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Assessing sustainability of building materials in developing countries: the sustainable building materials index (SBMI)

Author: Gibberd, Jeremy T Date: Oct 2014 Measuring sustainability of building materials is complex. Despite this a wide range of different methodologies and systems have been developed. Most of these focus on environmental issues and are based on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), or ... Read more
Environmental impacts of construction materials use: a life cycle perspective

Author: Ampofo-Anti, N Date: Feb 2009 To place construction on a truly sustainable path the green building movement needs a method which goes beyond subjective checklists of green features. Such a method must provide objective guidelines for a comprehensive assessment of the ... Read more
Environmental labelling of buildings and construction products: lessons for South Africa from global trends

Author: Ampofo-Anti, NL Date: Jul 2012 Environmental labelling enables consumers to use their purchasing choices to protect the environment. The concluding declarations of the first three Earth Summits however caution that to truly serve this purpose, environmental labelling should ... Read more
Establishing an environmental profile of water supply in South Africa

Author: Brent, AC Date: Nov 2006 The life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) phase of life cycle assessments (LCAs) evaluates the potential environmental impact profiles of industrial activities throughout the life cycles of products and processes. The LCIA procedure is dependent ... Read more
Exploring sustainability potentials in vineyards through LCA? Evidence from farming practices in South Africa

Author: Russo, Valentina ; Strever, AE ; Ponstein, HJ Date: Apr 2021 Following the urgency to curb environmental impacts across all sectors globally, this is the frst life cycle assessment of diferent wine grape farming practices suitable for commercial conventional production in South Africa, aiming at better ... Read more
How small daily choices play a huge role in climate change: The disposable paper cup environmental bane

Author: Foteinis, Spyros Date: May 2020 Disposable paper cups comprise typical single-use plastic items, as they are lined internally with a thin plastic coating for waterproofing. They are consumed at a staggering rate worldwide, with the UK alone consuming around 7 million cups ... Read more
Life cycle assessment of facile microwave-assisted zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures

Author: Papadaki, D ; Foteinis, S ; Mhlongo, Gugu H ; Nkosi, SS ; Motaung, David E ; Ray, Suprakas S ; Tsoutsos, T ; Kiriakidis, G Date: May 2017 The life cycle assessment of several zinc oxide (ZnO) nanostructures, fabricated by a facile microwave technique, is presented. Key synthesis parameters such as annealing temperature, varied from 90 °C to 220 °C, and microwave power, varied ... Read more

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