Regional sustainability through life cycle management

Session MO.1.C || Achieving Sustainability Goals on the Regional, National and International Level Authors Rydberg, Tomas; Adibi, Naeem; Balkau, Fritz; Bezama, Alberto; Massari, Stefania; Modak, Prasad; Sonnemann, Guido; Strothmann, Philip; Wiche, Pia Abstract Geographical and administrative regions are major players in sustainable development, with wide-ranging responsibilities under various national and international frameworks. The systematic use [...]

Regional sustainability through life cycle management2021-09-30T20:01:04+00:00

Equipment and human factor in geographically dispersed simultaneous data gathering: case of The Ultimate Cheeseburger online experiment

Session WE.2.E || Mobilizing LCA Resources Through Digital Collaboration Authors Ristic, Dusan; Jäger, Henry; Smetana, Sergiy; Heinz, Volker Abstract Online experiment “The Ultimate Cheeseburger” took place in spring 2021. The experiment aimed to measure the average time necessary to cook different kinds of burgers in the same way, which is understood to reflect the amount [...]

Equipment and human factor in geographically dispersed simultaneous data gathering: case of The Ultimate Cheeseburger online experiment2021-09-30T20:01:04+00:00

How to train artificial intelligence to improve industrial applicability of life cycle assessment

Session WE.2.E || Mobilizing LCA Resources Through Digital Collaboration Authors Thore, Andreas; Carlsson, Raul Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a practical tool to enhance the LCA community’s ability to meet society´s demand for more life cycle assessment (LCA) and footprint studies. The reason is that LCA requires intense amounts of intellectual resources that makes [...]

How to train artificial intelligence to improve industrial applicability of life cycle assessment2021-09-30T20:01:04+00:00

Challenges to build a national System for quantifying the Life Cycle Carbon Footprint ff Buildings

Session WE.2.A || Life Cycle Sustainability in Construction and Renovation of Buildings II Authors Wiche, Pia; Rodríguez Droguett, Bárbara; Granato, Danilo Abstract This study was commissioned by the Chilean Housing Ministry and analyses the state of the art of methodologies for the carbon footprint (CF) of buildings to identify the challenges to create a national [...]

Challenges to build a national System for quantifying the Life Cycle Carbon Footprint ff Buildings2021-09-30T20:01:04+00:00

Steps to mainstream sustainability assessment in the decision-making process of Colruyt Group

Session TU.1.D || Life Cycle Thinking in Companies and Organizations Authors Van Hemelryck, Steven; Adibi, Naeem; McHardy, Cara; Voorend, Wannes Abstract Colruyt Group conducted the first Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for its wine bottling plant 20 years ago. Since then, the company has made significant steps to mainstream decision making based on sustainability. Yearly carbon [...]

Steps to mainstream sustainability assessment in the decision-making process of Colruyt Group2021-09-30T20:01:04+00:00
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