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Modelling and life cycle assessment of biomass-based synthetic natural gas production 生物质合成天然气生产建模与生命周期评价
IF 4.9 Q2 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL Pub Date : 2025-10-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100359
Diana Dimande, Bettina Mihalyi-Schneider, Michael Harasek, Walter Wukovits
Meeting Austria's 2040 carbon neutrality target requires a rapid transition to industrial-scale processes. Biomass-based technologies are pivotal in this shift, as they reduce reliance on fossil resources while producing high-value products. This study models and evaluates the potential environmental impacts of producing biomass-based synthetic natural gas (Bio-SNG) through gasification and methanation, incorporating scenario analysis. Seven impact categories were assessed: acidification potential, eutrophication, land use, fossil resource use, water use, particulate matter, and climate change. Among the Bio-SNG scenarios, the Bio-SNG-W scenario, which utilises wind-generated electricity, shows the lowest impacts across climate and most non-climate categories. Using the IPCC, 2021 methodology, the base case (bio-SNG) estimated net global warming emissions of 41 kgCO2 eq./MWhBio-SNG, mostly due to wood chip preparation and electricity consumption. Thus, when wind power is used as the electricity source (Bio-SNG-W), the greenhouse gas emissions reduce to 25 kgCO2 eq./MWhBio-SNG. In comparison, the emissions for natural gas production and processing, excluding the higher impact use phase, stand at 16 kgCO2 eq./MWhNG. Except for fossil resource use, Bio-SNG-related scenarios show higher emissions than their fossil-based counterpart, underscoring these processes' resource and energy intensity as well as showing a potential burden-shifting effect.
要实现奥地利2040年的碳中和目标,需要迅速过渡到工业规模的过程。基于生物质的技术在这一转变中起着关键作用,因为它们在生产高价值产品的同时减少了对化石资源的依赖。本研究结合情景分析,对通过气化和甲烷化生产生物质合成天然气(Bio-SNG)的潜在环境影响进行了建模和评估。评估了七个影响类别:酸化潜力、富营养化、土地利用、化石资源利用、水利用、颗粒物和气候变化。在Bio-SNG方案中,利用风力发电的Bio-SNG- w方案对气候和大多数非气候类别的影响最小。使用IPCC 2021年的方法,基本情况(bio-SNG)估计全球变暖净排放量为41 kgCO2当量/MWhBio-SNG,主要是由于木屑制备和电力消耗。因此,当使用风电作为电力来源(Bio-SNG-W)时,温室气体排放量减少到25 kgCO2当量/MWhBio-SNG。相比之下,天然气生产和加工的排放量(不包括高影响的使用阶段)为16 kgCO2当量/MWhNG。除化石资源利用外,生物-天然气相关情景的排放量高于化石资源相关情景,强调了这些过程的资源和能源强度,并显示出潜在的负担转移效应。
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Assessment of technologies and water circularity in mining processes: An innovative methodological approach 采矿过程中技术和水循环的评估:一种创新的方法方法
IF 4.9 Q2 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL Pub Date : 2025-10-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100356
Marco A. Vargas , Luis A. Cisternas , Daniel Calisaya-Azpilcueta
The rapid expansion of mining operations has accelerated water resource depletion and increased energy consumption. To tackle these issues, the circular economy provides a framework for managing resource use and reducing environmental impacts. This study introduces an innovative method for assessing circularity in mineral processing, supported by a case study that demonstrates the methodology. The approach is based on circularity indices and employs Monte Carlo simulations to account for epistemic uncertainties that are typical in this field. If the results are not sufficiently robust, global sensitivity analysis is utilized to pinpoint critical variables that require refinement to enhance the outcomes. Additionally, multicriteria decision analysis methods are applied to further the study. In a case study focused on copper concentration through flotation, optimizing water recovery methods significantly improved water circularity metrics. Furthermore, dewatering technologies increased the system's circularity by 28 %, with similar improvements across different setups, reducing water extraction by approximately 42 % and lowering water loss from 0.56 in the base case to 0.29, a 48.6 % decrease. This highlights the effectiveness of dewatering technologies in circular resource management. Then, by applying multicriteria decision-making methods and giving more weight to general indicators related to the water–energy nexus, paste tailings thickening technology was identified as the best option for improving circularity and advancing sustainability. This methodology provides a solid foundation for assessing the transition from a recirculation-based economy to a truly circular model, offering global applicability for comparing technologies, companies, and other relevant factors in mineral processing.
采矿业务的迅速扩大加速了水资源的枯竭和能源消耗的增加。为了解决这些问题,循环经济提供了一个管理资源使用和减少环境影响的框架。本研究介绍了一种评估矿物加工循环的创新方法,并通过一个案例研究来证明该方法。该方法基于循环指数,并采用蒙特卡罗模拟来解释该领域典型的认知不确定性。如果结果不够稳健,则使用全局敏感性分析来确定需要改进以增强结果的关键变量。此外,还应用多准则决策分析方法进行了进一步的研究。在一个以浮选富集铜为重点的案例研究中,优化水回收方法显著提高了水循环度指标。此外,脱水技术将系统循环度提高了28%,在不同的设置中也有类似的改进,减少了约42%的水提取,将失水从基本情况的0.56降低到0.29,减少了48.6%。这突出了脱水技术在循环资源管理中的有效性。然后,通过应用多准则决策方法,赋予与水能关系相关的一般指标更多权重,确定膏体尾矿浓缩技术是改善循环性和提高可持续性的最佳选择。这种方法为评估从循环经济向真正循环模式的过渡提供了坚实的基础,为比较矿物加工中的技术、公司和其他相关因素提供了全球适用性。
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Innovating eco-efficiency metrics: The concept of weight-related carbon intensity in the automotive sector 创新生态效率指标:汽车行业与重量相关的碳强度概念
IF 4.9 Q2 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL Pub Date : 2025-10-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100351
Kai Rüdele , Till Justus Niemann , Christoph Herrmann , Christian Ramsauer
Large and listed companies must publish annual reports to inform about financial figures and commercial success. In recent years, these companies have also increasingly been issuing sustainability reports to provide insights into their current environmental performance and progress. However, these reports lack key figures that integrate both efficiency and environmental perspectives. Therefore, a novel indicator is proposed and tested. The weight-related carbon intensity (ciw) relates cradle-to-gate emissions to the aggregated production weight of passenger cars. Using publicly available data from five global OEMs, we demonstrate that ciw provides more robust insights into production efficiency and sustainability performance than conventional CO2 per vehicle metrics. Our findings show that ciw can uncover inefficiencies that remain hidden under traditional reporting. The results highlight the need for weight-adjusted benchmarks in the automotive sector and suggest that ciw can serve as a complementary metric for corporate reporting, enhance emissions tracking and support climate action by expressing another CO2 truth.
大型和上市公司必须发布年度报告,告知财务数据和商业成功。近年来,这些公司也越来越多地发布可持续发展报告,以提供对其当前环境绩效和进展的见解。然而,这些报告缺乏兼顾效率和环境两方面的关键数据。因此,本文提出了一个新的指标,并对其进行了测试。与重量相关的碳强度(ciw)将乘用车从摇篮到闸门的排放与总生产重量联系起来。通过使用来自全球五家原始设备制造商的公开数据,我们证明,与传统的每辆车二氧化碳排放指标相比,ciw在生产效率和可持续性绩效方面提供了更可靠的见解。我们的研究结果表明,ciw可以发现传统报告中隐藏的低效率。研究结果强调了汽车行业需要调整权重的基准,并表明ciw可以作为企业报告的补充指标,加强排放跟踪,并通过表达另一个二氧化碳真相来支持气候行动。
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Assessing vineyard sustainability through a Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus indicator using System Dynamics Modelling 利用系统动力学模型通过水-能源-食物-生态系统关联指标评估葡萄园的可持续性
IF 4.9 Q2 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL Pub Date : 2025-10-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100346
Ali Rhouma , Nikolaos Mellios , Floor Brouwer , Gil José Maria , Chrysi Laspidou
Optimizing agricultural inputs at the farm scale requires a holistic understanding of water, energy, food, and ecosystem (WEFE) interdependencies. This study develops a composite Water–Energy–Food–Ecosystem Nexus Indicator (WEFENI) and applies System Dynamics Modelling (SDM) to assess vineyard sustainability in northern Spain. This study is the first to introduce WEFENI at a fine spatial resolution, applying it at the grape variety and small-plot level to capture sustainability differences within a single farm. Five key indicators water footprint, carbon footprint, energy footprint, income, and productivity were selected based on their relevance to environmental and socio-economic performance. Primary data were collected through structured questionnaires and field measurements, complemented by secondary data from meteorological and governmental databases. The indicators were normalized, weighted using the CRiteria Importance Through Intercriteria Correlation (CRITIC) method, and aggregated into a composite WEFENI. The dynamic model was constructed to simulate monthly interactions within the WEFE nexus, enabling scenario-based analysis and capturing feedback-driven behaviour across resource systems.
Results show substantial variation in WEFENI scores across agro-climatic zones and grape varieties. The Low Zone achieved the highest score (0.739) due to gravity-fed irrigation and low energy demand, while the High Zone scored lowest (0.556) because of energy-intensive pumping. At the variety level, 15 grape varieties demonstrated a balance between high sustainability and profitability demonstrating the added value of WEFENI in identifying optimal crop choices. Scenario analysis revealed that precision agriculture produced the greatest improvement in WEFENI (+0.102), followed by improved energy efficiency (+0.056), whereas reduced precipitation decreased the score (−0.056).
The proposed framework enhances the replicability of farm-level sustainability assessments by explicitly defining indicator selection, system boundaries, and calculation procedures. The integration of WEFENI with SDM enables dynamic, scenario-based evaluation of trade-offs and synergies, providing a robust decision-support tool for sustainable resource management in agriculture.
优化农场规模的农业投入需要对水、能源、食物和生态系统(WEFE)的相互依赖关系有一个全面的了解。本研究开发了一个复合的水-能源-食物-生态系统联系指标(WEFENI),并应用系统动力学模型(SDM)来评估西班牙北部葡萄园的可持续性。本研究首次在精细空间分辨率下引入WEFENI,将其应用于葡萄品种和小地块水平,以捕捉单个农场内的可持续性差异。根据水足迹、碳足迹、能源足迹、收入和生产力与环境和社会经济绩效的相关性,选择了五个关键指标。主要数据是通过结构化问卷调查和实地测量收集的,辅助数据来自气象和政府数据库。这些指标被归一化,使用标准重要性通过标准间相关性(critical)方法加权,并汇总成一个综合WEFENI。该动态模型的构建是为了模拟WEFE连接中的每月交互,实现基于场景的分析,并捕获跨资源系统的反馈驱动行为。结果表明,不同农业气候带和葡萄品种的WEFENI得分存在显著差异。由于重力灌溉和低能源需求,低区得分最高(0.739),而高区得分最低(0.556),因为能源密集型抽水。在品种层面,15个葡萄品种在高可持续性和盈利能力之间取得了平衡,证明了WEFENI在确定最佳作物选择方面的附加价值。情景分析显示,精准农业对WEFENI的改善最大(+0.102),其次是能源效率的提高(+0.056),而降水的减少使WEFENI得分下降(- 0.056)。该框架通过明确定义指标选择、系统边界和计算程序,增强了农场可持续性评估的可复制性。WEFENI与SDM的集成实现了对权衡和协同效应的动态、基于场景的评估,为农业可持续资源管理提供了强大的决策支持工具。
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Enhanced activated carbon production from lignin waste for treatment of As(V) and Cd(II) in wastewater: Sustainability and technological insights by prospective life cycle assessment 木质素废弃物强化活性炭生产处理废水中的As(V)和Cd(II):通过前瞻性生命周期评估的可持续性和技术见解
IF 4.9 Q2 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL Pub Date : 2025-10-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100350
Brener Felipe Melo Lima Gomes , Heather M. Logan , Leandro Vinícius Alves Gurgel , Anders Damgaard
This study assessed the environmental impacts of producing activated carbon from technical lignin (TL-AC) for the removal of As(V) and Cd(II) from water, at the laboratory scale, and provided insights for future upscaling. An attributional LCA was initially conducted for seven laboratory-scale experimental setups, varying the temperature and the KOH:TL ratio. After identifying the best-performing scenario, three prospective (TL-2S-AC-3, TL-1S-AC-3, TL-1S-AC) and one baseline (Coal-1S-AC) scenarios were evaluated using a prospective life cycle assessment (pLCA). A global prospection identified favorable locations for upscaling the technology, and an emission intensity indicator was proposed to improve sustainability comparisons across adsorbent materials. The results indicated that KOH use and energy consumption were key contributors to the global warming potential (GWP). TL-AC-3 achieved the best sustainability among the laboratory scenarios, with the lowest emission intensity per mass of As(V) (1.5 × 10−4 kg CO2-eq g As−1) and Cd(II) (3.4 × 10−4 kg CO2-eq g Cd−1) removed, demonstrating environmental advantages over commercial and other materials. In prospective assessments, the TL-1S-AC-3 scenario, featuring a simplified one-step pretreatment, showed potential GWP reductions of up to 44.5 % (6.6 kg CO2-eq FU−1), compared to the laboratory-scale results. Brazil emerged as a favorable location for industrial deployment, due to its renewable energy matrix, with GWP values below 11 kg CO2-eq FU−1 across all prospective scenarios. These results highlighted TL-AC as an effective, lower-impact solution for arsenic and cadmium removal, with scalability potential in resource-abundant regions.
本研究在实验室规模上评估了用技术木质素(TL-AC)生产活性炭去除水中As(V)和Cd(II)的环境影响,并为未来的升级提供了见解。归因LCA最初在七个实验室规模的实验装置中进行,改变温度和KOH:TL比。在确定最佳表现方案后,使用前瞻性生命周期评估(pLCA)对三个前瞻性方案(TL-2S-AC-3、TL-1S-AC-3、TL-1S-AC)和一个基线方案(Coal-1S-AC)进行评估。一项全球展望确定了技术升级的有利地点,并提出了一个排放强度指标,以改善不同吸附材料的可持续性比较。结果表明,KOH利用和能源消耗是影响全球变暖潜势(GWP)的主要因素。TL-AC-3在实验室方案中实现了最佳的可持续性,去除每质量As(V) (1.5 × 10−4 kg CO2-eq g As−1)和Cd(II) (3.4 × 10−4 kg CO2-eq g Cd−1)的排放强度最低,显示出优于商业和其他材料的环境优势。在前瞻性评估中,与实验室规模的结果相比,采用简化一步预处理的TL-1S-AC-3方案显示,潜在的GWP减少高达44.5% (6.6 kg CO2-eq FU−1)。由于其可再生能源矩阵,巴西成为工业部署的有利地点,在所有预期情景中,全球变暖潜能值都低于11千克二氧化碳当量FU−1。这些结果表明,TL-AC是一种有效的、低影响的除砷和除镉解决方案,在资源丰富的地区具有可扩展性。
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Key practices affecting the environmental impact of Ewe milk in mixed farming systems 影响混合养殖系统中母羊奶环境影响的关键做法
IF 4.9 Q2 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL Pub Date : 2025-10-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100353
Matteo Finocchi , Fabrizio Giuseppe Cella , Ricardo Villani , Alice Cappucci , Francesca Vichi , Giuseppe Conte , Alberto Mantino , Marcello Mele
This study examined management practices in twelve Mediterranean mixed dairy sheep farms to identify key drivers of environmental impacts associated with milk production. Using life cycle assessment and multivariate analysis, the study explored correlations between farm management practices and environmental outcomes. The average annual milk production was consistent with existing literature, reaching 190 kg of fat and protein corrected milk (FPCM) per ewe. The correlation analysis revealed a general trend indicating that the various impacts considered, such as atmospheric emissions, acidification, and eutrophication, increased proportionally. Specifically, a greater reliance on concentrates for animal supplementation was linked to higher environmental impacts, suggesting that the use of purchased feeds tends to worsen the environmental performance of mixed dairy sheep farms.
Principal component analysis further highlighted that environmental impacts were positively correlated with increased electricity consumption and higher fuel use per hectare. Conversely, grazing practices were associated with reduced environmental impacts, emphasizing the advantages of pasture mass as an energy-rich feed source in contexts where preserved forages are of poor quality due to adverse climate conditions.
Regarding global warming potential (GWP), the study found that enteric methane emissions from ruminants accounted for over 53.5 % of total emissions. The average GWP was estimated at 4.2 kg CO2eq kg−1 of FPCM. The use of detailed equations for estimating biogenic GWP underscored the importance of accurate data collection on livestock characteristics, diet composition, intake, and feeding duration.
本研究调查了12个地中海混合奶羊养殖场的管理实践,以确定与牛奶生产相关的环境影响的关键驱动因素。利用生命周期评估和多变量分析,该研究探讨了农场管理实践与环境结果之间的相关性。平均年产奶量与现有文献一致,达到每只母羊190公斤脂肪和蛋白质校正乳(FPCM)。相关分析显示,大气排放、酸化和富营养化等影响均呈比例增加趋势。具体来说,对动物补充物的高度依赖与更高的环境影响有关,这表明购买饲料的使用往往会使混合奶羊场的环境表现恶化。主成分分析进一步强调,环境影响与每公顷耗电量增加和燃料使用量增加呈正相关。相反,放牧实践与减少环境影响有关,强调了在由于恶劣气候条件而保存的牧草质量较差的情况下,牧草作为富含能量的饲料来源的优势。关于全球变暖潜能值(GWP),研究发现反刍动物的肠道甲烷排放量占总排放量的53.5%以上。平均全球变暖潜能值估计为4.2 kg co2 = kg - 1 FPCM。使用详细的公式来估算生物源性全球升温潜能值,强调了准确收集牲畜特征、日粮组成、摄入量和饲养时间等数据的重要性。
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Environmental and economic sustainability assessment of biofuels from valorising spent coffee grounds 从废弃咖啡渣中提取生物燃料的环境和经济可持续性评估
IF 4.9 Q2 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL Pub Date : 2025-10-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100347
Piya Gosalvitr , Rosa M. Cuéllar-Franca , Robin Smith , Adisa Azapagic
This study quantifies and compares the life cycle environmental and economic sustainability of five most common and widely researched valorisation routes for spent coffee grounds (SCGs): i) fuel pelletizing; ii) combination of transesterification and pyrolysis; iii) pyrolysis; iv) combination of transesterification and fermentation; and v) anaerobic digestion. The scope of the study is from cradle-to-gate and the functional unit is defined as the “treatment of 1 t of SCGs”. The results indicate that fuel pelletizing is the best option from the environmental point of view, with all 19 impacts considered being net-negative. Pyrolysis and anaerobic digestion are the second-best options with 18 net-negative impacts, followed by the combination of transesterification with pyrolysis, with 13 net-negative impacts. Transesterification and fermentation is the worst option for 16 categories, including climate change, due to the lowest credits from the products produced. The results of the economic sustainability assessment reveal that all options earn profits and are economically feasible. Pyrolysis is the most economically sustainable alternative with a profit of £172/t SCGs, which is 2–3 times higher than for the other options. Transesterification and fermentation is again the worst option but still earning a profit of £58/t. Applying multi-criteria decision analysis reveals that pyrolysis is the best and transesterification and fermentation the least sustainable option. Therefore, coffee producers, local authorities, and other relevant stakeholders could consider prioritising pyrolysis for achieving both economic and environmental benefits. Fuel pelletizing, transesterification & pyrolysis, and anaerobic digestion should also be considered as they too offer significant sustainability benefits.
本研究量化并比较了五种最常见和广泛研究的废咖啡渣(scg)增值路线的生命周期、环境和经济可持续性:1)燃料造粒;Ii)酯交换与热解相结合;3)热解;Iv)酯交换与发酵相结合;v)厌氧消化。研究范围从摇篮到闸门,功能单位定义为“治疗1 t的scg”。结果表明,从环境的角度来看,燃料颗粒化是最佳选择,所有19种影响都被认为是净负的。热解和厌氧消化是次优选择,净负影响为18,其次是酯交换与热解组合,净负影响为13。酯交换和发酵是包括气候变化在内的16个类别中最糟糕的选择,因为所生产的产品的信用最低。经济可持续性评估的结果表明,所有的选择都是有利可图的,并且在经济上是可行的。热解是最经济可持续的替代方案,每吨SCGs的利润为172英镑,是其他选择的2-3倍。酯交换和发酵仍然是最糟糕的选择,但仍然可以获得每吨58英镑的利润。应用多准则决策分析表明,热解是最佳选择,酯交换和发酵是最不可持续的选择。因此,咖啡生产商、地方当局和其他相关利益相关者可以考虑优先考虑热解,以实现经济和环境效益。燃料造粒、酯交换和热解以及厌氧消化也应该被考虑,因为它们也提供了显著的可持续性效益。
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Sustainability of wall construction techniques for self-built rural housing. A case study from Brazil 农村自建房屋墙体施工技术的可持续性。来自巴西的案例研究
IF 4.9 Q2 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL Pub Date : 2025-10-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100348
Bernat Vinolas , Maria del Mar Casanovas-Rubio , Oriol Pons-Valladares , Irene Josa , Jaume Armengou , Albert de la Fuente
This study assesses the sustainability of eight wall construction alternatives suitable for self-built housing in rural informal settlements, comparing different building solutions in the Brazilian context. Housing affordability is a global challenge, particularly relevant in developing countries where informal settlements are prevalent. This research addresses the need for sustainable construction practices in these contexts, focusing specifically on wall construction as a critical building element. The study relies on MIVES, a multi-criteria decision-making method, to evaluate the environmental, economic, and social impacts of each alternative. The eight alternatives include variations of soil-cement blocks (precast and on-site produced), ceramic blocks, concrete blocks, and precast concrete panels, with and without mortar and plaster coatings. A hierarchical requirements tree, encompassing criteria and indicators related to resource consumption, emissions, cost, empowerment, safety, comfort, and innovation, was developed based on technical literature and expert knowledge. Weights for these criteria and indicators were determined using the Delphi technique. Value functions were used to standardize quantitative indicator values onto a 0-to-1 scale. This research aims to provide a structured framework for evaluating the sustainability performance of different wall construction techniques in rural informal settlements, thus providing valuable insights for informed decision-making in self-built housing projects. Results indicate that concrete blocks and precast concrete panels without coatings achieved the highest sustainability index, primarily due to their lower economic costs and environmental impacts. Conversely, ceramic blocks with coatings achieved the lowest sustainability performance. Alternatives without coatings were generally preferred due to their lower costs, aligning with real-world practices in rural areas where economic constraints govern material choices. However, these alternatives performed less favorably in terms of social sustainability, particularly in comfort and community acceptance. Sensitivity analysis confirmed the robustness of the evaluation framework across different weighting scenarios, with economic, environmental, and social biases leading to only minor ranking shifts. The findings highlight the importance of balancing cost-effectiveness with durability and habitability in self-built housing, emphasizing the need for innovative solutions, particularly in self-built soil-cement blocks, to improve sustainability while maintaining affordability.
本研究评估了适用于农村非正式住区自建住房的八种墙体施工方案的可持续性,比较了巴西背景下不同的建筑解决方案。住房负担能力是一项全球性挑战,在非正规住区普遍存在的发展中国家尤为重要。这项研究解决了在这些背景下可持续建筑实践的需要,特别关注作为关键建筑元素的墙体施工。该研究依靠MIVES(一种多标准决策方法)来评估每个备选方案的环境、经济和社会影响。这八种替代方案包括各种土-水泥砌块(预制和现场生产)、陶瓷砌块、混凝土砌块和预制混凝土板,有或没有砂浆和石膏涂层。基于技术文献和专家知识,开发了一个层次需求树,包括与资源消耗、排放、成本、授权、安全性、舒适性和创新相关的标准和指标。采用德尔菲法确定这些标准和指标的权重。使用价值函数将定量指标值标准化到0到1的等级。本研究旨在为评估农村非正规住区不同墙体施工技术的可持续性绩效提供一个结构化框架,从而为自建住房项目的知情决策提供有价值的见解。结果表明,无涂层混凝土砌块和预制混凝土板的可持续性指数最高,主要是因为它们的经济成本和环境影响较低。相反,带有涂层的陶瓷砌块的可持续性性能最低。由于成本较低,没有涂层的替代品通常更受青睐,这与农村地区的实际实践相一致,农村地区的经济限制制约了材料的选择。然而,这些替代方案在社会可持续性方面表现不佳,特别是在舒适度和社区接受度方面。敏感性分析证实了评估框架在不同权重情景下的稳健性,经济、环境和社会偏见只导致轻微的排名变化。研究结果强调了在自建住房中平衡成本效益与耐久性和可居住性的重要性,强调了创新解决方案的必要性,特别是在自建的土-水泥块中,以提高可持续性,同时保持可负担性。
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Digital Product Passport in support of Data-Driven End-of-Use Strategies–a systems design perspective 支持数据驱动的终端使用策略的数字产品通行证——一个系统设计视角
IF 4.9 Q2 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL Pub Date : 2025-10-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100354
Andreas Christensen, Verena Stingl, Muhammad Omair, Brian Vejrum Wæhrens
The EU has proposed the Digital Product Passport (DPP) as an important mechanism to enable the circular economy (CE) by facilitating transparency and data sharing across value chains. Initially proposed for regulatory compliance, DPPs hold the potential to function as strategic assets for creating value within CE. However, leveraging DPPs beyond compliance introduces additional complexity, requiring a systems approach for design and implementation, which links the system's purpose with concrete design options. With this paper, we develop five fundamental design considerations that can guide the design of DPP systems, using a combination of structured literature review and conceptual development based on principles of systems engineering. The five design considerations are: strategic alignment between DPP and organizational goals, data requirements to support decision making, system requirements to ensure interoperability, tailoring DPP to different circular practices, and levers necessary to enable value chain collaboration. The proposed design considerations give structured guidance for the systems design of DPPs, tailoring the design to the needs and opportunities of the organization and ensure benefit capture.
欧盟提出了数字产品护照(DPP)作为通过促进跨价值链的透明度和数据共享来实现循环经济(CE)的重要机制。dpp最初是为了遵守法规而提出的,它有潜力成为在CE内部创造价值的战略资产。然而,在遵从性之外利用dpp会引入额外的复杂性,需要一种用于设计和实现的系统方法,将系统的目的与具体的设计选项联系起来。在本文中,我们结合结构化文献综述和基于系统工程原理的概念开发,提出了五个基本设计考虑因素,可以指导DPP系统的设计。五个设计考虑因素是:DPP与组织目标之间的战略一致性,支持决策制定的数据需求,确保互操作性的系统需求,根据不同的循环实践定制DPP,以及实现价值链协作所需的杠杆。建议的设计考虑为dpp的系统设计提供了结构化的指导,根据组织的需求和机会定制设计,并确保获得利益。
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Sustainability beyond buildings: Assessing environmental impacts of Swedish urban life using LCA and emergy indicators 超越建筑的可持续性:使用LCA和能源指标评估瑞典城市生活的环境影响
IF 4.9 Q2 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL Pub Date : 2025-10-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.cesys.2025.100343
Louise Bartek , Daniel Bergquist , Daniela Garcia-Caro , Christopher Malefors , Mattias Eriksson
As cities continue to grow, understanding the full scope of environmental impacts associated with urban living becomes increasingly critical to ensure sustainable development and the fulfilment of ecological goals. This study integrates Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) into the Emergy Synthesis (ES) framework, generating a hybrid EmLCA method to assess environmental footprint of urban life, offering a holistic analysis of both material and service-related impacts. Using a Swedish residential complex as case study, results show that lifestyle factors, such as meat consumption, fast fashion, and private car use, are major contributors to climate change, eutrophication, acidification, and resource depletion, while the built environment accounts for only 1–2 % of total impact. These findings challenge the conventional sustainability aspects such as construction materials and energy use, underscoring the need to also address consumption patterns and societal systems that shape urban life. The inclusion of services, despite certain limitations, offers a broader and more realistic perspective on urban sustainability. This study highlights the importance of supporting sustainable lifestyles through policies that promote shared resources, reduce reliance on private vehicles, and encourage shifts toward less resource-intensive diets. By moving beyond the building envelope, the EmLCA approach offers valuable insights for urban planning and policy aimed at reducing emissions and fostering more sustainable cities.
随着城市的不断发展,了解与城市生活相关的环境影响的全面范围对于确保可持续发展和实现生态目标变得越来越重要。本研究将生命周期评估(LCA)整合到能量综合(ES)框架中,生成了一种混合的EmLCA方法来评估城市生活的环境足迹,提供了对材料和服务相关影响的整体分析。以瑞典的一个住宅小区为例,研究结果表明,生活方式因素,如肉类消费、快时尚和私家车的使用,是气候变化、富营养化、酸化和资源枯竭的主要因素,而建筑环境仅占总影响的1 - 2%。这些发现对建筑材料和能源使用等传统可持续性方面提出了挑战,强调还需要解决影响城市生活的消费模式和社会制度。包括服务,尽管有一定的局限性,为城市可持续性提供了一个更广泛和更现实的视角。这项研究强调了通过政策支持可持续生活方式的重要性,这些政策促进资源共享,减少对私家车的依赖,并鼓励向低资源密集型饮食转变。通过超越建筑围护结构,EmLCA方法为旨在减少排放和培育更可持续城市的城市规划和政策提供了有价值的见解。
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