For over twenty years, researchers and practitioners have been developing and
implementing different methods for combining environmental and economic analysis of …

The trend towards “clean” mobility is growing steadily, causing an exponential increase in
lithium demand. Lithium reserves are therefore an important asset for the countries owning …

Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a solid tool to assess the potential environmental impacts in
construction industry, an important material in this industry is the brick, along time several …

The oil scarcity and the rise in earth temperature have elevated the interest in lignocellulosic
biorefineries. Lignin has high potential to be used in various applications including the …

Sustainability is of paramount importance when facing the design of long lasting,
maintenance demanding structures. In particular, a sustainable life cycle design for concrete …

Nano-scale zero-valent iron (nZVI) is the main nanomaterial used in environmental
remediation processes. Its wide application is due to its various characteristics, such as high …

This work presents an evaluation and comparison of the environmental impacts generated
in the vertical sealing subsystem of a single-family residential unit, using the methodology of …

For a sustainable building industry, reusable construction with a low demand for primary
resources is needed. Moreover, if we want to reduce the amount of construction and …

On modern prosthodontics, CAD/CAM technology is the main manufacturing technique to
produce the all-ceramic restorations. Zirconia stabilized with 3% mol of yttria (3Y-TSZ) is the …

Brick making contributes significantly to the of supply materials for the building industry. The
majority of brick production sectors, especially in developing countries, employ polluting and …