Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of protected crops: an Italian case study

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 56-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurizio Cellura ◽  
Sonia Longo ◽  
Marina Mistretta
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Italian Case

scholarly journals Environmental Life Cycle Assessment scenarios for a district heating network. An Italian case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 368-379
Author(s):  
Jacopo Famiglietti ◽  
Luisa Gerevini ◽  
Giulia Spirito ◽  
Marianna Pozzi ◽  
Alice Dénarié ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
District Heating ◽  
Italian Case ◽  
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF REFURBISHMENT VERSUS DEMOLITION AND RECONSTRUCTION: A COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF AN ITALIAN CASE STUDY

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 155-172
Author(s):  
Francesco Pittau ◽  
Dayana Giacomel ◽  
Giuliana Iannaccone ◽  
Laura Malighetti
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Building Stock ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Environmental Consequences ◽  
Italian Case

ABSTRACT In the building sector, new standards for energy efficiency are reducing the energy consumption and the carbon emissions for building operation to nearly zero. As a result, the greenhouse gas emissions and related environmental impacts from materials production, and especially insulation, are becoming key factors. In the near future, most of the building stock is expected to be refurbished and a great amount of construction materials will be consequently required. A relevant share of waste is generated from building construction and demolition and limiting the volume is a priority of the EU community. In this work the renovation of industrial buildings in a dismissed area located in Lecco, Italy, was considered as a case study. Five alternative construction systems (EPS, WOOD, ROCK, PU, HEMP) for renovating the building envelopes were assumed, and a life cycle assessment (LCA) adopted in order to measure the environmental impact of each alternative. The results were compared with a scenario which included demolition and reconstruction of a similar building with the same net volume and thermal resistance. The results showed that timber and concrete are the most environmentally friendly materials to rebuild the structures in case of demolition, contrary to steel which leads generally to higher environmental impacts, except land use. In general, EPS, WOOD and HEMP technological alternatives accounted for the highest scores, both in terms of burdens on the ecosystems and on depletion of resources, while ROCK accounted for the lowest scores. Finally, refurbishment scenarios generally accounted for a lower global warming potential (GWP) even if demolition, waste treatment and the benefit from recycling/reuse are taken into account.

Exergy Life Cycle Assessment of soil erosion remediation technologies: an Italian case study

2016 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 3007-3017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo V. Rocco ◽  
Gabriele Cassetti ◽  
Francesco Gardumi ◽  
Emanuela Colombo
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Soil Erosion ◽  
Italian Case

Life cycle assessment of strawberry soilless cultivation and packaging: an Italian case study

2021 ◽  
pp. 605-612
Author(s):  
A. Ilari ◽  
F. Capocasa ◽  
S. Fabrizi ◽  
G. Toscano ◽  
E. Foppa Pedretti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Italian Case ◽  
Soilless Cultivation

scholarly journals Social Life Cycle Assessment in the Textile Sector: An Italian Case Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 2092 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Lenzo ◽  
Marzia Traverso ◽  
Roberta Salomone ◽  
Giuseppe Ioppolo
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Italian Case ◽  
Textile Sector

scholarly journals Forest products in construction: a comparative life cycle assessment of an Italian case study

Rivista Tema ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol Vol. 7 (N. 1 (2021)) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuliana Iannaccone ◽  
Francesco Pittau ◽  
Giovanni Dotelli
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Italian Case ◽  
Comparative Life Cycle Assessment
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