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Integrating Scenarios into Life Cycle Assessment Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University
Although life cycle assessment offers insight into the long-term value of our building stock, it has become impossible to model with certainty the service life of a building. What if new lifestyles make reality diverge from the expected service life? What if the building is decommissioned very early or forced to accommodate new functions? Would the same design decisions have been made or would an alternative have been preferred? In reaction to ...
Membrane Life Cycle Management: An Exciting Opportunity for Advancing the Sustainability Features of Membrane Separations Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Membrane science and technology is growing rapidly worldwide and continues to play an increasingly important role in diverse fields by offering high separation efficiency with low energy consumption. Membranes have also shown great promise for “green” separation. A majority of the investigations in the field are devoted to the membrane fabrication and modification with the ultimate goals of enhancing the properties and separation performance of ...
Development of a BIM-based Environmental and Economic Life Cycle Assessment tool Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Currently, the built environment is one of the sectors that contribute the most to environmental impacts worldwide. As a result, the construction industry is increasingly adopting technologies and methodologies that promote the development of sustainable constructions, i.e. constructions that have low
environmental, economic, and social impacts. Focusing on the environmental and economic impact of the construction, this research ...
environmental, economic, and social impacts. Focusing on the environmental and economic impact of the construction, this research ...
A life cycle inventory of microalgae-based biofuels production in an industrial plant concept Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Microalgae have been reported as a promising alternative for biofuels production. However, the use of microalgae for biofuels is still a challenge due to the intense energy use and the generation of a significant amount of biomass residues in the process. In order to analyze the environmental impacts of different technological processes for the production of biodiesel from microalgae, several studies have been published making use of the Life ...
Using Life Cycle Assessment to Inform Decision-Making for Sustainable Buildings Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Because the student residences of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel built in 1973 are not adapted to current comfort standards, the university decided to construct new accommodation facilities at the border of the campus. However, besides demolition, there was no strategy on how to deal with the existing ones. In the search for a more sustainable strategy, the university’s administration assigned the TRANSFORM research team to define various design ...
Cavernosa kapitiana (Bacillariophyceae) : Biogeography and morphology of the different life cycle stages Meise Botanic Garden University of Antwerp
The monospecific diatom genus Cavernosa is known from only two locations: Kapiti Island off the west coast of New Zealand and Ile de la Possession, Crozet Archipelago, in the southern Indian Ocean. Cavernosa kapitiana Stidolph is a chain-forming diatom with cylindrical frustules having an elongated valve mantle. We provide a description of the different life-cycle stages (normal frustules, globular initial cells, bell-shaped initial cells, first ...
Potential of life cycle assessment to support environmental decision making at commercial dairy farms Hasselt University
In this paper, we evaluate the potential of life cycle assessment (LCA) to support environmental decision making at commercial dairy farms. To achieve this, we follow a four-step method that allows converting environmental assessment results using LCA into case-specific advice for farmers. This is illustrated in a case-study involving 20 specialized Flemish dairy farms. Calculated LCA indicators are normalized into scores between 0 and 100, ...