The building sector, including building operations and materials, was responsible for the
emission of∼ 11.9 gigatons of global energy-related CO2 in 2020, accounting for 37% of the …

The use of alternative raw materials such as agricultural biomass and recycled wood waste
and by-products in particleboard production is a viable approach to respond to the …

The pulp and paper industry, which provides cellulose pulp and paper, bio-based energy
and chemicals, is one of the largest energy consumers, greenhouse gases (GHG) and …

This paper proposes the assessment of particleboards based on the Circular Economy (CE)
approach, in which wood wastes and bio-resins are used to produce circular construction …

A considerable amount of construction and demolition wood waste (CDWW) is generated,
mostly landfilled, contributing to severe environmental effects. The management of CDWW is …

There are different software tools to perform Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and results may
be different according to which software the user chooses. This paper aims to present how …

This article aims to assess: i) the carbon footprint (CF) of particleboard produced in Portugal,
and ii) the influence of different methodological issues in the particleboard CF calculation by …

The management of a large amount of wood waste generated from construction activities is
a challenging issue. However, wood waste is an inherently renewable resource that can be …

Abstract Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) plays a crucial role in sustainability evaluations and
impact assessments, especially in the realm of eco-design and environmentally friendly …

Purpose Life cycle assessment (LCA) techniques have been developed since the late 1960s
in order to analyze environmental impacts of various products or companies. Although LCA …