The construction industry is responsible for 40 % of the energy consumption and 36 CO2 emissions, buildings are a significant part in Europe.Thus, growing concern regarding environmental impacts sector place. Reducing these optimise design process major priority, technology needs to be integrated along with allow better performance. Building Information Modelling (BIM) methodology one technolog...

As small ruminant system sustainability appears to be of great importance in and for the Mediterranean Basin context, the conceptual, ethical and methodological bases which could be central for its assessment are explored, with special emphasis on the multi-criteria approaches. Tools such as the Sustainability Tree, MOTIFS, IDEA, MESMIS, are analysed with reference to the nature of the objectiv...

This study develops a sustainability assessment model for analysis and decision-making of the impact of China’s municipal solid waste management enhancement strategy options based on three waste treatment scenarios: landfill disposal, waste-to-energy incineration, and a combination of a material recovery facility and composting. The model employs life cycle assessment, health risk assessment, a...

Cities in the developing world are facing increased risk of disasters and the potential of economic and human losses from natural hazards is being exacerbated by the rate of unplanned urban expansion and influenced by the quality of urban management. Risk assessment has come to be regarded by many analysts as a critical part of the development of sustainable communities. The risk assessment fun...

The paper presents a methodology for the quantitative assessment of sustainability applied to the design of chemical plants. Specifically, we focus on the economic and environmental sustainability. The methodology implemented for the economic assessment is the predictive conceptual design (PCD) that uses as indicator the cumulated dynamic economic potential over a long-term horizon. PCD account...