A study looks at
the life cycle impact of the different types of sustainable roofs and finds a clear winner for colder regions.
Supply of limited resources is being further constrained by more severe and unpredictable climate events and more potent microbes, pests and diseases — causing food producers to more seriously consider the environmental
life cycle impact of food production activities.
With an emphasis on the whole
life cycle impact of the process from raw material to product end - of - life, Ecolean sets an example for others to follow.
Bottom line: try walking, riding your bike or taking the bus to reduce
those life cycle impacts of your alcohol consumption.
Not exact matches
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life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.
In a
life cycle assessment (LCA) analyzing the environmental
impact of hempcrete, the practitioner found that hemp sequesters approximately 1.7 kilograms CO2 per kilogram hemp.
This advice will help CDP maximize the
impact of donor generosity that recognizes the full
life cycle of the disaster.
An LCA can be defined * as an environmental management tool that assess the overall environmental performance
of a particular product or service, and considers the whole
life cycle, from cradle to grave, and a wide range
of impact categories.
Life Cycle Assessments and Life Cycle Thinking applies not just to products and packages themselves, but to the whole life cycle, from cradle - to - grave or cradle - to - cradle and includes the impacts of raw material sourcing, manufacture, product production, packaging, transportation, distribution, retail, consumer use and then post-use recovery or dispo
Life Cycle Assessments and Life Cycle Thinking applies not just to products and packages themselves, but to the whole life cycle, from cradle - to - grave or cradle - to - cradle and includes the impacts of raw material sourcing, manufacture, product production, packaging, transportation, distribution, retail, consumer use and then post-use recovery or disp
Cycle Assessments and
Life Cycle Thinking applies not just to products and packages themselves, but to the whole life cycle, from cradle - to - grave or cradle - to - cradle and includes the impacts of raw material sourcing, manufacture, product production, packaging, transportation, distribution, retail, consumer use and then post-use recovery or dispo
Life Cycle Thinking applies not just to products and packages themselves, but to the whole life cycle, from cradle - to - grave or cradle - to - cradle and includes the impacts of raw material sourcing, manufacture, product production, packaging, transportation, distribution, retail, consumer use and then post-use recovery or disp
Cycle Thinking applies not just to products and packages themselves, but to the whole
life cycle, from cradle - to - grave or cradle - to - cradle and includes the impacts of raw material sourcing, manufacture, product production, packaging, transportation, distribution, retail, consumer use and then post-use recovery or dispo
life cycle, from cradle - to - grave or cradle - to - cradle and includes the impacts of raw material sourcing, manufacture, product production, packaging, transportation, distribution, retail, consumer use and then post-use recovery or disp
cycle, from cradle - to - grave or cradle - to - cradle and includes the
impacts of raw material sourcing, manufacture, product production, packaging, transportation, distribution, retail, consumer use and then post-use recovery or disposal.
The corrugated industry released its third
life cycle assessment report in June 2017 measuring and documenting the cradle - to - cradle environmental
impact of corrugated packaging manufactured in 2014.
Released to the public in June 2017, the latest corrugated industry
life cycle assessment (LCA) confirms continued environmental progress through increased efficiencies in mill energy systems, increased use
of low -
impact fossil fuels, and increased recovery for recycling.
The study revealed that packaging disposal represents a fraction
of a product's environmental
impact across its entire
life cycle.
The Food Recovery Challenge is part
of the EPA's Sustainable Materials Management Program, which seeks to reduce the environmental
impact of food and other widely - used everyday items through their entire
life cycle, including how they are extracted, manufactured, distributed, used, reused, recycled, and disposed.
The members
of the European Food Sustainable Consumption and Production Round Table are identifying scientifically reliable and uniform environmental assessment methodologies for food and drink products, including product category specifications where relevant, considering their significant
impacts across the entire product
life -
cycle.
Life Cycles of the Seas» exhibit; and the eye - opening «Sea Debris: Awareness through Art,» which reveals the amount
of waste dumped into our oceans every year and the
impact it has on our coast's ecosystems.
The Guide discusses what is a
Life Cycle Assessment, what are Environmental Product Declarations, what is the significance
of the new European Standards CEN / TC 350 and the
impact of the Construction Products Regulation, and looks in detail at the range
of environmental indicators.
Researchers at the University have carried out the first ever comprehensive study
of the environmental
impacts of microwave appliances, considering their whole
life cycle, from «cradle to grave».
However, it is electricity consumption by microwave appliances that has the biggest
impact on the environment, taking into account its whole
life cycle, from production
of fuels to generation
of electricity.
The study used
life cycle assessment (LCA) to estimate the
impacts of microwave appliances, taking into account their manufacture, use and end -
of -
life waste management.
Depending on the category in which the product falls, there can be a high environmental
impact during the manufacturing stage or use stage
of a product's
life cycle.
In Design for the Environment:
Life - Cycle Approach Using a Newsvendor Model, University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor Gal Raz and research colleagues investigated which segments of a product's life cycle create the biggest environmental impacts and where firms should invest their resources in order to reduce those impa
Life -
Cycle Approach Using a Newsvendor Model, University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor Gal Raz and research colleagues investigated which segments of a product's life cycle create the biggest environmental impacts and where firms should invest their resources in order to reduce those imp
Cycle Approach Using a Newsvendor Model, University
of Virginia Darden School
of Business Professor Gal Raz and research colleagues investigated which segments
of a product's
life cycle create the biggest environmental impacts and where firms should invest their resources in order to reduce those impa
life cycle create the biggest environmental impacts and where firms should invest their resources in order to reduce those imp
cycle create the biggest environmental
impacts and where firms should invest their resources in order to reduce those
impacts.
«However, in general, the Algal Biomass Organization firmly believes
life cycle assessments are critical to the development
of the industry, given the need to accurately assess and quantify the environmental
impact of algae - derived energy,» she said.
Daniel Goleman's book Ecological Intelligence explores the
impact of knowing the environmental cost
of everything; this excerpt explores how the rigorous assessment
of the entire
life cycle of a product reveals its costs and trade - offs
She also ran its product - stewardship program for 3 years, studying the
life cycle of products and finding ways to reduce their environmental
impact.
He is providing key pieces
of the puzzle to help progress the development
of electric cars, and shows in his thesis how
life cycle assessment, LCA, can be used to minimise their environmental
impact in the long term.
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a systems method that provides a holistic overview of a product's environmental impact over its life cycle from raw material extraction, through production processes and use, to waste management, including all transportation and energy consumption in the intermediate sta
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a systems method that provides a holistic overview
of a product's environmental
impact over its
life cycle from raw material extraction, through production processes and use, to waste management, including all transportation and energy consumption in the intermediate sta
life cycle from raw material extraction, through production processes and use, to waste management, including all transportation and energy consumption in the intermediate stages.
Life - cycle engineering, of which Frangopol is a recognized pioneer, is an approach to assess the environmental impacts in conjunction with economic impacts that includes a structure's life cycle from its production to its use and its
Life -
cycle engineering,
of which Frangopol is a recognized pioneer, is an approach to assess the environmental
impacts in conjunction with economic
impacts that includes a structure's
life cycle from its production to its use and its
life cycle from its production to its use and its end.
«Given the vital role spring queens have in maintaining bumblebee populations, we decided to focus on assessing the
impacts at this stage in the
life cycle,» said Raine, a professor in the School
of Environmental Sciences.
Geyer and Zinc are experts in
life -
cycle assessment (LCA), which quantifies the environmental
impacts of products and services throughout their
life cycle, from resource extraction through use and end
of life.
To reduce this staggering amount and improve sustainability, manufacturers need to accurately measure and evaluate consumption
of energy and materials, as well as environmental
impacts, at each step in the
life cycles of their products.
In order to study the different configurations
of RWH, the following methodologies were used: exergy analysis and exergetic efficiency analysis to determine resource consumption and efficiency;
life cycle assessment (LCA) to identify environmental
impacts;
life cycle costing (LCC) to find economic feasibility, and data envelopment analysis (DEA) to identify the frontiers
of best - practice towards sustainability.
«Now that we know this, we can start to identify places where human
impacts may be affecting one portion
of the sand tiger
life cycle disproportionally.»
This shows that identifying inconsistent observations is a pre-requisite for studying and interpreting the
impact of climate change on the timing
of life cycle events.
One limitation to all studies that aim to quantify the environmental
impacts of human diets is that many
of the
life -
cycle analyses used by researchers are conducted in other countries.
The study, commissioned by CHEOPS - a perovskite research project co-funded by the European research and innovation programme Horizon 2020, is being conducted by SmartGreenScans, a CHEOPS member, specialising in
Life - Cycle Assessments (LCA) of photovoltaic technologies, to assess the life - cycle environmental impact of the perovskite - on - silicon tandem cells being commercialised by Oxford
Life -
Cycle Assessments (LCA) of photovoltaic technologies, to assess the life - cycle environmental impact of the perovskite - on - silicon tandem cells being commercialised by Oxfor
Cycle Assessments (LCA)
of photovoltaic technologies, to assess the
life - cycle environmental impact of the perovskite - on - silicon tandem cells being commercialised by Oxford
life -
cycle environmental impact of the perovskite - on - silicon tandem cells being commercialised by Oxfor
cycle environmental
impact of the perovskite - on - silicon tandem cells being commercialised by Oxford PV.
Oxford, 04 April 2018 — Oxford PV — The Perovskite Company, the leader in the field
of perovskite solar cells, today announced that its perovskite - on - silicon tandem solar cells, currently being used to conduct a
life -
cycle environmental
impact study, have shown positive first results.
Unusual
life cycle and
impact on microfibril assembly
of ADAMTS17, a secreted metalloprotease mutated in genetic eye disease.
12.4 by 2020 achieve environmentally sound management
of chemicals and all wastes throughout their
life cycle in accordance with agreed international frameworks and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil to minimize their adverse
impacts on human health and the environment
The slides analyse the role
of the product
life cycle and the Boston matrix and evaluate the
impact of extension strategies on a business and how the Boston matrix can be used in the management
of a firm's product portfolio.
They specifically look at the benefits and drawbacks
of automation, EDI, 3D printing from a business perspective, business communication methods and how technology has
impacted upon the
life cycle of many products.
Specialized Studies is a community
of committed educators invested in making a positive
impact on the
lives of learners at all stages
of the
life cycle.
In recent research with Guido Schwerdt and Lei Zhang, we turn to international comparisons to test the proposition that the
life -
cycle impact of vocational education might be quite different from that observed at entry into the labor market.
Taking the initiative to map the «student journey» through the university
life cycle, the team identified how FM services
impact every stage
of that journey — and how to ensure that
impact is positive.
But for the children growing up in environments where these challenges
impact their daily
lives, the learning outcomes typically create another vicious
cycle of divesting — through suspensions, expulsions and negative classroom experiences.
Electronic stewardship addresses the
life -
cycle of electronics from procurement to disposal, often referred to as cradle to grave, for the purpose
of reducing their environmental and energy
impacts during product acquisition, operation, maintenance and disposition.
During the development
of new models, #Audi takes a look at all the environmental
impacts throughout the vehicles» respective
life cycle.
Discovery Sport is designed with a
life cycle approach, aiming to minimise environmental
impact by considering the entire
life cycle of the vehicle.
But, rather than include all the models that got the axe last year, I focused on those that most
of us will miss and the vehicles that, at some point in their
life cycle, made a significant
impact on the market.
The temperature in which the flea
lives will
impact the duration
of his
life cycle with higher temperatures and humidity levels speeding up the process.
who dug the controllers in Skyward Sword, but that was so late in the console's
life cycle, it didn't have much
of an
impact.