scholarly journals Research on Low-carbon Building Development Based on Whole Life Cycle Analysis

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 305-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wu Tian-yan ◽  
Cheng Min
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Life Cycle Analysis ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Whole Life Cycle

Design of the Low-Carbon and Ecological Kindergarten

2011 ◽  
Vol 99-100 ◽  
pp. 617-623
Author(s):  
Yan Li ◽  
Kai Xie
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The Public ◽  
Conservation Technology ◽  
Geographical Position ◽  
Whole Life Cycle ◽  
Reasonable Energy

The public in China have a vague notion of architecture energy conservation, additionally the various and complex geographical position and climate, so the problem of architectural energy dissipation has deteriorated. In terms of architectural energy conservation, this design wholly considered energy conservation and emission reduction in the whole life cycle. The theory of “nonexistence-existence-nonexistence” should be carried out practically and low-carbon, ecological kindergarten will be founded in Huainan by studying and taking advantage all kinds of reasonable energy conservation technology. We should exert a subtle influence on cultivating children’s sense of energy conservation and emission reduction in order to make it be popular in the society which treats children as center.

Total-Life-Cycle Analysis of the Low Carbon Building

2012 ◽  
Vol 573-574 ◽  
pp. 740-744
Author(s):  
De Li Yao ◽  
Tong Chen ◽  
Chang Lin Mi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Life Cycle Analysis ◽  
Life Cycle Management ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Project Development ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Total Life ◽  
Carbon Economy

This paper applies the total-life-cycle management theory to the construction and development of low-carbon buildings, and makes analysis of the implementation ways of low-carbon buildings in various stages of project development. So the low-carbon buildings in china can get sustainable development and the low-carbon economy can be realized rapidly.

Research on Construction for Sustainable Housing Based on the Whole Life Cycle

2011 ◽  
Vol 224 ◽  
pp. 164-169
Author(s):  
Xia Yun Li ◽  
Shi Qiang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Paper Analysis ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon Economy ◽  
Sustainable Housing ◽  
Whole Life Cycle

Under the Sustainable Development Strategy, whether the project's sustainability goals can be achieved for residential building is a serious problem, which is not only related to the improvement of quality of living but also the implementation of the strategy for national energy saving and low-carbon economy. However, building sustainable housing is a new challenge for contractor. Based on the life cycle theory, this paper analysis project objective and achieves condition of sustainable development in explaining the basis of the connotation of sustainable housing, and then discuses the process of building sustainable housing under the guidance of sustainable management theory, which can provides some guidance for the achievement of sustainability goals of residential construction projects.

A Case Study of Carbon Footprint on Liquor Packaging

2012 ◽  
Vol 262 ◽  
pp. 577-580
Author(s):  
Ya Bo Fu ◽  
Wen Cai Xu ◽  
Yan Ru Jiang ◽  
Ge Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Glass Bottle ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Green Packaging ◽  
Whole Life Cycle

The increasing concern on low carbon and environment protection has aroused a broader awareness of the sustainable development issues to be given to the environmental impacts of packaging products through the whole life cycle. The research of carbon footprint takes the high lights among these studies. The calculation of carbon emissions on commodities has shown many advantages on estimation of global greenhouse gas emissions. In this work, glass bottle liquor packaging was selected as the researching object, its equivalent carbon emissions were investigated by hybrid life cycle method. Through the carbon emissions research of the processes during the whole life cycle including raw materials’ production, packaging process, transportation, consumption and recycling, the carbon footprint on liquor packaging was calculated. The results indicated that the transportation and production of glass bottle contribute the most parts of total carbon emissions, which provides a case support for energy conservation and the development of green packaging.

scholarly journals Comprehensive Evaluation of Carbon Emissions for the Development of High-Rise Residential Building

Buildings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Yim ◽  
S. Ng ◽  
M. Hossain ◽  
James Wong
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Residential Housing ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Whole Life Cycle

Despite the fact that many novel initiatives have been put forward to reduce the carbon emissions of buildings, there is still a lack of comprehensive investigation in analyzing a buildings’ life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, especially in high-density cities. In addition, no studies have made attempt to evaluate GHG emissions by considering the whole life cycle of buildings in Hong Kong. Knowledge of localized emission at different stages is critical, as the emission varies greatly in different regions. Without a reliable emission level of buildings, it is difficult to determine which aspects can reduce the life cycle GHG emissions. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the life cycle GHG emissions of buildings by considering “cradle-to-grave” system boundary, with a case-specific high-rise residential housing block as a representative public housing development in Hong Kong. The results demonstrated that the life cycle GHG emission of the case residential building was 4980 kg CO2e/m2. The analysis showed that the majority (over 86%) of the emission resulted from the use phase of the building including renovation. The results and analysis presented in this study can help the relevant parties in designing low carbon and sustainable residential development in the future.

Study on Effect of Electric Vehicle Industry to Energy and Environment

2013 ◽  
Vol 805-806 ◽  
pp. 1664-1667
Author(s):  
Yang Yang ◽  
Ru Tong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Smart Grid ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Energy Utilization ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Complete Life Cycle ◽  
Whole Life Cycle

With the deterioration of the environment and energy crisis is becoming more and more serious, the development of low carbon industry has risen to national strategies. In the energy utilization and environmental effect, electric vehicle to the fuel vehicle has the advantages of energy saving and emission reduction prominent; the whole life cycle analysis, the electric vehicle complete life cycle into electric energy transmission cycle and vehicle life cycle of two parts; electric vehicle power battery as storage unit, strengthen the relationship between electric vehicle, new energy and smart grid among the three, promotes the development and application of clean energy, speed up the construction of smart grid, realize the real energy-saving and emission-reduction.

scholarly journals The Life Cycle Assessment for Polylactic Acid (PLA) to Make It a Low-Carbon Material

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 1854
Author(s):  
Erfan Rezvani Rezvani Ghomi ◽  
Fatemeh Khosravi ◽  
Ali Saedi Saedi Ardahaei ◽  
Yunqian Dai ◽  
Rasoul Esmaeely Neisiany ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Polylactic Acid ◽  
Carbon Material ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Life Cycle Assessments ◽  
Global Concern ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Whole Life Cycle

The massive plastic production worldwide leads to a global concern for the pollution made by the plastic wastes and the environmental issues associated with them. One of the best solutions is replacing the fossil-based plastics with bioplastics. Bioplastics such as polylactic acid (PLA) are biodegradable materials with less greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. PLA is a biopolymer produced from natural resources with good mechanical and chemical properties, therefore, it is used widely in packaging, agriculture, and biomedical industries. PLA products mostly end up in landfills or composting. In this review paper, the existing life cycle assessments (LCA) for PLA were comprehensively reviewed and classified. According to the LCAs, the energy and materials used in the whole life cycle of PLA were reported. Finally, the GHG emissions of PLA in each stage of its life cycle, including feedstock acquisition and conversion, manufacturing of PLA products, the PLA applications, and the end of life (EoL) options, were described. The most energy-intensive stage in the life cycle of PLA is its conversion. By optimizing the conversion process of PLA, it is possible to make it a low-carbon material with less dependence on energy sources.

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