...
doctoral thesis 2013
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Hasselaar, E. (author), Morawska, L. (author)
journal article 2003
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Boks, C.B. (author), Stevels, A.L.N. (author)
Consolidation of knowledge, information and experiences in application of Design for Environment principles is done at various levels, ranging from easy to understand slogans to design guidelines, and even to tailor-made solutions. This brings about that dissemination of this knowledge should be done taking carefully the intended audience and...
journal article 2007
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Durucan, S. (author), Korre, A. (author), Shi, J.Q. (author), Idiens, M. (author), Stanczyk, K. (author), Kapusta, K. (author), Rogut-Dabrowska, A. (author), Kempka, T. (author), Wolf, K.H.A.A. (author), Younger, P. (author), Zavsek, S. (author), Poulsen, N.E. (author), Bojda, D. (author), Franzsen, S. (author), Muresan, M. (author), Gao, J. (author), Beath, A. (author), Mastalerz, M. (author)
The TOPS project takes a radical and holistic approach to coupled UCG-CCS, and thus the site selection criteria for the coupled processes, considering both geological, reservoir and process engineering aspects and different end-uses of the produced synthetic gas in order to optimise the whole value chain. In particular, the experimental research...
journal article 2014
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Wever, R. (author), Vogtländer, J. (author)
The classical sustainability perspective on packaging is to reduce the environmental impact or eco burden of the packaging, using life cycle assessment to evaluate different design alternatives. Simultaneously, the classical marketing perspective on packaging is to generate value through differentiation, for instance, by providing additional...
journal article 2012
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Straub, A. (author)
Reliable service life data of building products are of great importance when completing environmental LCA (life cycle assessment) reviews, for LCC (life cycle costing) and for maintenance planning tasks. A research project was set up to answer the following research questions: (1) what are reliable service life data of current used building...
journal article 2015
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Lam, K.L. (author), Solon, Kimberly (author), Jia, Mingsheng (author), Volcke, Eveline I. P. (author), van der Hoek, J.P. (author)
Recovering phosphorus from wastewater in more concentrated forms has potential to sustainably recirculate phosphorus from cities to agriculture. The environmental sustainability of wastewater-based phosphorus recovery processes or wastewater-derived phosphorus products can be evaluated using life cycle assessment (LCA). Many LCA studies used a...
journal article 2022
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Tsalidis, G.A. (author)
Policymakers need to know where the social externalities of products occur in order to act at the macro level. The Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) method can contribute to the assessment of the social externalities of products; a necessary method supporting the European Union while they transitioning to a circular economy. This study...
journal article 2022
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Alsema, EA (author), Anink, D (author), Meijer, A. (author), Straub, A. (author), Donze, G (author)
A new methodology is proposed to assess integral performance of building with respect to energy and materials requirement over the building life cycle. Because the method builds on existing methods for Energy Performance and Materials Performance of Buildings, as defined by Dutch National Building Code, it provides an easily applicable method...
journal article 2016
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Link, Andreas (author), Berger, Markus (author), van der Ent, R.J. (author), Eisner, Stephanie (author), Finkbeiner, Matthias (author)
Water consumption along value chains of goods and services has increased globally and led to increased attention on water footprinting. Most global water consumption is accounted for by evaporation (E), which is connected via bridges of atmospheric moisture transport to other regions on Earth. However, the resultant source-receptor...
journal article 2021
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Baker, Hannah (author), Moncaster, Alice (author), Wilkinson, Sara (author), Remøy, H.T. (author)
Current adaptation theory tends to consider individual buildings or the city level, which cannot address decisions related to masterplan developments on large brownfield sites. This paper investigates the drivers for building demolition or retention and adaptation decisions at the masterplan scale. Expert interviews and three case studies are...
journal article 2023
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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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